As I came away from this Journey to the Heart, I was a little worried. I didn’t feel a whole lot different than when I had gone. Had I just wasted a week and a half of my life? Was I really too far gone to be responsive to the Lord? Sure, I had asked for anointing, but was that because everyone else was doing it? But now, two days after coming home, I do indeed see what God has done in me.
First, God healed my thought life. I hadn’t noticed the change, because I simply wasn’t thinking the thoughts I had been struggling with. They had disappeared so completely that I forgot that they even existed in the first place.
Second, a desire to meditate and study came over me, and a sense of the futility of the pleasures of this world. The company I work for hosts a picnic with all sorts of games every July. But this year, as I wandered around, I felt the emptiness of it all. I felt extremely bored and wished I had brought my Bible so I could study it.
Third, I am really excited about the work of God and His people. I want to get involved in an even deeper way than before. I want to have good Christian fellowship every day. I enjoy discussing God’s Word and His Work with fellow believers.
I wish that all of my friends would go on a Journey. I am eager to go again and see how much deeper I can dive into God’s Word. But in the mean while, I will keep meditating. This Journey was a springboard for me, and I intend to keep growing.
~ Allen
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August 11th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Thank you so much for sharing your encouraging testimony! I had some similar feelings when I went on my Journey in June, but by the end of the week I, too, wished that all of my friends could go and come away being as blessed as I had been!! God is so faithful!!
August 11th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Thanks so much for sharing Allen. God bless you as you continue to live the “Journey”.
August 21st, 2008 at 4:16 am
Thanks, Chad and Sarah. I appreciate the opportunity to have this experience. If anyone sees this and wants to pray for me, I’d appreciate it, as school starts next Monday (Aug 25) and I have an incredible load - 21 credits. That’s going to make it really hard to keep going.
September 6th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Allen, I know exactly what you mean! I was so afraid as soon as I left headquarters it would all rub off. But so far, God has woken me up every morning at 6:00 for my quiet time, and I haven’t struggled as much with wrong thoughts. I think we truly feel God working in our lives.