Have you ever had the feeling that you are exactly where God wants you, and doing the exact thing you are supposed to be doing? That was the feeling I had this past weekend.
Tony and I took a short weekend trip to Gatlinburg, TN, and the Great Smokey Mountains. I have to say that it was one of the best trip's of my life. For some reason for weeks now we just kept feeling that this trip was truly planned by God. We didn't know what was in store.
It seems like everywhere I looked there was God teaching me something. I learned a lot about the Love of God for His people this weekend, as well as many other valuable lessons.
Seeing creation was one of my main highlight's. The beauty I was being allowed to behold was amazing. When you see nature you must believe that there is a power that is way bigger than any of us. I learned that I LOVE life this weekend. All the "man made" things on this earth could not satisfy my soul this weekend. I loved learning more about my Creator.
Another one of my highlight's was meeting a very sweet older couple while we were up on the mountain in Cade's Cove. After a brief conversation we found out that the gentleman had grew up on a farm in GA and had the holy Ghost. We had the best fellowship standing there talking with him and his wife. Just sharing experiences and hearing their testimonies, and we even sang a song. It was priceless and worth my whole trip to experience that one hour with those sweet people. After we departed from them Tony and I both felt very thankful and excited to have met them, but both were sad. It was a wide open door of the love of God for each other until doctrine came up. It was still sweet after doctrine came up, but the wall was there. The thing that divides God's people. You knew that any testimony told could not 100% penetrate the heart at that point. It does something to your heart when you meet one of God's wandering people. They are out there, and they need God. They need us to do our part. It doesn't have to be this way. They need to know that they don't have to settle for second best. Oh, how I wish I could have picked them up and took them home with me!!! I sure hope they felt the love of God from us. I felt completely helpless after meeting them. It is up to God to open the door.
It makes you so very thankful when you see where God has brought you from. He didn't have to do it, but I am sure thankful He did! :-) I can see now why it is so very important to have your own experiences with God. If we have our own testimony of Jesus speaking to us then we have something to offer someone. Gold nuggets!!! We are not just living on someone else's bread when we have our own experience. If Jesus had not given me my own experience of being dissatisfied and hungry before coming to the truth I would not be here today. I learned this weekend that is how you know who around you has heard from God and who has not. By the Spirit's testimony.
I sure wish I could tell it the way I feel it!
