We had an amazing speaker at our church today! His name is Todd Burpo, and he has been the NY Times Bestselling author for the past 62 weeks. He and his wife almost lost their then 3 year old son, and instead, when he came back to them he told them all about Heaven! What an amazing testimony he shared with us today!
The thing that struck me most, was when he said that we need to start praying for God to use us instead of being selfish in our prayers. He then went on to say that if we pray this prayer, we need to be ready for when He answers it...and He will! I have, in fact, prayed this exact prayer two times. The first time landed me in Africa, and the most recent led me downtown to bless and take photos of the Homeless right here in Grand Rapids.
I am ready for where God is leading me in this, for I truly believe that this is from Him. I also pray that I can be humble in my talents, the ones that He has given me, and do everything in my power to make this about these amazing people whom I am honoring with these paintings. ArtPrize is merely the venue that I get to use to make this statement. I am merely God's instrument in speaking to both the homeless and to the rest of us to notice them! God, keep me humble! Use my hand to speak your message!
I hope that you will be brave and pray this prayer.....be ready for where He will lead you....and DO NOT FEAR, for wherever He leads you, He will be with you!
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