Skip to main content

Despise Not Small Beginnings~

This picture is a throw back from 1988ish... Just look at the the big hair and you can tell we are still in the 80's here !!  :)

We have been friends since age 11......
Sisters in heart for an eternity.

Diana and I ,back in the day, were a part of the best party crowd.  Dancing and drinking the night away was a huge part of our resume' of life. During this time of "finding " our way in life, we both had something that kept us rooted together....

A bond that went deeper than a childhood friendship......
A kindred spirit that tied our hearts together not only as friends, but as sisters.

We didn't understand it growing up.....
We didn't talk much about it through our teenage years....
It was just understood that we both knew.

The bond that tied us as little girls into our teenage years and on to young adulthood to present day is and has always been Jesus Christ.

The Lord has kept us intertwined through our darkest times to our shiniest moments.

For what we didn't see or know was God had called us to stand for the broken,the hurt and the abused.  Our daddy God in all His glory decided to use us both  to reach a dying world.

To minister to those who the world has cast aside....
To those who have been told they will never recover....
To those who have been told they are unlovable....
To stand  and share our stories of a life we had selfishly chosen for ourselves only to find God himself had other plans for us, His daughters.

I have often asked the Lord " Why me?" I have had such a messy life. Decisions that have brought me to my knees and hurt those I love.

I had never sought God in any of my decisions way back when.....
My decisions were based on what I wanted.....

My answer......
"You have a story to tell" was His reply.

We both do in so many ways.......
And they all shine the grace and love of God.

So where does the title "Despise Not small Beginnings" fit in this post?

Diana and I are stepping out as instructed by our daddy God and "Shakin' the Foundation Ministry" begins tonight for our very first service!!!!

Zechariah 4:10

New Living Translation (NLT)
10 Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”

God has been speaking to our hearts to take this step and with his provision we are TONIGHT !!!

I encourage you all, no matter where you are in life, when God calls you to step out.......

Start steppin' !!!!!!!

As He brought Diana and I from where we were to where we are, He will do the same for you !!!!!


xoxoxox
Stacey


1 Corinthians 2:9

New International Version (NIV)
9 However, as it is written:
“What no eye has seen,
    what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”[a]—
    the things God has prepared for those who love him—

Comments

  1. Janis CoxFebruary 20, 2013 at 1:41 PM

    Beautiful pictures. Lovely words. Following you from Winsome Wednesdays.
    Small beginnings.. Everyone had a start sometime.
    Blessings,
    Janis

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. She StandsMarch 22, 2013 at 12:56 PM

      Thank you Janis for your sweet words!! So glad you stopped by :))
      Our "start" is unfolding :))

      Blessings!!

      Delete

Post a Comment

Your Sweet Comments Are Loved~

Popular posts from this blog

Her Son.....Our Saviour

This is a post I wrote 4 years ago  (4/8/12) on  "Shakin' the Foundation" blog site. I share it every Easter. I pray it ministers to your hearts.  **************************************************************************** As Easter approaches, I have been thinking alot about Jesus' time here on earth. We have all heard of his birth,his teachings,his signs,wonders and miracles. For the most part, we have been taught his life story from those who had the honor of walking daily with him, from those who witnessed every aspect of his life here. However today I am seeing his life through a mother's eyes....... Mary's eyes.....  As a mom myself, I can feel her joy when she looked into the eyes of her precious son. The miracle that she had been chosen to give birth to. That sweet precious baby boy that sometimes would fall down while playing, the one that cried out to her to pick him up..... Can you imagine looking into those beautiful eyes knowing wh...
15 comments
Read more

Getting My Hinds Feet

Several months ago I received a word from my daddy God telling me He was giving me hinds feet! I became so excited and thrilled not realizing what I was to go through to receive these promised hinds feet. In my mind, I saw it happening all at once.... No more would I struggle to get to the places I was called to go.... I would go leaping and bounding across all the boulders in my path.... There would no longer be traps and snares in my path.... I was climbing my mountain with my new hinds feet!!! But wait....... I now face more trials..... Heavier loads..... More stress..... More obstacles..... Loneliness that is unexplainable..... I look down and I do not see "hinds feet". I see crippled, hurting feet. ~sigh~ I do not understand.... I can't comprehend this journey.... I was promised hinds feet and I now appear to be stumbling my way over these now larger boulders in my path. I want my promised "hinds feet".........
14 comments
Read more

My Lessons Through Fasting

I joined my home church  in Texas for a 21 day fast and all though I did not fast food, I did however fast social media. Where technology can be a great tool in spreading the word and love of God, in the grand scheme of things I have learned it can also be an addicting crutch. Fasting has shown me what my priorities have become and through His grace I see where much correction is needed.  With one click of a button scrolling online for scripture and daily encouragement  became easier than time spent opening my bible and seeking God through His written word.  The ease of keeping up with family and friends through social media has taken over phone conversations and face to face visits.  I am guilty in justifying my time spent catching up through social media has more flexibility in my daily life, however it has become less personable. Time is a commodity, once gone, that can never be regain. It is is not a negative source as I have many loved ones spre...
2 comments
Read more