I was just thinking… by Martha Cahoon
When God shows up in a gathering of women, it is an awesome thing. The tender hearts of women can clearly be visuable during a fresh touch of the Holy Spirit, and it is a beautiful sight to see. No artist has ever been able to capture the spiritual beauty of a woman as she celebrates her love for her heavenly Father as the first tear spills from her eyes and onto her cheeks. I am thankful God wired us that way.
A 9:30a.m. Sunday morning gathering of women at Grace Fellowship demonstrated this point completely. The Holy Spirit, by the power of God, showed up. The way was prepared through praise and prayer as women pressed heaven’s gates with the needs of women in the room who longed for a touch from the Father. It was such a sweet example of women caring for women.
A young woman in the group had recently experienced God’s healing touch in her life and had been asked to share her journey of faith. She had suffered from a hearing loss that came on almost instantly with little warning. The doctor’s report said she had lost 75 percent of her hearing in her left ear. One would think that compared to other horrible and debilitating health threats that a hearing loss certainly comes near the bottom of the list. But this woman has a beautiful gift and it cannot be used without her ability to hear___she is a singer. And what a beautiful voice she has that just spills out in soul, passion, and love for the Lord.
As she began to share her story, she opened by singing the song, “What Can Separate You?”. The song declared what God’s Word confirms- that nothing can separate us from Him. Then she shared the testimony of healing that only God could have done for her when the doctors declared, “Your hearing loss is permanent and nothing short of a miracle will bring your hearing back”. There were other women in the room who needed a miracle of healing in their lives as well. Mother’s with hurting hearts from rebellious teen-agers, women who suffered from serious physical ailments, women who were recently widowed, and women suffering rejection in marriages. But the testimony this vocalist spoke demonstrated God’s Word clearly for every need, Nothing is impossible with God.
Every woman in the room celebrated the speaker’s healing, and she gave hope to their lives as well. She finished her testimony by singing a song that was the icing on the cake, “My Life is in Your Hands”. Each woman breathed a deep sigh then released their burdens and spontaneously did just as the song reminded them, to lay their lives in God’s hands. Did I mention that it is an awesome thing when God shows up in a gathering of women?
