This past week I was able to attend Passion '06. It was amazing. I posted earlier this week on how I was even able to attend, first amazing thing. And the worship and the speakers... wow.

So I think I realized God's purpose for me being there Wednesday afternoon. There were breakout sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday. Basically this meant you chose a speaker you wanted to hear and went to the place to hear them. On Wednesday I went to hear Beth Moore speak. Before then, I had not had the opportunity to hear her speak to a group of young women. She is one amazing speaker and woman of God. So many things she said pulled on my heart. I heard God speaking to me through her.

She spoke on the pits we get ourselves in. Ones that we either get in innocently, by slipping in, or just plain jumping in. I will be honest and say I am in a pit myself. One that I have been in for many years. One that I got thrown into at a young age. One that God revealed to me that I came to make my home. It has become so familiar. I have come to accept it as normal. There is also one that I slipped into, but by the grace of God, am getting pulled out of. But the one I was thrown in is the one He spoke to me about.

I learned that I don't belong in a pit. This is not my home. Jesus came to pull us out of these pits that we get ourselves in. We can get out, there is no pit we cannot get out of – no matter what it is.

I also learned that you will live out your belief system, you live out what you truly believe. Wow. That one slapped me right across my face.

Because of the many different situations in my life, some how, over the course of time, have shaped me. I came to believe what those situations told me personally. Lies about who I am and who I will be. My worth...

But those are lies. Satan comes to steal and destroy. And he has stolen much from me. But God came to give that back. And He is restoring me. He is helping me overcome these lies that were instilled me through the course of my life.

I really can live victoriously. Freedom.

So, all in all, Passion was awesome. If you ever get the opportunity to go, you better take it.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!