Under Cover....
A little over 2 years ago I was on the way to a training seminar in Fort Worth, Texas. A friend had given me a series of CD's called Undercover and Overcoming Unfair Treatment. I thought it would be a good way to pass the time. Little did I know, this trip would change my life and gave me a new respect for all those God has placed in my life. My journey began one week before turning 50 years old......
I thought I understood authority. I worked in a law office and several in my family work in some form of law enforcement. But I found out that being submitted to God's authority has more to do with your attitude. Before I had even heard the first half of the tapes, I was under such conviction and crying, thank goodness my daughter was driving, I probably could not have seen the road. The series was about the power and protection we are promised through obedience and submission to the authority that is over each of us and the blessings that follow. Read that sentence again...yes, the blessings that follow.
The more I heard, the more I repented. Then, I came home and applied its message to every area of my life. Just as Scrooge rejoiced when he realized he had not missed Christmas, the desire to be better and do more is beyond measure and the excitement that your life has just taken on new meaning and new hope can hardly be contained.
Before I even got home, I called my pastor and apologized to him for my lack of submission to his authority. I had been I church for 30 years, but saw some areas that I totally needed to change. I wrote my assistant pastor and apologized for my attitude. I apologized to my husband for not being fully submitted to him as the leader in my home. I even apologized to my attorney for being late when I returned to work, acknowledging that I should exceed my employers expectations, instead of explaining away my tardiness like I would have done in the past. These acts of submission brought a mutual respect for our respective positions and for each other as individuals. The weight that has been lifted has been immeasurable. I don't worry about things like I used to. I don't put my hands to things that I don't have any part of. I have this amazing faith that God is in control if I stay under the protection He has provided for me.
I believe if I had learned these lessons earlier in my life, I would not have endured some of the hardships I brought upon myself. Because of my own revelation I received and the overwhelming desire that I wish I had heard it sooner. I have made sharing my experience my own personal ministry. I have not passed every test since this with flying colors, I have failed miserably by some accounts. But I get back up and set my course again. Because I know it works. I encourage everyone, those in leadership positions, working on a job or even stay at home moms, to read this book or buy the CDs. You can inbox me for the information.
As the final narration in Scrooge states, "Many laughed to see this alteration in him, but he let them laugh and little heeded them.....his own heart laughed and that was quite enough for him."
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