He Meets Us Where We Are… Carnival & Contest!

June 2nd, 2008

I had such an awesome time sharing my testimony with you all…and there’s a reason that I shared it when I did, despite being asked for over a year.

I wasn’t ready until now.

For whatever reason, I felt that sharing that, without a real live face in front of me would be in essence baring my soul. I’ve never felt compelled to share the whole story, not knowing who would read it, what they would think of me, etc. Sharing it at church was okay because, well, they’re Christians. We, as Christians, LOVE to hear those stories, but there are those that don’t.

Being the type of person who doesn’t like to offend or shove Jesus down people’s throats, sharing it publically, with those that I don’t know, make me uncomfortable.

Until last Thursday when I read in three different places that I should be public with my faith and that I should share what Christ has done for me.

Always trying to be obedient (I hate that word), I did.

And let me tell you, I’ve been blessed beyond belief, proof that being obedient pays off. (Could we teach this to my children please?)

As promised, I am putting up a Mr. Linky for those of you who wish to share a story of where God met you. I encourage you to do so. If you already have something written, pull it out of the archives and link up. And I am going to make it my personal goal this week to visit each and every single one of you to see what God had done in your life. You can even use my little graphic which I made… (proof that one of my God given gifts is NOT graphic design….)

I’d love to tell you that this carnival is for you, for the chance to win something, and you can if you link up, however honesty requires me to tell you that this is purely selfish. I NEED to hear these stories. I need to see His promises, His goodness, and what He is doing. I need to be reminded of that.

And so, go. post. share. be blessed. And make sure you link up because on Saturday, after I’ve been around, and I’ve read, and I’ve been blessed, I’m going to pick a winner or two for a book package that I’ve put together with more inspirational words.

Thank you for letting me share my story with you…

Until next time…

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16 Responses to “He Meets Us Where We Are… Carnival & Contest!”

  1. AvatarHeather
    Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 4:43 am
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    I love it how God gets our attention to do what He wants us to do. I had been feeling led to share my testimony as well, just hadn’t had the time. So I made time…. God is good!

    Heathers last blog post..Called to Serve - More of Him Monday

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  2. AvatarMelissa
    Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 6:57 am
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    Ok, ignoring the fact that I apparently misspelled my OWN NAME in the Mr. Linky, I’m going to attempt to get this done today. This in and of itself will be an exercise in faith for me!

    Melissas last blog post..Why did no one tell me?

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  3. AvatarBarbara Ling
    Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:34 am
    3

    It’s great to feel like your life has been blessed - may it continue always.

    Best wishes,

    Barbara

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  4. AvatarCathy | Mommy Motivation
    Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 11:17 am
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    THank you for this motivator! It is a great idea, but I’ve been procraaaaaastinating. :)
    Cathy | Mommy Motivations last blog post..I was(am?) so oblivious!

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  5. Avatarvikki
    Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 2:04 pm
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    I’m new to this Mr. Linky thing :) I hope it worked. I used an old post cause I’m only at part 1 of my story.

    Thanks for doing this Heather. I’m enjoying reading everyone’s Godadventures!!!

    vikkis last blog post..love at first sight (part 1)

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  6. AvatarKaren @ Surviving Motherhood
    Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 2:04 pm
    6

    Thanks for the push to share!
    Love you,
    Karen

    Karen @ Surviving Motherhoods last blog post..Where He Met Me

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    Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 2:18 pm
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    My testimony | P2P

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  8. AvatarHeather
    Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 3:25 pm
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    Author Comment

    The link has been updated for the graphic…. there should be an 02 instead of an 01 in the date… Thanks Cathy for pointing that out!

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  9. AvatarHeather
    Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 3:27 pm
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    ANd now the Mr. Linky is GONE!!!! ::sigh::

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  10. AvatarAnnabelle
    Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
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    I promise I’ll be back…I’m in the process of moving my blog (thanks to Lisa)!

    Annabelles last blog post..Rest for my weary soul

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  11. Avatarfranticallysimple
    Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
    11

    Just wanted to remind you, in case you forgot, that you are awesome. Thanks for the carnival.

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  12. AvatarJennifer Bogart
    Posted: Jun 3rd, 2008 at 1:52 am
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    My Mr. Linky is an archived post of the testimony I wrote for my baptism last year. It is essentially my conversion testimony. This is just the beginning. God has saved my husband, saved our marriage, blessed us with another child (due in a month), rich and loving fellowship, and He continues to guide and to teach us through the Holy Ghost. He is SO SO SO GOOD!

    Jennifer Bogarts last blog post..Don’t Forget To Enter…

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    Posted: Jun 3rd, 2008 at 11:57 pm
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    How Low is Low? - Desperately Seeking Sanity

    [...] I’m somewhat hesitant to share this story with you having just come out of a most spiritual week and asking people to share where God met you… [...]

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  14. AvatarAnnabelle
    Posted: Jun 4th, 2008 at 11:34 am
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    Ok, I did it…I wrote mine!

    Annabelles last blog post..He was there

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    Posted: Jun 4th, 2008 at 11:49 am
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    Christian Momma » He was there

    [...] to read others’ stories? Click here and see how God met [...]

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    Posted: Jun 11th, 2008 at 4:57 am
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    How He Got Me Here | Life From My Laptop

    [...] favorite bloggers over at Desperately Seeking Sanity creating a blog carnival and contest entitled, Where He Met Me…. I might be completely and totally late doing this, but my point really wasn’t to enter the [...]

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