Thanks to my Blogging Siestas!

Thank you to all of you who posted, e-mailed and/or prayed for me. I was very vulnerable and raw and frankly I needed (although it's hard to admit) to hear from others. Although I have to admit, I didn't really expect any comments or e-mails. I can't even begin to tell you how the LORD has been working through you all. Suffice it to say that it's absolutely amazing how much difference 24 hours can make. Truly the Holy Spirit has been working overtime in my life.

I'd like to share one really sweet comment that came from my friend Anita. Besides some very practical advice she added the most stunning visual image for me. She writes:

You say that your relationship is growing in Christ. That you are feeling closer and closer to him. I have an image of you meeting Christ and he is welcoming you with a warm loving smile and embrace. He lets go of you and is leading you further into a garden where he wants to share with you a very special message. In order to follow him though you must listen very closely to his direction. For he has a very personal and splendid message for you. He has a special mission for you. You cannot see where you must go but you can hear where you must go. He has let go of you because he wants you to follow by your own will. He is allowing you to choose to hear the message or not.

Can't you just picture that image? What an amazing picture she painted for me. It totally blew me away and brought me exactly to the point I needed to be--listening and following.

So the next time you waiver about whether to post or not, error on the former. You never know just how much that person needs your words or just how the Holy Spirit will use them.