For the last five or six months, I have been praying and seeking God in about “In HIs Grace”.
Recently, while traveling to Islamorada for an Event, I was listening to Christian music, singing along and at the same time talking with God in my thoughts. I was thanking Him in detail for everything He was doing in our lives and then I asked Him: “God… In His Grace… What about In HIs Grace? These testimonies… Its been so slow. Is it something I am not doing or maybe there is something else I should try?
And suddenly, instantly… as clear as day, God reminded me the true purpose of In His Grace!
Out of no where, the memory of the dream & vision he gave me in 2007 came alive in my mind!
I exclaimed, “Oh My God… ” while my jaw dropped so far down that my own husband, Wayne asked “What? What happened?” Even though Wayne kept waiting for a response my mind kept playing the memory and the word “Remember” kept repeating itself so loud in my spirit.
It took me a while to be able to talk. I was driving and the music was still playing in the car. My husband kept looking at me, asking “What??” while waiting for a response.
Suddenly it became so clear! I felt amazed! I was in total awe! How could I forget! OH MY GOD! I said, “Thank You God! Thank You Lord! Thank you Holy Spirit!” With a vast of emotions and a new sense certainty, peace and joy, I was able to share with my husband what God had just done. The more I share the more excited and overjoyed I became! My human mind kept interrupting me by asking “How did I get so side-tracked?” But I knew in my spirit that it was all part of God’s plan!
After our trip, I came straight home and I search for my 2007 journal where I recorded a series of prayers, dreams & visions that lead to the day God shared His initial plan for In His Grace.
Today, I take this opportunity to share with you as well!
Introducing “In His Grace” ~ The Beginning
During 2006, I became very eager to speak of God’s Grace. I had been working in a Women’s shelter as Director of Victim’s Services for six years and although the services we provided helped the women we served… The women came with broken hearts, their spirits chattered with no self-esteem and no hope. Because of the Domestic Violence cycle, in some cases even their friends and families had failed them, they were isolated and felt so alone. We did everything in our power to rekindle hope, built self-esteem and set new goals for a new life… a fresh start. But my spirit knew better. I knew that in reality what they really needed was God… Our Lord and Savior Jesus in their lives.
You see, I was also a survivor of Domestic Violence years prior and I wanted to share with these women how God helped me through my situation and made me who I was. I was alive because of His Grace… but due to the policies and the politics of the agency I was sternly told by my supervisor that I was not to speak of God in the workplace, specially with the women we served.
Eager to share the true meaning of grace, hope, peace and success through my God with the women, I began to pray.
I prayed daily: “Lord please give me the opportunity to be an instrument… I just want to share with everyone what you had done for me… so that others can experience and have what only You can provide. Show me, use me, tell me what to do. Allow me the honor to serve You so that you can be glorified.”
About a year or so later after a series of dreams that showed me bits and pieces of “marketing” God’s works… I had a dream/vision that would give me instructions word by word, step by step about Project: In His Grace.
The Dream: Project|In His Grace (March 2007)
Yes! “In His Grace” was originally an assignment, a project to complete!
In a very vivid dream, a very large Hard Cover Book was presented to me, like a portfolio. The front cover opened and pages started turning slowly at first to show black and white photographs of people of all ethnic backgrounds, and all ages with a small caption of one or two sentences expressing gratitude for what God had done for them on the corner of each page… As the pages started turning faster the photographs became a slideshow, and I started to hear and see a description….
In His Grace
- 365 People – 365 Days
- To capture the essence of God’s Grace in their lives.
- An opportunity to Thank God and give Him praise for all He has done.
I saw photographs of families, individuals, couples, children, pregnant women, elderly, newborn babies from all over the world in their own environment and a very casual setting.
I saw regular people smiling at my camera while embracing their spouses or their child. I saw single people, men and women… I saw elderly people with smiling with confidence in their hearts that they made through with our God. I saw happy children that had survived sickness and abuse. I saw teens that triumphed over peer pressure and couples that surpassed financial difficulties and burdens… I saw people that were just grateful to be healthy, alive and well. People in farms, people by the ocean, in the mountains, even in their native tribes. I saw photographs of people in places I have never seen in life.
I heard and saw the words “To bring Hope, Strength, Peace, Love, Victory, Triumph, Faith, Healing, Deliverance, Salvation…
Then I heard with clear understanding: “This is such a hard time for the Life of this World. People are searching for a sign of hope… Millions will receive the message and will be inspired.”
Towards the end of the slideshow a song with words I could not make out played in the background… And on the back of the book there was DVD slideshow of all the photographs that played with a song of hope not yet written or heard.
When I woke up I had clear unsderstanding of my assignment. I was so overwhelmed the vision God had given me that night. I could not stop crying… In fact, I couldn’t report to work for a couple of days. The dreams and visions kept coming during the following few weeks. God showed me other bits and pieces of where this project would lead.
The Journey:
In the process of trying to fulfill the Vision of sharing God’s Grace with people around the World… I somehow lost track of the original “Project” that God assigned to me in 2007. I concentrated in finding full testimonies vs collecting the Photographs accompanied by testimoniy statements of 1 or 2 sentences!
Thus I take this opportunity to introduce “Project: In His Grace|365 days of God’s Grace”!
A Photographic Portfolio of God Grace!!
(Laughing) I must admit… That day, while driving to Islamorada after God showed me the original plan oce again as He had shown me in 2007… I felt a sense of relief! Yes, relief! God not only showed me the original plan, but he also showed me how I reacted to the plan back then! He showed me how desperate and overwhelmed I felt with the number 365! (Laughing!!!) He reminded me to the point that I was laughing at myself saying “Oh My God I was freaking out!” The number 365 seemed so unreachable back them!
I couldn’t help but laugh but I also apologized for forgetting and for becoming discouraged… And more so I Thank Him for His Never-ending and everflowing Grace upon me… for believing in me even when I doubt it myself… For His loving patience and kindness.
Suddenly the number 365 became lighter, attainable, friendly! I told my husband that day, “365? That’s nothing! We can do this!”
INVITATION!
Therefor… I take this opportunity to invite anyone to be part of this Project!
If you are interested in participating please contact me at margie@inhisgrace.org
PS> Don’t be surprise if I just see you and ask you to participate!
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and BY THE WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY…” Revelation 12:11 Let’s spread God’s Grace in our Lives!
“To make known to the children of man Your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom” Psalm 145:12
In His Grace 