About Me March 14, 2008

Greetings & Salutations!    

     I’m glad you stopped by my site. More importantly than where I live, who I work for, and what my thrills in life are is who I serve- that my friends is the Lord Most High. 

     I too have fallen into that trap of a ladder climbing career, focusing on my ’stuff,’ living a life revolved around my ’stuffy-stuff,’ having a marriage where the wrong thing was at the center, and drifting far from the desires of the Lords heart. But in my young, 27 year old, life I have realized all of that means nothing in the scope of eternity. No good thing when the Lord is left out of every part of it or even the slightest part of it. 

     No matter how hard I tried to fix my self-induced problems or better my decisions I left the most important person out- The Lord. Then I nearly lost everything- except Him. Now in the wake of my own stupid life decisions I have finally come to know the Lord as my first love. Because of that He is working in me to fullful His calling on my life. I’m trying to stay feet planted on His path, eyes forward, and alert to His desires all while having a heart filled & content with Him. So I step one foot at a time onward into my calling from Him- speaking and writing.

     One day I was walking… tripped… and fell totally in love with Jesus. This is our love story: 

Who Were You?

A very confused child, rebelling against what I knew because I could and I was angry. I was angry at life, angry with all 4 of my parents, angry at God for allowing things to happen to me because I didn’t realize it was with purpose. I was extremely anxious, committing acts of willful stupidity, scared, scarred, hurt, jealous, promiscuous, partying,  people pleas-er,  and lost. Later, an adult who desperately wanted to further her career, have the perfect marriage, the perfect home, the perfect car, the perfect paycheck, and all this because me, myself, and I made it happen.

 Who Was He?

The man upstairs who kept my parents busy at church more than paying attention to me and the things going badly wrong in my life,  he made me have to grow up in a broken home, he allowed my boyfriend to be killed, he gave my mother breast cancer in my senior year of high school hence throwing my life into more chaos,  the man allowing me to be filled with these problems but not making life easy for me, the one who left me alone or what felt like was alone. As an adult, He was an interference with my personal agenda and because of that put on the back burner.

 What Happened?

After being kicked out of my parents house and  taking up an offer to rent with a co-worker I was involved in an automobile accident that nearly cost me my life (although was not my fault). Later, losing my career doing what I liked, being forced to sell my IDOLED Luxury SUV, and being striped of my big, gigantic pride I was emptier than ever before. Empty in a desperate way. I was jobless, carless, and prideless.

 Where were You?

Waking up out of a coma many weeks after the accident in my ICU hospital bed. Alive… but immobile, speechless, clinging to life and very humbled. I didn’t know what happened to me; but I was well aware that I should not have survived it. Later in my life I was humbled again but this time by pride.  I was thankful to still have my husband even if i lost everything else and that was all I had besides the Lord.

 Who Are You?

Saved- Forgiven- Redeemed (paid for with a price)- Loved Infinitely! Anxious-But for the exciting things God is gonna do in my life! Angry-At the devil for telling me lies! Humbled- At the awesomeness of how God would take me, a pathetic loser, and restore my life! Grateful for His Grace- Healed Physically & Mentally- Purpose Filled & Driven- Vision Seeking- Recklessly Abandoning Myself- Leaping from my personal boat of comfort- Jesus Lovin’ Freak!

Who Is He Now?

The One sacrifice who paid the sacrifice for the laws I could never live up too giving me righteousness before the Lord. My Deliverer and He does that on a regular basis. My Healer, healed my past hurt, current pain, and will continue to deal with my future issues. My Friend, the one I can count on in all matters to lead me to a right choice and loves me the same today as when I was that sin seeking, self absorbed little punk. My Refuge for those times in life when every thing is going crazy I can run to Him for shelter and comfort.  My Strength, I’ve known this more times then not because i’ve been worn out and ready to give up and He wouldn’t let me. The Forgiver of my sins- ALL of them… and there are a lot! The Joy that I have come to know where your entire being just smiles. My Peace in times of insanity! The Lifter of my head for all those times i’ve been ashamed and broken.  My personal I Am… I Am here, I Am powerful and able, I Am going to get you though this, I Am in love with you- Heather. 

     Whew! I’m sure your praising the Lord i’m not your teenage child. “Smile” Well, now you know. If God can do a work in my life, anyone else should be a breeze right?! There’s more than enough grace for us all.

    If you’d like to read more of my testimony and see the picture proof just click here. Once again I thank you for stopping by my blog and appreciate your time and interest.

   Through the writings & happenings here on my blog I hope to bring glory to the Father and allow my readers the opportunity to watch the Lord as He works through this life I live. He deserves all the credit for anything good that comes from me. Because I in the flesh am a total creep and prone to pride. He on the otherhand is all things wonderful and magnificent loving us and wanting to have our total surrender to His will.

Becoming Isaiah 61:1,

Heather Twitchell