A Divine Appointment

God truly makes divine appointments.

God made a divine appointment Sunday November 3rd 2013.

I was at Dynasty and usually when I go I wake up and stand in line really early like 2:30 am or 3 am, because I wanted to rush to the front of the line to get a good seat up close. This weekend Dani spoke about "slowing down, and not rushing." Everything was slowed down this weekend, the breaks were longer and the group work was longer so we could go through it slow rather than rushing through.

This is exactly what I needed and why I believe God put me in Texas that weekend.

Before going to Dynasty, I was stressed out, worn out and I felt like my life was being so rushed. Everything I did was so fast with anxiety and stress rather than slow with love and peace. I was overwhelmed and I felt like my husband and I never had a break, we were constantly on the go, constantly doing something, going somewhere and we barely had time to sit and enjoy each others presence. Even Gods presence.

After going to Dynasty this past weekend, I can honestly say my life has changed. I was completely broken.
Broken in a good way.
The entire weekend was about slowing down, and not rushing. This was the best dynasty I have ever been too. It was not planned, it was all lead by the presence of God. Dani didn't go on stage knowing what she was going to do next. She got on stage and asked our almighty God to lead her, or use the people in the room to direct what happened next. She truly let God lead her and us. It was absolutely beautiful, to know that God did the entire weekend, he was the teacher, he just used Dani's voice to teach us. It was comforting to be reminded of that.

On the Sunday God reminded me that he has planned divine appointments, and you are exactly where you are for a reason. You just need to let God in and "be the sheep and not the shepherd." I decided on Saturday night to take it slow, to not rush. To sleep in. Knowing that I would not get a good seat in the front, I slept in, I went down and stood in line at 6am rather than 2:30 or 3 am. I truly practiced slowing down. I sat in the 8th row back which was one or two rows from being the last rows in the room all the way at the back, 5 seats in. I could have gotten up earlier, I could have sat anywhere. I could have sat 8 rows back and 2 seats in, but no. I sat in the 8th row 5 seats in. For what reason I did not know?

I had two amazing women in my group and a gentlemen. Maria, Regina and Ryan. I sat beside Ryan facing the front of the room and Maria and Regina turned their chairs around to face us. On the other side of Ryan was his wife who's name was actually Nicole! We let God speak to us and show in our hearts what to say to each other, words of encouragement and appreciation. I stopped thinking of what I should say, and I closed my eyes and God filled me with his words and his images. We then shared with each other what God was saying to them. It came to everyone talking to me and telling me what God spoke to them about. Ryan went first, and spoke to me using the words \God placed in his heart. And he was finished and then Maria went and then Regina. Regina had gotten through her list and then her last statement was ... " I have the word Harmony written down as well, I don;t know why" She had nothing to say about harmony, she just had that word placed on her heart when she was receiving words from God to tell me. I said thank you I receive all of those things and bless you. Ryan quickly came in and said, "Nicole as I was telling you things I appreciated about you, I stopped quickly before it was time to switch and when that happened I honestly didn't know why I couldn't say anything else... All I could think about was my 5 daughter and how when she grows up he kept seeing her with the image of me," He kept seeing her daughter growing up to look like me.

I said awe, and was struck by that but then this happened, and I almost broke down.
Ryan said "Regina it's actually funny how your last word of appreciation about Nicole was Harmony and how you did not know why that came up, you just felt led to say the word harmony, because my daughters name is actually Harmony."

WOW!

I was like are you serious.
It was so crazy and beautiful because in this moment I was reminded about how God makes divine appointments and if I was sitting just one seat to the left or right, or the front of the room I would have never experienced this, and how God's presence was so obvious. I would have never been reminded about divine appointments.

This was the most beautiful experience I have ever had, and really made me realize that if God can use them, or you to speak to me, then God can take this 20 year old sinner and speak words through her as well. And that God really does have you exactly where you are meant to be, you just need to allow him to take you places, and be the sheep and not the shepherd. To slow down and not rush, because when we rush we miss out on what God's plans are and we continue our own.

So my hope is that this just reminds you of divine appointments, that God can use you, to slow down and accept that you are where you are for a reason, and that reason will prevail. Because God's plan always endures and prevails.


If I was meant to be in Texas for just one reason (I know there were more reasons) It would be for me to be in that room, in that seat, during this exercise.

So beautiful.