After much prayer and meditation with God (since February 2022), in July 2022, I made the incredibly hard decision to move from my hometown (Monroe, La), to the great state of Plano, Texas. I had been prying about this move since it was first presented to me in February 2022. After participating in a woman's conference in May 2022, I became so full of His word, and His direction for my life, through His guidance. And in doing so, my answer became clear!This move presented so many challenges from the very beginning, for both me and my daughter. However, I had to keep going. I knew that I couldn't continue to tell people to walk by faith and not by sight (II Corinthians 5:7), if I myself, wasn't doing it also. The enemy tried everything he could to keep this move from happening-even before I left Monroe, LA. He was trying things from the very beginning, like my truck breaking down (and being unable to get fixed), to the position that I had agreed to accept initially, upon moving, being given to someone else. It then went to me not being able to get my apartment as planned, and having to stay in an extended stay hotel, for a longer period of time than expected. It was incredible how the enemy tried every trick he could think of, to keep me trapped where I was. It was amazing how he threw every stone he could at my previous plans, further breaking them all apart, and eventually altogether.
But even through all of these things, I felt the presence of God! I would call out to Him, and call on Him over and over, during this time! Although I knew what the enemy was trying to do from the very beginning, it didn't stop me from fretting about it, in this process. I had to truly learn the concept and Biblical truth of yielding and surrendering everything to God (James 4:7), all over again, and to walk by faith and not by sight (II Corinthians 5:7), all over again! Once, I learned to grasp these again, and hold on to them, everything started to change and shift for me, and for the better. I made it!!! When I finally made it to the end, I looked back and realized that God had really kept me, once again! I reflected on how His priceless presence got me through such a hard time. A time in which I could have easily aborted everything God told me and moved back home. Although there were many people wishing, hoping and possibly praying see that happen, I knew what God had told me to do! So, I pressed on-even through tears and stresses, I pressed forward, letting Him guide me! And I am so thankful that I did! Because I made it! I made it because of His covering, His guidance, His power, and His Priceless Presence! This experience-even with its challenges- have given me so much more in the end, than I had at the beginning of it. It has given me a new revelation of His priceless presence, and just how powerful His priceless presence is! I'm so thankful now! In this process, I was indeed broken, but I was also built!!!! Amen!!!!!
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