"Not that long ago, I was eight years old." [Pg 63] Eight-years-old was a long time ago for me. But I have some special memories from that era that seem timeless in my heart. Do you have childhood memories that never seem to age? They are as real today as the day you tucked them away? Do you pull them out occasionally to give a look or re-live a feeling? If you do, then you are experiencing treasuring. Treasuring happens when we give a memory a special space in our heart. We honor it. We learn from it and may even let it shape our life. That treasure becomes precious not only for the memory it represents, but also because it becomes a tool God uses to help us grow. Here's an example from my life of how God uses that treasure. A recent medical concern brought me under the prayer covering of some ladies from our church. My concerns were so large, so scary, I just wasn't sure how to let God have it ~ and it showed. But when they gathered around me, when I was saturated with their passionate cries to God, calls for Him to release His power and grace ~ then the glory of God overtook me. He was visible in that moment, walking among us, touching us all. I have tucked that moment away because that experience of His power and presence will, in the years to come, remind me of God's power and love. That is what treasuring is all about. Is Christ our greatest treasure? Have you experienced an event so special, or difficult, that it became a treasure? Has God used that treasuring to change your life? ~ Andi
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Garyanna
11/5/2016 11:38:56 am
Grateful to God I was part of that prayer and still praying for you.
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