I went to the Women of Faith conference in Atlanta last weekend with the girls and few of their friends. It was inspiring, as always. The Worship Team starts off with such wonderful praise music that it gets your heart and mind aligned right away. Other music this year was provided by Stephen Curtis Chapman on Friday night and Mandisa on Saturday. Both shared not only their awesome singing talents and songs, but their very personal stories of struggle and heartache. All of the usual, wonderful speakers shared their stories as well. And the common thread through all the laughter and tears was their pain and their challen
ges. We all face some kind of hardship at times during our lives and these tender people are not afraid to get up in front of millions of others and share their stories. But it would be truly depressing if that's all they had in common and their attitude was one of "woe is me". They sure wouldn't draw huge crowds every weekend, would they? But that's not where it ends. All of our favorite speakers were there: Patsy Clairmont, Luci Swindoll, Sheila Walsh, Marilyn Meberg, and new this year was Lisa Whelchel (from the Facts of Life TV show). These women have a lot in common. They are all very talented speakers. They make you laugh and cry and have you totally engrossed the whole time they're speaking. As
I've said, they've all had difficulties and they're not afraid or ashamed to admit to that. But the most important thing they have in common...and the thing they share most graciously with all of us...is their strong faith in a living, loving God. In telling of their worst times, they can also tell how their relationship with God got them through it. And more than got them through...but made them better and stronger for it. This is always such an opportunity to have our faith recharged, and I encourage you to attend one of these conferences if you haven't done so before.
I went to the Women of Faith conference in Atlanta last weekend with the girls and few of their friends. It was inspiring, as always. The Worship Team starts off with such wonderful praise music that it gets your heart and mind aligned right away. Other music this year was provided by Stephen Curtis Chapman on Friday night and Mandisa on Saturday. Both shared not only their awesome singing talents and songs, but their very personal stories of struggle and heartache. All of the usual, wonderful speakers shared their stories as well. And the common thread through all the laughter and tears was their pain and their challen
ges. We all face some kind of hardship at times during our lives and these tender people are not afraid to get up in front of millions of others and share their stories. But it would be truly depressing if that's all they had in common and their attitude was one of "woe is me". They sure wouldn't draw huge crowds every weekend, would they? But that's not where it ends. All of our favorite speakers were there: Patsy Clairmont, Luci Swindoll, Sheila Walsh, Marilyn Meberg, and new this year was Lisa Whelchel (from the Facts of Life TV show). These women have a lot in common. They are all very talented speakers. They make you laugh and cry and have you totally engrossed the whole time they're speaking. As 
I've said, they've all had difficulties and they're not afraid or ashamed to admit to that. But the most important thing they have in common...and the thing they share most graciously with all of us...is their strong faith in a living, loving God. In telling of their worst times, they can also tell how their relationship with God got them through it. And more than got them through...but made them better and stronger for it. This is always such an opportunity to have our faith recharged, and I encourage you to attend one of these conferences if you haven't done so before. 
No comments:
Post a Comment