It is now May 2012. What a year this is
turning out to be! First the event- the launch evening of our mission Beauty & Belief,
what an evening, it way exceeded all my expectations! We sold all the tickets
and from the feed back received everybody had a good time. What an amazing
blessing!
I think we all like to feel blessed, don’t
we? But this year is proving to me that blessings can come in many different
disguises. Yes the Lord works in mysterious ways, His wonders to unfold and now
I think He wants these little escapades of mine to be told.
I have to be honest; it took a real leap of
faith to put on the event. As I said on the evening, Beauty & Belief started
with eight girls in my living room, that’s fine, but as the ticket sales started
to soar I felt my heart give not a roar but a feeling of uproar as I remembered
the last time I had put on an event. It was way back in the nineties. OK it had
been a different kind of beauty event, but I recall as I had stepped onto the
stage at Carrow Road I suddenly felt my heart freeze and I could hardly breathe
let alone speak! The outcome being that I said I would never do anything like
that again!
I shook myself, ‘No good will come of having
these thoughts now! The tickets are sold I am not that person anymore. I have help from on high, I am Kingdom living
and I will not be afraid,’ as I said these words I felt my heart swell. ‘Quite
right my child,’ I heard my inner voice confirm, ‘and remember my promise, hold
onto the promise for I never lie, I speak only truth.’
I at once felt myself relax as the peace of
God that transcends all understanding began to fill my heart and my soul.
As the big day approached all seemed to be
going to plan, the models dresses fitted perfectly, not a stitch needed to be
sown; my daughter, bless her, had helped organize the girls and they all looked
so beautiful, so dare I say it I felt myself start to relax. Now hear me right
on this, rest and relaxation is a wonderful thing but something told me to have
a bit of a fast and to guard my heart there may be a bit of a battle as yet. As
if to confirm it as I lay in my bed that night I had such a strange vision but
as the angels were there I felt there was nothing to fear.
It was a few days later that the truth of
the matter began to unfold. It was evening time, I had just finished my tea when
the telephone rang, I noticed it flashed ‘International’ (another caller trying
to sell me something, I sighed to myself) so to be honest although I found it
strange that I answered it at all, I was not in a very receptive mood. ‘Is this
Julie?’ the caller anxiously asked. ‘Who wants her?’ I heard myself reply, trying
to sound most business like. The voice became more persistent. ‘Are you Julie?’
she questioned me again. For some reason I heard myself reply, ‘Yes.’
It was then I got the bombshell. ‘I am your
sister. I am sorry to have to tell you this, but our father has died,’ as
the voice rushed on, I have to admit I found it hard to comprehend. I had never
met him, this so called father of mine, but I heard myself confess that we had
corresponded from time to time. ‘Well he
left me the keys to his briefcase,’ my sister explained, ‘and when I opened it I
found your letters. I knew nothing about you, I am so sorry to have to tell you
this.’
It
was then I felt a strange sensation, as if to say it proved that he had cared,
and I felt my heart go out to this unknown sister of mine, but before I could
reply she jumped in and said, ‘My heart is beating so fast because I have
always wanted a big sister and now I am speaking to you. I am coming to England
soon.’
It was as if our hearts had collided. ‘Then
you must come and meet me and my family,’ I heard myself reply.
As I put down the phone I was reminded of
the promise, and also of the letter from God TV, way back when I had finished
my book, I will never forget that date,
it had been 29th February 2008;-
‘May your dreams and visions that have been
revealed to you by God the Father come to fruition. May your basket always be
filled with the provision of the Lord. May your hands prosper at every turn.
May you grow old in grace and may God’s favour continually surround you.’
Well May is turning into quite a month. My son who was awarded his maths degree last year has been unable to get a full
time job, but I have to say he has been blessed. He has had voluntary work and
a paid part time job. The week before my sister’s arrival he was short listed
and had a second interview for a full time job. It transpired it was between
him and one other. He had to wait until after the bank holiday to hear if he
had got it. I prayed for him and felt sure he would hear on Wednesday. I even
told him so. Wednesday came but alas, no phone call came from this company.
However, after having a conversation with
Son he told me in his disappointment he had sent his CV out to several agencies
yesterday and one of them had just contacted him today (Wednesday). I patted my
son’s hand; what can I say? Life is not easy for the young these days.
‘Remember God knows the plans He has for you,’ I soothed.
Thursday was the big day, the day of my
sister’s arrival. As I stood on the platform of Norwich
Station I just knew my life would never be the same again and so for now I will
keep this adventure close to my heart. We are building a new foundation and I
need to savour it
As for my Son-I believe his journey as a
man has now fully begun. The agency phoned again, they had passed on his CV.
The company offered him the job there and then-No interview required. In these
days where the media tells us there are 100’s of people chasing one job as my
mum put it, it sounds a bit funny. Well this is a world wide company. There is
nothing funny about them at all and as I watched my son walk into their
reception for his first day I just knew this was meant to be.
‘Thank you my Heavenly Father,’ I prayed, I
feel so humble and so blessed. As the words left my mouth I was suddenly
reminded of an extract from my book, it had been a time with my mother-in-law,
when we had sat together in church in the spring of 2007. Let me share:-
‘The message that night had been about
finding your ministry and how God would put you in the right shoes for you. As
we sat listening Mum-in-law nudged me to look at the sign above the stage. It
read: ‘I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm
you. Plans to give you hope and a future.’
She had
that twinkle in her eye again, ‘That’s for you,’ she whispered. I laughed and
squeezed her arm. Bless her she always made me feel happy. ‘It is,’ she said
seriously, ‘wait and see, God knows.’
I think I will sign off now. I will leave
you with that pearl of wisdom from my mother-in-law. I know my mum-in-law
always prayed for us. I believe my father did too even though I never knew him.
I am praying for every person who is reading
this.
God sees everything
He knows you are reading this so he knows I
am praying for you
God answers all prayers
Put the date down
See what happens
WHO knows?
GOD KNOWS.
God Bless you
Yours truly
Julie
Other
inspirations can be read in ‘On Earth as it is in Heaven’ by Julie Prentice
£8.99. Available at Amazon or email julie.jules2007@hotmail.co.uk for stockists.
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