Sometimes it takes me a while!!!

Wednesday night at church, there was a ladies meeting after the Pastor's Bible Study. Usually there are bible study groups going on all over the church, however with summer here things are kind of quiet. For the month of July on Wednesday evenings they are hosting a "Summer Oasis" for women. I was only able to attend the first one as we will be leaving in a few days to return to Haiti, but I know that God made sure that I was there for a reason.
Patty Lincoln, the Senior Pastor's wife at Shandon Baptist was the speaker and she spoke on "Finding Your Voice" I didn't think much about it as the evening began, but as she spoke, I realized that this has been a constant theme in my life for the last 6 months. All the classes that I have taken while we have been stateside have had this voice thingy weaved all through them.
My daddy has always told me that I am "thick headed" and I now believe he is right. Most people who know me will probably agree with this, however I have never really seen myself that way. Yes, some of you are probably laughing right now because you can see my thick headedness very clearly. Well, sometimes it takes me a while, but God does get through that thickness and I am grateful for His faithfulness and commitment to continue the work in me that He has begun.
Thank you Patty Lincoln for the lesson that you gave on Wednesday night and for being the one that God used to finally break through. I am so excited for the journey that God has me on right now of finding my true voice. The one that He gave me.
My desire is to share this journey with those of you who read this blog and I hope that God will use my lessons to make a difference in your lives as he has used Patty Lincoln and others to make a difference in mine.
I am drawn to the passage in Jeremiah 29:11-13
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
May you be blessed today and may you bless someone along the way.
Debbie