As an inspirational/motivational speaker, Luanne has traveled all over the country, sharing her messages at community groups, bookstores, retreats, churches and Stonecroft Women’s Connection meetings. |
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"Moving God, Moving Mountains!" Intro The first Bible I ever owned was this big, and I mean big, orange book given to me by a man posing as Santa Claus. I was around 10 years old and our local fire station was having a Christmas party for the volunteer firemen and their families. Midway through the festivities, all the children lined up to see Santa. Even though most of us older kids kind of figured he was a fake, the air was thick with anticipation. I was incredibly anxious to climb up into the fat guy’s lap to see what he had in store for me. I finally made my way up to the platform and plopped on Santa’s knee. After inquiring as to whether or not I had been a good girl all year, he asked me to give him a rundown of my Christmas wish list. After our little “talk,” he patted me on the head and handed me this remarkably heavy package that I could barely carry back to our table. I knew if it weighed that much, it had to be something absolutely wonderful. And it was, although I didn’t realize it at the time. That garish colored, weighty manuscript was the most incredible, life-changing gift I have ever received. I made an unsuccessful attempt to read some of it when I got home, but I suppose I was much too young to understand what it was all about. Still, there was something special about this Holy Bible and I knew one day it would have some kind of meaning in my life. Although my original copy of the scriptures disappeared some time ago, it’s been replaced with several more realistic-size translations that I’ve collected through the years. I cherish them all, for within their pages lies the answer to every question in the universe. To me, the most important has always been: “Why am I here?” For a long time, I thought I existed for the purpose of carving out a nice life for myself and contributing as much as I could to mankind. By my own strength, I tried that. However, no matter what I did, I always felt as though something was missing. Although I had given my life to the Lord when I was 21, doing that alone did not seem to be enough to fill the void within me. I prayed, fellowshipped with other believers and read my Bible sometimes. Still, I didn’t see much change. Then, a few years ago, I had an experience that shook me to my very core. Emotionally, I hit rock bottom and honestly wanted to give up on life. In one particular moment of desperation, I heard something in my spirit telling me not to give up because there was hope in Christ. My faith wasn’t very strong, but I thought it could be if I asked the Lord for it. So I began to pray, read the Bible and talk to God about everything that went wrong. I asked Him to show me what to do and how He wanted me to live. I clung to Him for dear life and it was then that He finally began to answer me. He showed me many things about His character, but the one thing He impressed upon me the most was how much He wanted my love and attention. He let me know He created me, and all of us, for His own pleasure. I learned that nothing delights Him more than when we spend our lives focusing on pleasing Him and surrendering to His wishes. Turning my life over to Him at this point was easy because I saw that even though it seemed I had lost everything from a worldly perspective, He was still standing strong for me. A tremendous amount of passion for Him began to rise up within me and overshadow the passions I had for everything else on earth. He became my all and that will never change. I love Him from the depths of my soul and want to spend the rest of my life making Him happy. Since becoming so close to Him, He’s blessed me beyond what I have ever dreamed. But the funny thing is, although my blessings are sweet, they don’t matter compared to Him. Nothing does. I believe I have found the key to life and I want to share it with as many as I can. It hurts me to see so many people trying so hard to handle things on their own. Life is too great a burden for that. We need our Lord for everything and He wants to prove in each and every life how mighty He is. I pray you will come to a greater intimacy with the Lord as you read these pages. Take them in slowly and allow His truths to sink into your spirit. Don’t be shy about following the worship exercises and expressing how much you need Him to survive. He’s waiting patiently for your love, dedication, worship, praise, and complete surrender. There’s no better time than now to begin catering to His wishes. You will be forever transformed and understand why it’s true that moving God most definitely moves mountains. Click here for more information or to order the book. |
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