I Understand!
Sunday, November 20, 2005
It was on Monday my day off. Joseph and I were driving to Mardel's to buy a CD. We had been chatting about the Lord, his mission trip to New York City and his trip home to San Antonio for Thanksgiving. So I turn and I ask him, "Joseph, will this be the first time you will celebrate Thanksgiving as a Christian, giving thanks for what Christ has done for you and will this be your first Christmas to celebrate Christ and the greatest gift of all, His birth?" He looked at me and said yes, then said, "Dana, you made me cry." I looked over at him and he was crying. How sweet it was. There was silence between us. I understood.
Then tonight I am at church, I am sitting about five rows from the front. I could feel the presence of the Lord. We began to worship, the music was so sweet. When all of a sudden the tears began to flow down my cheeks. I tried to wipe my eyes, but they kept flowing, I stopped singing and bowed my head, all I could feel is this feeling of thankfulness, tears kept falling. There was a lady about four seats away, she stepped over, reached across Chuck and handed me some tissues. I couldn't stop weeping, I had given up and given in, just a quiet flowing of tears between me and my savior.
All I can say is, I know what Joseph felt earlier in the week. I understand.
Then tonight I am at church, I am sitting about five rows from the front. I could feel the presence of the Lord. We began to worship, the music was so sweet. When all of a sudden the tears began to flow down my cheeks. I tried to wipe my eyes, but they kept flowing, I stopped singing and bowed my head, all I could feel is this feeling of thankfulness, tears kept falling. There was a lady about four seats away, she stepped over, reached across Chuck and handed me some tissues. I couldn't stop weeping, I had given up and given in, just a quiet flowing of tears between me and my savior.
All I can say is, I know what Joseph felt earlier in the week. I understand.
posted by Live, Love, Laugh | 3:03 AM
13 Comments:
Wow. What a special moment for both you and Joseph. Please let him know that I am praying for him.
It's a wonderful feeling isn't it? I seem to cry too when the spirit touches me. I think this will be a very sweet Christmas for Joseph...Have a very nice Thanksgiving. We have much to be grateful for.
I love those moments of sweet release. And I also remember my first Christmas after accepting the Lord - it was a magical season for me.
Thank you for sharing. I'm thinking about my Christmas cards, and how much I want to share. If we don't share, people never really know who we are. We're just coverings. When they see us, then Jesus can be seen. Don't you think? When you shared, it made me feel enriched, and touched by the same spirit. May God continue to do His work.
I almost cried just reading this. Mostly because I understood too. The power of the Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is really awesome! Bless you and your on Thanksgiving!
Awesome.
That was really sweet, Dana! Thanx for sharing the moment - I know the feeling.
We never know when the Spirit will move us. I've sat through convicting messages and squirmed the entire time, and I've sat through yawners, but knew it must be somebody else's day to get hit between the eyes.
What a lovely story. I love that feeling.
I thought I had posted a comment already! I am loosing my mind. Not a good thing to loose if you ask me lol.
What an awesome experience it is when we give up and let god come in!
I've heard it said that religion is man's attempt to reach God and Christianity is God's attempt to reach man. We can't fully explain Christiantiy, but when you experience Jesus, you can't deny his power. It's awesome and too big to put into words[ it's definitely a heart thing.
Amstaff,
Definately, I will let Joey know you are prayin for him. He has spoken of all of you often since he came back.
Lucy,
Oh yes, sometimes I know my heart is hard, but when God reaches me in those unexpected moments, I am so touched!
Jennifer,
I too remember my first Christmas after I accepted Christ, I cried and cried.
Ordinary,
Yes I do think being transparent allows people to know the real person. Sometimes we want people to see the person we pretend to be, the one who is always in control.
Wickwire,
You can cry with us anytime!
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