Over the last year, my view of God has changed. He has gotten so much bigger in my eyes. He is the God who can do far more abundantly (Ephesians 3:20). It took me approximately 3 to 4 years to leave my job, a job that left me mentally, physically and spiritually exhausted at the end of the day. It was having adverse effects on my life, my health and my family. Of course, even through the turmoil of the job, I did experience growth in my testimony, in my knowledge of who God made me to be and my purpose and in my over all spirituality. However, it took that length of time to leave because my reality had become boxed in by the situation. My faith in God's believability was small. I felt that the situation was all there was and there was nothing else. I allowed myself to cheapen my convictions. I did not rely on God or His promises. I felt insignificant in His plan for this generation. My change in reality literally began to happen as I began to seek Him first (Matthew 6:33). I must say that my journey in fully walking in His purpose has not been easy. Some things in my life had to be broken. The security in the me that I had created had to be destroyed. The trust I had in the ways I protected myself had to be fully turned over to Him. I had to learn to develop disciplines that were not natural to me (still working on those). I also have had to put faith in God's wisdom in the gifts He has given me and move forward. Although there are times when the journey has been especially difficult, He has already began to reward me far more abundantly beyond all that I thought was possible (Ephesians 3:20). My family life has improved (my kids are happier). My health has improved. I have grown significantly spiritually and I finally feel like my relationship with God has deepened. I am grateful that even when I was not faithful, He was.
--Aundrea Baker
<mailto:abaker@thewaybiblefellowship.org>

I say the Son of Man is the very essence of my being; if it had not been for Him, I would be a lost cause….of nonexistence! I have such a fear (respect) for the Lord that I dare not “take lightly” His position and who He “REALLY” is. To respect the Son of Man is to be faithful to Him. I realize that everything concerning me is in the palm of His hands; therefore, I refuse to place anything above Him because He controls my present, future and eternal destiny based upon my actions.

I understand that when the Son of Man left the earth, He sent another (Holy Spirit) and the Son of Man, by way of the Holy Spirit, is my companion. Really!!!! I am so humble that I have the opportunity to talk with Him at any time and He answers back…In fact, He’s always speaking…my God….He intercedes on my behalf! My heart is so tender towards the Holy Spirit that I weep as I sit here typing this because I really and truly don’t have the words to express or depict what’s in my heart and just how real He is to me.

There have been several devotionals on Pastor and Sister Baker’s Blog dealing with the difficulties of Christians sharing the Word of God and/or the Love of Christ with others…I am successful as a single woman of God (two children) sharing with others about the Lord and His goodness because of the way I live my life. My commitment to the Lord (no matter what!) and His commitment to me has been a conversation piece for years. Folks always want to know how I do what I do with such little money, how do I have the ability to perform certain tasks without having ever been trained to do so, how do I have the right words to say in difficult situations etc. My explanation to them is that I invest in the Lord with my time, money, talent and worship and He never fails me…I always get a return on my investments.

Has shown me it’s Not about things…but truly meeting my needs…He has proven to be faithful in my life as I have sought the kingdom of God and His righteousness. The Son of Man made a conscious decision to died a gruesome death for us so that we could have a victorious life here in the earth and the opportunity to share with Him the awesomeness of living an eternity with the Father in Heaven. Now that’s unselfishness and great faithfulness! Thank God for being God, thank God for Jesus and Thank God for the Holy Ghost who comforts and leads and guides us in all truths. I have learned to forsake the pleasures of this world; break the chains that bound me in faithfulness to folks, places and thing, and take up my cross and follow Jesus by the leading of the Holy Spirit. And by doing that….EVERYTHING else that is good and perfect from above has followed me but I have had to discern the difference in my choices. Some folks say that it’s not easy being faithful to the Lord but the more you fall in-love with Jesus; becoming faithful to Him becomes a pleasure (deepest desire) and not a task, He becomes a person and not an imagined thing. I am honored that He lives in me and is the center of my joy…..It is my prayer that we continue to allow Him to show himself strong and mighty in our lives…In Jesus name…

--D. Baker
<mailto:dbaker1968@cox.net>

God has truly been effective in my life. I understand Him more and more each day. I know that His faithfulness to me is indestructible and undeniable. He has given me a better understanding of who He is and why I am. I trust Him more and more. My plea to Him has been that He continue to show the world through me how marvelous and wonderful He really is. As the song writer said "Great is Thy faithfulness oh Lord my Father, there is no shadow bursting within Thee. Thou changeth not and Thy compassion it fail not
--Rosetta
<mailto:rrrharm@yahoo.com>