Hi Friends!

What an amazing year this has been with the Lord already! I wanted to share something on my heart lately! This isnt so much a story from the road as it is a moment I have had with Jesus personally. I have found myself asking the Lord lately “Am I really burdened for those who do not know Jesus?”

If I could just be honest with you and say that many times I tend to find so much selfishness within that I question my own heart intent before the Lord. I find it easy to make this journey about all the things it’s NOT! I also want to confess I am not satisfied with my heart, my mind, or my motives….and at times I wonder if there is any “pure” at all inside of this human being?  Our heart’s are sooo very deceptive, our flesh always battling for control, we must stay seated in His presence for constant cleansing.  The Lord reminds me of His power to descend in that moment of surrender and honest examination of our own hearts.  I want to weep when He weeps, rejoice when He rejoices, and move when He moves. I want to be about His AGENDA…rather than my own…

His heart is for all to be brought to salvation and He uses the body of Christ to help do that. He calls us out to use our gifts in creative ways to share the love of Christ.  As many of you already know, He gives me messages through songs that I write down…mostly the songs speak for themselves of what exactly I am feeling with Jesus at that very moment.  As He gave me this new one, my heart ached at how at times I have missed the call to share Jesus in an instant….can’t we all recall times we were burdened to do something, call someone, visit them, etc…….then come to realize…it’s suddenely too late?  The opportunity has passed! His words in this song should haunt us…..not paralyze us…but cause us to press firmly on telling others about Jesus. This is our mission! Someone’s life depends on your obedience, faithfulness, willingness……to share Christ. Will you answer the CALL?

A Moment with Jesus….by Shelly Wilson

Why do we reject truth
Why do we reject love
…………………….sometimes I don’t understand
The truth will set us free
It was the truth for me
………………………a mortal woman
Just a mortal woman.
I was tired from all the sin
Avoiding pain within
……………………..so I searched for more
Took a long hard look at me
What I had come to be
………………………there had to be more
There just had to be more..
Bitterness and such regret
Covered up was such a mess
Why was the heart of God not shown
To a girl needing to know
Never was I told, my sin was something old………..
………………………waiting to be new
I would have to walk away, turn my back on yesterday
…………………to be released from strongholds.
Walkin forward I can see
The same ones who look like me
…………………………………….they too don’t understand
That the truth will set them free
The truth that was truth for me
…………………………….a mortal woman
What if from the grave
They all cry out every day
“Why did you not tell me the way?
I searched and I searched for truth
I put my trust in you
……………now it is too late…
My heart tenderly aches
My tears constantly stain
From the withheld faith
Who withheld holy rain
That could have caused my life to change
…before it was too late.”
** Father…let it be that we will risk it all to share you with those who cross our paths. Let us walk through fear, fire, and trials to share you with others. I do not want to look back and have the face of any burned in my mind…those I could have missed or walked away from, even unintentionally. Give me more chances to reach them, give me your words to say…give me your heart….let me never make it about anything esle……use all I have….spare me nothing…I give it all to you..
Love  Much,
Shelly