Day 73

As the clock is nearing midnight, Day 73 of  The Red Shoe Project has almost come to an end.  I've already kicked off my RED shoes for the night and begun to rejoice in this wonderful day.    It was awesome!!!  Why?  Because I connected with God in so many magnificent ways.   Yahoo!!!!!!!   That's something to get excited about!  It's worth shouting over.  It's worthy of a joyous victory dance, right here in my living room!  I'm taking a little time to laugh, smile, and give thanks... right here, right now!  Woo-hoo!

This morning I met with a group of people who are searching and seeking for God.  We talked about a scripture found in Jeremiah 2:13...

"My people have committed two sins:

They have forsaken me,

the spring of living water, 

and have dug their own cisterns, 

broken cisterns that cannot hold water."

Basically, God presented Himself to His people, like an incredible never ending fountain of clean, rushing water.   Not only did they not receive Him... but they chose a cheap imitation in His place.  Their idols are likened unto collected rain water in a man-made holding tank that leaked, and eventually became stagnant.

Unfortunately, many people today are still making that same mistake.  Think about it!  God offers us Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness and Self-Control, all packaged into a relationship with Him.  Yet many don't even consider His offer.  Instead, they try to obtain those very same things from idols like... Money,  Parties,  Relationships,  Career,  Education,  etc. etc. etc.  And you know what?  None of those things will ever Satisfy the Soul!

I'm excited because I've decided to jump right into that Stream of Living Water.  What the heck?  Anyone thirsty?  Uncomfortable? Hot?  Sticky?  This Living Water is cool, thirst-quenching, nourishing, healing, freeing and refreshing!  Come on... Won't you join me?  I'm diving in!

Later this afternoon, I went by a little pizza shop to grab a quick bite to eat and see a friend.  I was reading a testimony of the Transforming Power of the Holy Spirit in a person's life.  Suddenly and quite unexpectedly,  I sensed the presence of God welling up within me.  It was like a rushing river ready to explode!  I  quickly paid my bill and got out of there before I completely lost it!  I jumped into my car, where I could shed a few tears of joy and talk freely with God.  That testimony stirred up such an incredible desire to want to see people come to know Christ! 

"Lord...  What can I do God to see the people around me transformed like the person in that story?  What?  Please tell me!  I want to see that happen in my world!  Right here, in my life, in my community, amongst my family and friends! I must know!"

I sat there quietly with my head bowed just listening.  He answered me -- in the most conversation-like way -- as if he were sitting right there in the seat next to me.  He said,  

"Just tell people about me.  Tell them what I'm doing in your life."  

The realization of my inability to make a miracle happen... a healing... any kind of transformation in anyone's life, smacked me in the face like a cold, wet towel.   

"That's my part Gail.  That's what I do!  You don't have to worry about that.  After all, this is a partnership."

I wondered to myself...  don't I need to know all sorts of fancy stuff... Bible talk... maybe an eloquent message of sorts?

"No... just testify of Me... In fact, you can talk about almost anything... it doesn't matter all that much.  I'll take care of it!"

Ahhhhhh!  God is so Good!  I don't know how He does it... but I've witnessed it time and time again,  He does this miraculous thing where someone says something to a crowd, and each person listening is so sure that God was specifically speaking directly to them.  It's one of those "God things!"

Finally, I sat down at my computer, this evening, and listened to a great message by a Woman of God on YouTube.  I don't have the time to give all that to you now, but let me just say this...  

It was life-changing!  It brought answers to questions I had been asking God.  What can I say?  Today was another  day of Transformation for me!  How great is that?

I'm closing down for the night, but before I do,

I am ending this wonderful day of  The Red Shoe Project with "The Happy Song,"  

doing a little jig, then heading off to bed!

Until tomorrow, 

Gail