So excited to announce the release of my first book!
So often we allow our worship to be dictated by our circumstances. The truth is, our worship should be dictated by who God is.
Sometimes our lives take different turns than what we had planned. Our dreams get shattered, our plans get altered, and life looks nothing like what we had hoped it would. We find ourselves surrounded by the darkness of despair. It’s in these moments where we learn how to worship.
In, A Dance In the Dark, Stacy takes you on a journey to the heart of worship through her compelling story of her personal struggles with infertility. She learned that worship happened when she chose to honor God in the midst of her pain.
Hidden beneath these lowest places, these darkest valleys, are His treasures awaiting to be found. Hidden beneath the rubble and ashes in our lives we find the greatest treasure of all -- His heart. The question is, how do we uncover these treasures? How do we find Him in the midst of it all? How do we uncover His heart in the worst of times?
We uncover them through our worship. We uncover them when we dance.
Are YOU ready to dance?
God purposefully does things in our lives to show Himself strong. He provides opportunities that our flesh cannot handle, just so He can show us how strong He is. He allows “Goliaths” to come into our lives, those giants that seem to scream that they are bigger than anything, just so He can show us that He is bigger than our Goliaths. He allows us to come upon a Red Sea, with our enemy closing in and we think there is no escape, just so He can show His glory by parting the sea and providing a way of escape. He challenges our devotion and obedience by asking us to lay our most treasured possessions upon the altar, just so He can provide the sacrifice and show His faithfulness. He allows us to be carried upon a caravan that seems like a great detour from the path we think we should be on, just so He can refine us and develop us to be vessels that are ready to step into the destiny He has for our lives. He gives us opportunities to partner with Him, to allow His strength to become our own, so that we can see how great and mighty He truly is.
I have always questioned God about why He chose me. He sent me a divine interruption with infertility and then gave me these children. He knew what they would deal with and what issues they would have, yet He still chose me. Not because I was qualified. He chose me because in His grace, He knew that this had a divine purpose that was far beyond my natural abilities to bring about. It has a kingdom purpose.
God did not choose to me to mother a new born baby, born of my flesh. He did not choose me to mother a child who was normal by the world’s standards. I did not get to experience the things that most mothers get to walk through and enjoy. I didn’t have nine months of experiencing a child growing inside of me. I didn’t get to experience the birthing process. None of what I have gone through has been normal according to a worldly viewpoint.
He provided a door to motherhood through a completely different means for me. One, that if given the option, I would probably have never chosen, but knowing what I do now, could not imagine my life any different. He didn’t lead me on a journey that would satisfy my earthly and natural instincts. Instead, He led me on a journey to motherhood that was far beyond my wildest dreams or imaginations. He led me on a journey that would not only change the lives of three young boys, but ultimately would change mine as well. He led me to motherhood through the pathway of the Father’s heart.
Stacy Fulton is a graduate of Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas. She and her husband, Ron, have served in various ministry positions over the last fifteen years, including marriage ministry, women’s ministry and youth ministry. While Stacy loves all aspects of ministry, she has a passion to share her story of infertility and adoption and to see others come to understand the love of the Father even through difficult times. She and Ron reside in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, along with their three boys.
The way Stacy details her journey is amazing. The book inspires me to worship no matter what circumstance I find myself in. Even moreso, this book inspires me to make the decision to worship before hard times ever hit. I love the way she brings out scriptures to illustrate life. And her analogies are absolutely beautiful. This book was an easy read, and quite hard to put down once you start. She writes as if she were carrying on a conversation with you, and it made me feel like I knew her already. I recommend this book to anyone.
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