So I realized I needed to change something. I prayed and asked God to help me and guide me in my new venture.. My house is a bit distacting so I started out going up to my church every morning Monday through Friday and spending a few minutes alone praying to God. I stared using a small list of prayer requests as well as praying for my family some missionaries and some thanksgiving. Some days I may walk around the sanctuary others I knelt at the altar and some days I sat. It was a very personal and close time with God that I was experiencing. Some days I would just thank God for all he has done and others weep over people I loved. It took some time for me to work out my personal quiet time with God and I still walk in it daily, making time and doing what God leads.
Here is the important part is that I was faithful. Before I started my "work" day I sarted my day with God. I would get up and get ready help a bit getting the children their drink and breakfast then off I would go. Between 20 minutes to 45 minutes every morning. I could feel the presence of God. I new he heard me and wanted me to make him a priority. It has been almost a year now and I still spend quiet time with him. I recently was talking with a person that just got saved and told him he need to read the Bible and pray daily. His responsed puzzles me still, he said" I don't think I am ready for that. How can you build a relationship with out getting to know the other person. In reading God's letter to us (the Holy Scriptures)we learn who he is and in fact we learn who we are and what we are in the revealing light of his Spirit.Ok so back on track, I would read the Bible when I got home at night. I could feel a chnage in me and I could see it. The next events went kind of fast. A few months later a revival preacher came to town. Doug Stanton. We heard about his meetings and had seen him before. He is truly an exciting man of God that brings the power of God to the meetings. The meetings were each weeknight for about two weeks. We went almost every night. The meetings start out with some upbeat worship music then he gets into Gods word and preaches and teaches and then he will pray for people. People will be delivered from sickness situations etc. It is not uncommon to find yourself on the floor when he is done with you. Two major events took place in these meetings.