Names in the News This Week: 4.28.24
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There are moments in our lives that are so surreal that when they pass, you keep playing them
over and over in your mind, trying to relive them. I had such a moment today. It will be a memory that I will carry with me forever. It is a frozen piece of time that I am sure will be a landmark for how God has worked in my life. It will always be a reminder to keep faith, to fight the good fight, to be still, and to remember that it is God's desire to bless us, His children.
I want to preface this story by telling you about the way I relate with my clients. Very few of my regular clients come in for a massage wtihout sitting down and chatting with me for several minutes before getting on the table and often times will continue sharing thoughts, feelings, and bits of their lives during their session. Because of the relaxed and private nature of a massage session, clients will open up about things they may not ordinarily talk about with others, but feel completely comfortable discussing with me. That being said, it is not a one way street and I have been known to share details about myself to a certain degree. I have found that when the opportunity arises, I love discussing my faith and learning from other Christians who are further in their walk than I am. It is such an amazing feeling when I connect with another Christian and we are able to openly and honestly discuss our love for the Creator and the blessings and/or hardships happening in our lives.
The client I had today had only been to me once before. I remember talking to her at length about her life and a little about mine during her first session, but if faith was discussed it was brief and only in passing. Today she expressed she had been experiencing alot of stress due to a close friend and neighbor's failing health. I set my resolve to help ease the physical and mental manifestations of this stress by maintaining a quiet session and pouring my focus and loving intent into my movements and energy. I called on the Lord to use me as a vessel to heal her from the inside out. When our session was over, I stepped out so she could gather herself and then she visited the restroom. I was changing the sheets when she re-entered the room and I started asking her about some volunteer work she does at a local nursing home.
After a few moments she said, "I need to share something with you. The Lord spoke to me during my massage and I have a message to give to you." I closed the door for privacy and sat down on the edge of my massage table. "When I walked in today and looked at your face, I saw calm, serenity and peace. I saw it coming from your eyes and in the air around you." At this point she stood up from the chair she was sitting in and placed her hands on the sides of my head at my temples and said, "You are blessed among women. Your calm, serenity, and peace bless those around you. You bring people many blessings and those blessings will be returned to you. The Lord wants you to know that you are right where you need to be and that blessings are coming soon." She continued in this vein for a few more moments while my eyes were closed, but filling with tears. When she was done I thanked her, told her I was grateful for the message and disclosed to her that Brandon and I had been trying for a child for a while now. Her arms flew in the air, she gasped and said, "I just got chills. Just remember, blessings are coming." We spoke briefly about faith and then chit-chatted about other things as she sipped her water and then I walked her to the door and said goodbye.
It has been almost a year and a half of trying to conceive and although I still have faith the Lord will bless us with a child, some days are harder than others. Things have been changing at home, for the better, and I have felt a new wind sweeping into our lives. A wind that feels like it is bringing something new, something sweet, something worth waiting for. I am home and about to continue laundry and make dinner, but I can barely stand still or keep the smile off of my face because my heart might just burst with all the praise I have for my Lord and everything He is doing in my life. I truly believe the Lord spoke to me through this woman because He loves me and, like a true father, was letting me know in His own way and whispering for me to keep my faith.
These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. 1 Peter 1:7
over and over in your mind, trying to relive them. I had such a moment today. It will be a memory that I will carry with me forever. It is a frozen piece of time that I am sure will be a landmark for how God has worked in my life. It will always be a reminder to keep faith, to fight the good fight, to be still, and to remember that it is God's desire to bless us, His children.
I want to preface this story by telling you about the way I relate with my clients. Very few of my regular clients come in for a massage wtihout sitting down and chatting with me for several minutes before getting on the table and often times will continue sharing thoughts, feelings, and bits of their lives during their session. Because of the relaxed and private nature of a massage session, clients will open up about things they may not ordinarily talk about with others, but feel completely comfortable discussing with me. That being said, it is not a one way street and I have been known to share details about myself to a certain degree. I have found that when the opportunity arises, I love discussing my faith and learning from other Christians who are further in their walk than I am. It is such an amazing feeling when I connect with another Christian and we are able to openly and honestly discuss our love for the Creator and the blessings and/or hardships happening in our lives.
The client I had today had only been to me once before. I remember talking to her at length about her life and a little about mine during her first session, but if faith was discussed it was brief and only in passing. Today she expressed she had been experiencing alot of stress due to a close friend and neighbor's failing health. I set my resolve to help ease the physical and mental manifestations of this stress by maintaining a quiet session and pouring my focus and loving intent into my movements and energy. I called on the Lord to use me as a vessel to heal her from the inside out. When our session was over, I stepped out so she could gather herself and then she visited the restroom. I was changing the sheets when she re-entered the room and I started asking her about some volunteer work she does at a local nursing home.
After a few moments she said, "I need to share something with you. The Lord spoke to me during my massage and I have a message to give to you." I closed the door for privacy and sat down on the edge of my massage table. "When I walked in today and looked at your face, I saw calm, serenity and peace. I saw it coming from your eyes and in the air around you." At this point she stood up from the chair she was sitting in and placed her hands on the sides of my head at my temples and said, "You are blessed among women. Your calm, serenity, and peace bless those around you. You bring people many blessings and those blessings will be returned to you. The Lord wants you to know that you are right where you need to be and that blessings are coming soon." She continued in this vein for a few more moments while my eyes were closed, but filling with tears. When she was done I thanked her, told her I was grateful for the message and disclosed to her that Brandon and I had been trying for a child for a while now. Her arms flew in the air, she gasped and said, "I just got chills. Just remember, blessings are coming." We spoke briefly about faith and then chit-chatted about other things as she sipped her water and then I walked her to the door and said goodbye.
It has been almost a year and a half of trying to conceive and although I still have faith the Lord will bless us with a child, some days are harder than others. Things have been changing at home, for the better, and I have felt a new wind sweeping into our lives. A wind that feels like it is bringing something new, something sweet, something worth waiting for. I am home and about to continue laundry and make dinner, but I can barely stand still or keep the smile off of my face because my heart might just burst with all the praise I have for my Lord and everything He is doing in my life. I truly believe the Lord spoke to me through this woman because He loves me and, like a true father, was letting me know in His own way and whispering for me to keep my faith.
These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. 1 Peter 1:7
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