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This weekend was great! Much needed discipleship and fellowship with others. I started the weekend off with going to a Womens Conference called "Deeper Still" with Beth Moore , Kay Arthur and Priscilla Shirer. I have been to several conferences (at least 3 a year) and have heard hundreds of Christian Speaker and this was by far the best one I have been too. These women knew the truth and spoke of it boldly. I could go on forever about what they talked about, so I will just tell you one thing I learned from each of them. Kay Arthur spoke from Hebrews and emphasized on resting in faith, but what I recieved from God was forgiviness. From the stories she told from her life and the forgiviness she has given and recieved toward those who have hurt her and she has hurt which, were so much worse than anything that I have been through spoke volumes to me. She spoke briefly about forgiviness and said that no where in the Bible does it talk about forgiving yourself. Which is true. That is something pyschologist made up. If you say you can't forgive yourself, then you still don't believe in God's forgiviness. Priscella Shirer was hilarious and encouraging! She spoke on Ephesians 3:20 about how God is ABLE to do BEYOND BEYOND anything we could hope for or imagine! But what stuck with me the most was when she talked about a women that wrote her and said she can't stand that God CAN, but WON'T. To which a response was given to her that we either TRUST GOD or we DON'T. We need to believe that no matter if God gives us what we ask for or not His promise still stands true in Jeremiah 21:11, that He has a plan, not to harm you, but to give you a hope and a future! Beth Moore talked about discernment and how the Power of the Holy Spirit works within us and how to have the power to do what we can not do, but what the Holy Spirit can do. That it is only through intimacy with God that we have discernment and only through the Word of God that we know Him intimately. It was a wonderful conference and I met amazing people with world changing stories.

I also went to a dance competition in Orlando called JAMLANDO. It very enjoyable! I was able to see alot of people compete and one of our girls got third place in her first competition. As well as I saw my first jaw dropping performances by the judges. I had a wonderful time with my dance studio. They are all so funny and fun to dance with.

Remember: God does not jump ship once we disobey.

living wide awake,
Nikki