It’s that time! Many of you are pulling out your suitcase and packing it full to come to True Woman ’12. If you’re like me, you’ve been agonizing for days (okay, maybe even weeks) over what you’ll wear. But have you considered what “attitude” or “spirit” you’ll be packing, and which one you’ll be leaving behind? I asked the Revive Our Hearts team this question, and here’s what they had to say:
Mike Neises
True Woman ’12 Responsibility: Conference director
Leaving behind: Selfish ambition, pride, and my right to sleep or to have things go my way
Packing: “Love, joy, peace, patience, long suffering . . .” well, you get the picture.
Lord let me be a servant to all . . . “for I, too, am a man under authority” (Luke 7:8).
Tammy Zebell
TW12 Responsibility: Edit and upload True Woman blogs and work in the Resource Center
Leaving behind: My fears of not finishing all my tasks in time
Packing: A focus on individuals over my tasks
Karen Watts
TW12 Responsibility: Prayer room
Leaving behind: Fear of failure, fear of rejection, and self-consciousness
Packing: Faith, hope, love, joy, gratefulness, and purpose
Lindsay Swartz
TW12 Responsibility: Leading 450 volunteers
Leaving behind: Selfish ambition (My way, my time, for my benefit)
Packing: Submission (God’s way, God’s time, for God’s glory)
Martin Jones
TW12 Responsibility: Leadership and spiritual protection
Leaving behind: Task mentality
Packing: Anticipation and a servant’s heart
Lorree Johnson
TW12 Responsibility: Resource Center and Prayer Room
Leaving Behind: Expectations (I will get to do this and this and this.)
Packing: Flexibility—I’ll serve wherever needed. (And I’m bringing comfortable walking shoes!)
Tom Mathis
TW12 responsibility: Audio recording and processing, and encouraging everyone with whom I come into contact.
Leaving behind: Worry. God has all the details under control. Nothing else matters.
Packing: Granola bars for the belly and Ibuprofen for the muscle aches
Paula Hendricks
TW12 Responsibility: Hosting TW12 LIVE stream
Leaving behind: A spirit of fear (2 Tim. 1:7)
Packing: The shield of faith (Eph. 6:16)
Mindy Sherwood
TW Responsibility: Resource Center
Leaving behind: Complaining spirit and speech
Packing: Patience and a big smile
Jessie Stoltzfus
TW12 Responsibility: Assistant to Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Leaving behind: My rights to more sleep, my needs, my time
Packing:
- Joy in being a part of what God is doing
- Attentiveness to the needs of people around me
- A quiet heart to hear from God and to listen to the prompting of His Spirit
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints . . .” (Eph. 6).
Debbie Hancock
TW12 Responsibility: Registration and Information
Leaving behind: The suitcase of own strength and ability!
Packing: Christ in me (actually He goes everywhere with me) for grace and opportunities to be His light.
Carrie Gaul
True Woman Responsibilities: Touching the hem of His garment with others desperate for His touch (prayer room)
Leaving behind: Fears, decisions, and desire for approval
Packing: Eager expectation to see Him do more than I can even imagine!
Jason Davis
TW12 Responsibility: Marketing
Leaving behind: Anxiety
Packing: Peace
Carla Shier
TW12 Responsibility: Ministering to Revive Our Hearts Ministry Partners and greeting our guests at the ROH partner booth
Leaving behind: Any doubts that God will bring revival in my own heart and to TW12
Packing: Hope that He will use me and TW12 to spark revival in the USA (and beyond)
Now it’s your turn. Even if you’re just watching the LIVE stream of the conference on TrueWoman12.com, which attitude do you plan to bring, and which one will you leave behind?
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T. Newbell
Leaving behind: anxiety about leaving my babies and hubby for a few days
Packing: trust and faith in God, peace, and anticipation to meet with God.
Wonderful post. Thank you all for the preparation both in your own hearts and through all the behind the scenes labor. You are a blessing.
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 6:28 am
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 6:36 am
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 6:54 am
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 8:05 am
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 9:15 am
Hosting the Spanish live feed
Leaving behind: Stress and anxiety in leaving my daughter and her baby and husband that are visiting at home..
Packing: Joy, love, anticipation of what God will do, excitement, His strength for the long days, hope in a God who is Mighty to Save!
See you there!
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 9:46 am
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 9:48 am
I'm bringing along a spirit of holy anticipation. I want God to further shape and mold me, to convict me where I need to be convicted, and to comfort and uphold me through the difficult season of life I'm in right now. I know that when we (corporately at the event or individually online) offer a sacrifice of praise, pour out every facet of our lives before Him, and pray for revival, He is faithful and true to His daughters. Revive our Hears, Lord! Revive my heart, Lord!
I'm leaving behind fearful and anxious feelings toward the circumstances of my life. Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world. I trust Jesus.
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 11:20 am
Leaving behind:
* Two children
* doubts and fears of the enemy
Taking with me:
* my wife and our 10 week old daughter
* Awesome remote web team that's got my back
* Strength, guidance and peace from the Holy Spirit
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 1:07 pm
TW responsibility: whatever God leads me to ;) [I'm not staff but love so many of you!! It's dear to my heart to see your names and pray for your individual concerns!]
Leaving Behind (with the Lord's help): a clinging sadness that's produced a self focus I'm exhausted by. Fears of not growing to be more like my Savior.
Taking with me: Joyful expectation, prayers for eyes that see and ears that hear the still small voice of the dear Holy Spirit for all my Sisters, each and every last one there. His love, his peace, His direction (please Father lead us all). May He be greatly glorified!!
Peace, love n' blessings,
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 1:43 pm
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Packing: Delight in rekindling an "old" friendship, focus on others, and commitment to keeping a quiet mind so I can soak in all the wonderful teaching and fellowship
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 3:54 pm
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Leaving behind - my plans, my ideas, to make room for what God has in store.
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Also want to just encourage Carrie Gaul, and Karen Watts. God especially laid you on my heart as I read this and I am praying that God would just protect your hearts and minds as you coordinate and lead in the area of prayer for the weekend. Stand firm. Stay focused on Him. Thank you for being willing to serve.
on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 10:15 pm
Ps. 40:16-17
In His love,
Leslie S.
on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 8:43 am
on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 10:11 am
on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Hopefully I am leaving behind preconceived ideas that may not be in line with scripture; wrong attitudes and lack of zeal for my God...
And bringing with me (as i watch the live-stream, or parts) an open heart and mind to what the Lord wants to do in my heart through this conference; a heart of thankfulness for all he has done; prayers for those ministering and in attendance; fresh zeal and joy in Dhrist.
Lova again to you all1
on Friday, September 21, 2012 at 12:32 am