Made for Great Things

Here's the thing, Several years ago I met this man named Mark Moore. He was a speaker at a summer conference that I worked for. I was fortunate enough to play hostess for him and his summer intern over the weekend down time. Mark, challenged me in conversations that were so unexpected and life changing. He was very much like Tony who I would meet a couple months after this. We would be walking from one building to the other and he would ask me questions that no one had ever asked me. I don't really remember the content of our chats but I remember how they made me feel. They made me feel valuable. He saw something in me that I was unsure of. He breathed life into thought's that the Spirit had been planting in my mind. I always remember going back to my room at night and staring at the ceiling thinking for hours and hours about the questions he had asked and how the aligned with this weird voice in my head that I assumed must have been the Holy Spirit.

 I had hoped to catch Mark one last time before he left but as I got back stage he was already on his way out and I had missed him. As I started to resign into the fact that I wouldn't get to thank him, he comes running down the hall with a little torn off corner from a sheet of paper. Literally he was running. He hands me this sheet of paper saying something about how he had to go before he missed his flight but he couldn't leave without giving me this. As he turns and starts running to the van waiting for him, I open the piece of paper that read, "Amy, you were made for great things." I was taken aback. What did this even mean? Where did this come from? I was honestly terrified because it confirmed things I had been fighting with the Spirit over. Holy Spirit 1, Amy 0.

I've gone through a lot the last couple of years and in the midst of it all, I forgot something very important. My mother asked me to attend a conference with her that I really was dreading. I had tried many times to talk my way out of it, but alas, I went. This week I've been hearing the Holy Spirit say, "Amy, you were made for great things." I've done my share to unintentionally screw up God's plans for me. So, I guess I thought those great things were no longer to be done by me. Yet, over and over I keep hearing the Spirit saying this to me and different ways. Then, I saw Mark Moore walk by me. This was not the type of conference I'd expect to hear him speak at. Suddenly I remembered that note that I taped inside my journal 7 years ago. Seven years ago the Spirit planted this note in my hands to remind me today that I was made for great things. On top of all of that, Mark spoke on how the Holy Spirit works in us. This confirmed over again that indeed I was created for great things. Clearly I wasn't wanting to hear the Spirit the first time. So, the Spirit decided to go cover every base possible to make sure I go the point. I'm positive that Mark doesn't remember me or this instance but I am so thankful that he listened to the Spirt and wrote me a note seven years ago that was so important he stopped the van and insisted on getting that note into my hands. I don't know what these "great things" are that our Lord plans to do through me but He certainly has my full attention now.