Classic Mary Moments: Now I'm 30!

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Now I'm 30!

I remember in my late teens, early 20's looking at the "older" single ladies and thinking, I don't wAnt to be one of those that are STILL SINGLE in their 30's!!! Annnnnnnd...

NOW IM 30!!!

Annnnnnnnnd now I look at myself and I think, you know, I REALLY WANT TO BE MARRIED, buuuuuuut, I'm glad I'm not one of those that took things into their own hands, JUST BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO GET MARRIED!!! I always thought it meant you were a loser, but now I see that it's easy to "fall in love" it takes more courage to say no, I'm waiting for the perfect will of God!

I jus wanna say to all my single peers out there... It's ok to, STILL BE SINGLE!!! God will give you the grace to walk... The strength to stand... You will look at yourself in the mirror and KNOW, despite the disappointments, I didn't give in... Annnnd JESUS, he has KEPT ME!!! Yes, I'm STILL single at 30, because I'm STILL awaiting on God!!!

The Votaws!!!

He has preached all over the US, China, Taiwan, the Philipines, Vietnam and many more Asian countries. He preaches in underground churches in communism countries. He converted a man on death row in prison to Christ and 3 hours before that man died he baptized him in Jesus name. He prayed the first man in Vietnam to kill and americn soldier through to the Holy Ghost and Baptized him in Jesus name. He has converted trinitartin preachers all over to the Oneness doctrine...BUT ABOVE all else...I thank God that I TOO am ONE OF THOSE souls he reached out too...he gave 7 years of his life to New York City!!! I thank God that he answered the call!!! It wasn't until his 6th & final year as pastor there, that our family came into church...we were there for 9 months before we came to AZ and then right after that the Votaws left NYC for the mission fields of Asia...I THANK God that someone had a burden for NYC!!!

Sis. Kathy!!!

This is the woman that invited my Momma to a Pentecostal church!!! She told me that she was actually new in the church herself and that she would see my mom in the front yard of our house playing with us kids and she just wanted so badly for my mom to have what she had just recieved herself. It may have been just one person that she was witnessing to at that time, but that one person has had an affect on her own five children and now its her Grandchildren that are still recieving the blessing of Sis. Kathy's witness. 25 years ago, it wasn't just my mom...I may have only been two at the time, but it was ME she was winning too! I thank God she wasn't afraid to be a witness and that she didn't give up on my mom. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. (Acts 2:39) When you decide to live for God it doesn't just stop with you!