Back in 2004, I was sitting in a church service at my home church in Indiana and there was a word spoken that was supposed to be directed at a specific female in the congregation, and although her name was never spoken I wrestled with the thought of the word being directed towards me, but I convinced myself that it was for someone much more mature in the Lord, possibly an older woman.
That same day, as I was putting away my parents laundry, my mother brought up the word that was spoken and asked if I thought it was for me. Of course tears welled up in my eyes as I froze in shock in my parents closet. I was so flooded with emotion that I don't even remember my response, I just knew that I didn't want my mom to see me because I have a rather expressive face.
Without revealing this "word" spoken, I contacted Global University and decided I should enroll in some classes. Little did I realize, that I was biting off more than I could chew at the time, as I was a full time college student. My books lay in the corner of my room just collecting dust and it wasn't before long that they were forgotten. That word was also forgotten.
I find it so odd that when God speaks to us, if we don't respond quickly, the passion and emotion we felt in that moment dies down. The voice we heard grows faint, until finally it becomes so far removed that we convince ourselves it never even existed.This is what I have allowed to happen.
Two weeks ago, I was sitting in a church service here on Cape Cod and for a moment it was as if the Pastor wasn't even speaking because all I could hear was God reminding me of the forgotten word. It only took me 6 years to remember what was forgotten!
I am happy to announce to the blogging community that I contacted Global University to reactivate my classes and have officially began my first of hopefully many classes: Old Testament Survey. Feel free to ask me how these are coming, I'm sure the accountability wouldn't hurt. :)
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