Pursuit..

I started a new Bible study at our new church today. I left feeling more blessed than ever and I was brought to tears for what seemed no apparent reason.

We had to introduce ourselves and tell a little about who we are, our families etc.
A woman at the table in front of me said I have to Praise God because I just got my CAT scan report and blood tests back and my cancer is gone!!! Her face shown like I had never seen before. She was in awe of God's power and grace. The woman sitting directly across from me said her father had colon cancer and lived 7 years beyond what the doctors said. At break, I approached the woman who just beat cancer and asked her to pray for a friend of mine who is young with a wonderful family who was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and she took the name and said she will pray for him and his family. She then told me another story of God's perfect healing in a man who had it everywhere in his body (stage 4) prayed with Awe and faith with a preacher on Tv. That was 15 years ago! He is still here! I didn't feel skeptical that time. I didn't feel bitter. Like why does God heal some people and not the others. I just felt hopeful. I am thinking I just came to hear Beth Moore and these women are talking about healing. I wasn't ready for this emotion. I went thinking I would be one of the stronger ones in the bunch. THEN..

What moved me the most is when we started Beth Moore's study "A woman's heart- God's dwelling place" The first thing she said was " Every woman wants to be pursued." We are going to study the wonder of God's pursuit of man in Exodus 25:1-2, 8-9. God wants Moses to build a tabernacle. God wants to have a place to dwell and show us His awesome power here on earth now. He singled out Moses and CAME to HIM and said "I want to be with you, make a place for me."(paraphrased)

She told us that God pursued you today to be here and be blessed by what God's word says. In EX 25:40, God showed Moses what he wanted him to see. In other words, He "caused him to see" it. God causes us to see and run into and hear things at the moment we need to. I was there today to hear stories of healing and pursuit. Both of which brought tears to my eyes, revealing a burden in my heart for both. Looking around I wasn't the only one in tears. Happy tears. Powerful tears, tears of AWE and encouragement. I haven't felt that kind of awe about anything in years. 5 years at least when my youngest son was born.


Our hearts are a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit. We just have to ask him to show us His power and be ready to open the doors we may have closed and He will bring hope to every part of our souls.

There is nothing more wonderful than the presence of God who is in hot pursuit of YOU!!