The Lord put on our team member Christina’s heart to take a road trip to North Star Books to bless Donelda and pray over what God is doing there and release His word. It was SO hard for me not to blow the secret when Christina officially got approved for the time off for her road trip! And what a divine encounter it was!!! Donelda shared the big take-away and I believe it is a word for ALL of us:
When you don’t think things are happening… things are happening. When you don’t think God is hearing… God is hearing. When you don’t think God is answering… God is answering. When you don’t think you are hearing God… He will send his voice through another. Don’t give up. Don’t back down. Things are getting ready to change. Help is on the way.
Amen! Let’s all come into agreement over this for NSB and the whole group of us.
The picture above is Donelda (L) and Christina (R) standing in front of the D4Y/D4Yart display – I TOTALLY choked up when I saw it 🙂
MorningStar
Thank you for your prayers Wednesday regarding MFM. Almost immediately I was convicted that by having put myself under this covering they are a leader in my life – and if y’all didn’t see my recent post about grumbling about leaders you won’t understand why I was convicted, but I was.
So, here’s where I am right now. I have not faithfully been praying for them, which scripturally I am called to do since they’re my leaders. I am going to work toward being more faithful in my prayers for them, which may mean I share whatever it is I’m praying for on the blog here for you to agree with me on. I am going to do that and wait.
I emailed them before this happened to ask if I was missing other opportunities to connect remotely and haven’t heard back yet, so I may find out more there too. Please pray for grace and that they are not offended at me expressing my sense of disconnection and questions regarding other ways to connect. I have re-read it and it is written in a very straightforward way – not mean or bad, but not as warm as y’all know I typically am. I’m praying the Lord uses the email to even perhaps come up with other ways to connect remotely since they’ll know there’s a desire for it.
I found out in my communications that they’ve had to let people go, which has left them short staffed. Can we agree in prayer that they would have the resources they need to do what God has called them to do and that anything they’re doing that God doesn’t want them doing they’d drop?
Dyed4you Photo
In 2005, the Lord had me stop doing freelance photography. He actually chastened me pretty severely over it because I wasn’t listening very well! Yesterday when I was shooting a couple for some future D4Yart, I had the thought come to me “I think God’s releasing me to begin shooting again.” I shrugged it off because I was convinced due to our current financial straits my emotions would too easily sway me. I knew if it was God, He’d confirm it.
Today, Allen told me he felt like God was releasing me to begin shooting again. I knew it was my confirmation because my husband HATES putting any strain on me to provide financially and this could easily be construed as such even though that wasn’t his heart, and so it was hard for him to tell me, but he knew it’s what he was sensing. He simply wants to encourage me to be doing all the Lord is calling me to, just as I encourage him in the same. This has been a humbling season for him, I’m so proud of his obedience to God’s call on him.
So I registered dyed4youphoto.com and have an empty blog up there that I will be filling with a website in the not too distant future. I need prayer for wisdom on pricing. I have a degree in photography and 22 years of experience, I do not want to undersell myself, but at the same time I know many are short on cash – I want to price it fairly for both. I’m thinking of giving a discount to those who will sign releases for me to use the pictures in Dyed4you Art. This gives them a nice break, and it will allow me to build a bigger base of pictures. The logo is below 🙂
In Closing
Love you guys! I’m off to bed 🙂
Wow!! there is alot going on right now, I can sense God moving you and Allen and this is all Good!!
That is so exciting that Christina went to see Donlanda..So exciting!!!!! Must say that I have had the same thought a few times and even my husband sad “If we are over that way, we will have to stop in” We will just sit and wait for his timing..
I will keep you in my prayers Meghan, you are very special to me. So glad that God has connected us. So blessed with all the ladies he has placed in my life this year!
God bless you and your ministry Meghan. Blessing overflowing!!
Soooo excited about the photo opportunity opening up. You are so gifted in that area and can just pull the best out of people. That will be awesome.
I too am blessed by all the women God has connected me with through D4Y. As Christina visited I saw a wheel spoke with Meghan as the hub and scarves as the spokes and wheels and each of us standing at an intersection point. It is a cool picture.
Christina confirmed many things that the Lord was already saying and corrected some wrong thinking in an area too. And her word was that there was a shift going to happen. It was all good. Thank you all for your love and support.
Meghan, you are such a “connector” of people. The family of God is illustrated so well by this circle of women. No matter the background, no matter the distance, no matter that we haven’t even met, we are one in God’s family. Thank you Meghan for joining us together. You thought it was about prayer support for your ministry, as well it is. But God had bigger plans. I think by being part of something bigger than ourselves and joining together with one purpose, we are ALL stronger. God is good that way.
Love you SOOOO much Meghan. And I am excited at all the things God is doing through you. What a privilege to be a part of it. It is like when David had those at home share the spoils of the battle because their job was just as important. We all get to be blessed by the success of D4Y. I know my faith is stirred when I can lift another up in prayer.
You are all a blessing to me.
Amen Donelda!!!!!
@Tami, God is truly shifting us all!!!
I am so happy to have been asked to become a part of this circle! Blessings to all.
Elaine
I too am very excited about the photography! Meghan, you draw out life in people in your pictures!
I am also so thankful for this wonderful group of women….I am honored to stand side by side on the walls together.
I’ve been very busy with dance ministry events and am sprinting up the hill to a checkpoint so to speak. Not a finish line but a leg of the race for sure! Meghan you have been on my heart as well as Donealda and the rest of you all–your names are written on my prayer card. I pray favor, peace and provision over you all!
Love and blessings!!!
Christine