I SHALL NOT BE MOVED

by Jordan Owens (Bradenton, FL)

 
In January of 2006 I had an encounter with my Lord and Savior; the beginning to a life of joy and peace. In the months leading up to my “Encounter” I had been in a time of confusion. I wanted God to have His perfect will in me, but there was no evidence in my life of such a thing. I often cried because God seemed so far away. There was so much more to God than I was seeing, and it started getting to me. I felt lost and desperate for something new and powerful.

All my life I had grown up in a Christian family. I had seen God move in my life and others on several occasions. Retreats were nothing new to me, and I had already been on an “Encounter” with another church. But this was different. I went on the Encounter with WOCIC expecting big things. Many people had come back from these weekend retreats changed, and I wanted the same thing. God turned me inside out. The presence of God fell on me and I came to know God as a father. He embraced me with love and took upon himself every care that had me bound. I now operate in a freedom that is unknown to this world; a joy that gives me the strength to tear down every hold the devil might have. The “Encounter” is more than a spiritual high that goes away with time. It is a divine appointment between you and God; a time for God to meet with his child. Since then life has taken on a whole new meaning, and it is better than I could have ever imagined. I live and move and breathe in Christ. I shall not be moved.

I encourage you to do everything you can to go on an “Encounter.” You will meet your Lord and Savior. The busier you are, the more reason you have to go. You will never be the same. God will pierce the darkness and bring peace where confusion reigns. With a single breathe he will bring life to that which is dead.