Everyday, God has been been bringing soothing medicine and refreshments to my soul:

 

Monday was a great workout and at the same time a liberating praise time to God.  After reading about Miriam in a new light, I embraced more fully how glorifying body worship and undignified worship to God really is.  Undignified worship is truly a natural outward expression of real appreciation to what God's done.  It is God who brings out my desire for humility.

 

Tuesday, God tore open my heart and laid bare all the bitterness and bitter roots laying dormant within me.  It was painful but at the same time refreshing to know God was showing the most hidden and dark places of my heart and wanted it to be uprooted for proper healing and advancements for His Kingdom.

 

Wednesday, as I forced myself to laugh - it turned into supreme, genuine joy and laughter in the midst of me struggling through something temporarily painful - truly the "joy of the Lord is my strength".  I experienced total peace after claiming joy in the Lord.

 

Thursday's worship was "FULL-filling" watching people eat donuts.  God is FULL-filling.  My dad and mom own a donut shop here in Dallas....I'm gonna indulge while I'm here.

 

Friday's sermon concluded with a remark I also wanted to tell my husband, "I am enough for you!" haha...after he said "I am free!" I was laughing with joy when I heard that ^__^ Haha....actually, the sermon was amazing and how it spoke to me as a wife and mother, and how I should be displaying the fruit of His grace.  This message is also very timely for many reasons - one being that I have to finish a term paper this weekend about what the Bible says about husband/wife's roles.

 

Today, as I worshipped in the kitchen in my parent's home, I danced with the church to 'Mercy is falling like spring rain'.  The Lord is my Banner! I was tearfully joyful to pray over my family and my father's family and my spiritual family.  God is with us and fighting for us!

 

Thank you God! For the amazing transformations You are making not only in my life but in the bigger picture of things.  Thank you for the open heart surgery you are performing in me and in others.  I look forward to the last week of EMP!  I'm not sure how many years of Sunday worship could have accomplished what God is doing now for me in 40 days, but I'm sure grateful that God isn't waiting for me to learn slowly like a slug!