I talk about being in the presence of God because it was there that I received the command to home school. You might be thinking I'm crazy right about now. You may be thinking how could an ordinary person "get a command" like that? I'm not Moses or anything. Simply a recovering alcoholic, amateur youth leader that has kids with issues. Really, I'm about as broke down as they get. I could write a whole book on reasons why I should not be allowed to run my own life. Plain and simple, when I gave my life over to Jesus, I surrendered control. That doesn't mean that I don't point out what I don't like about my life to God, it means I follow His lead regardless. I'm willing to let Him direct my feet on this path we call life. The Bible tells us that the road to righteousness is a narrow path and that few will find it but that for those that do, great blessing will be upon them. I'm pretty sure I found it. I think I hit the jackpot on this one! Going against the grain of society hasn't gained me a whole lot of popularity, in fact it has cost me a lot. However, it is in the presence of God that I've found peace, love, and acceptance for my brokenness.
One of the things the Lord wanted to teach me in KC was how to shepherd a flock. Jesus 101-herding. It's not as simple as you might think. I had four children I was to look after in a conference filled with about 2,000 people. The cell phones had to be fully charged and turned on at all times! Period. My friends that we stayed with were amazing throughout this whole thing too, they were there to support me the whole entire time. They are such compassionate, caring people to do what they do on a regular basis. My family has been blessed by them so very much. We set up shop in the conference room and the kids were free to roam the room and the main floor. Once the music started they flooded to the front of the room and remained until it was over. I was content until one afternoon when I had an experience with a woman whom I'll never forget.
When she came walking towards me I knew she meant business. I'd never met her before but that didn't matter, I could sense the urgency. She said the building right next to the one we were in was going to be releasing a film at midnight that would affect the spiritual realm of our nation and glorify the kingdom of darkness. If you know me well enough, you'll know this sort of thing is right up my narrow alley. Jesus has commissioned us to take authority of principalities and powers of darkness to cast them down. So what did we do? We locked hands and started to pray. I felt the power of God hit me like a ton of bricks that day and I burst into a holy bonfire right there. I can't explain why she chose me to pray with except to say that God knew I was the right person and led her to me. I was glad for it. It was later that night I would get a real test.
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