Unraveling Gods Gifts-PART 1

Let me share from the beginning.

Two and a half years ago, with just a whisper, the Lord said, “Kimmy, prepare your house to leave so that when I say leave, you will be ready.”

My response was simply, “Okay,” even without knowing what it meant. That was the beginning of a journey I could never have imagined.

I started emptying my house of anything that did not need to be there. When it was time to confront my bedroom, the last room to go through, I heard, “Not now, Kimmy,” and I was so relieved. I knew I would have to face things from my past that needed to be addressed—my son Wesley's personal belongings and paperwork that I had not gone through since his death in 2008. It was like an elephant in my closet. Throughout the next year, I gradually worked through it and was able to close doors that needed to be closed.

At the end of each year, I try to sit quietly before the Lord and ask Him what the coming year will bring. I want to know His heart and His direction for my life.

For 2022, He said, “Know My Word inside and out for what's to come.”

I instantly wondered what He meant by “what's to come.”

The Lord began revealing His heart to me through His Word, leading me to Matthew 7:21–23:

"Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and, in your name, perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers.’"

As I meditated on those verses, I began to feel the Lord's sorrow for those who are lost, and I wept. As the year unfolded, I realized that many people seldom, if ever, read God's Word, much less meditate on it day and night as Scripture instructs us to do. Sadly, I also found myself becoming busy with distractions and not studying the Word nearly as much as I should have been.

Then, in November, my son Trevor moved back home. I felt strongly in my spirit that I was supposed to give him my bedroom and move into the extended laundry room we had added onto the house a few years earlier. Trevor struggled with the idea.

“Mom, I can't take your room from you,” he said.

Honestly, I didn't really want to give it up either. I loved my adjustable massage bed, my soft linens, and especially my bathroom. The laundry room had just enough space for an extra-long twin bed and a tiny desk. But none of those comforts outweighed what I knew the Lord was asking me to do, so I moved.

As 2022 came to an end, I once again asked the Lord what the new year would bring.

His answer surprised me because it was exactly the same.

“Know My Word forward and backward for what's to come.”

I immediately realized I had allowed life to crowd out the deeper intimacy He was inviting me into. Hearing Him repeat those words two years in a row told me how important they were. Throughout the years, He had given me understanding of many of His precepts, but now He was calling me even deeper.

My cousin Sue mentioned going to an Andrew Wommack conference on January 5th, and I felt the Lord wanted me to attend. The problem was, there was no way I could go because my work schedule was completely full.

Around that same time, my dear friend Kim, who was also my biggest work client, called and asked, “Are you talking to the Lord?”

“Usually about something,” I replied, curious why she was asking.

She said, “Your work schedule just cleared up for the weekend of the 5th.”

I just smiled. I knew then that I was supposed to go.

I quickly called Sue and told her I could make the trip. I traveled with her and her husband, Roy, to the conference, still not knowing why God wanted me there.

Shortly after we arrived, they began talking about Charis Bible College. Immediately, I felt confirmation deep in my spirit. God wanted me at that college. That was why I was sitting in that chair that day.

I didn't hesitate. I signed up online to start at the Arizona campus just one week later.

When I got home that evening, I began reading more about the school. As I read late into the night, the Lord revealed something unexpected. I would not be staying in Arizona.

He was calling me to leave everything familiar and attend Charis Bible College in Woodland Park, Colorado.

To be continued… 🦋🦋