This last weekend, we had been planing on going to our friends who live in Henderson, NE for the weekend, but last minute we heard it wouldn't work out. Another friend invited us to a concert in Tulsa, OK and we had kind of thought it wouldn't work because it is an 8 hour drive. So, we decided to just ask to see if we could get an extra day and it all worked out. So, Saturday morning we took off toward Oklahoma. It was such a nice relaxing drive just looking at all the beauty around us in the changing from winter to spring between here and there. Robert and I talked a lot about God's plans for our lives and how he has been showing each of us so much lately. Both of us have had some really cool things happening in our spiritual lives and it was really nice to have 8 hours of driving to share our hearts with each other...along with listening to comedy shows, music, and relaxing. I enjoy my husband more now than ever. He is so much fun! So we got to Owasso (just outside of Tulsa where our friends are) around 4:30 got Elijah fed, to the sitter, and left for the concert. When we arrived, it took us a while to finally find a place to sit that wasn't in the nosebleed section and where we didn't feel like we were going to go tumbling down the bleachers from them being so steep. We ended up right behind the stage, which was kind of cool since we could see all the pyrotechnics up close. There ended up being NewSong, Kutless, News Boys, Francesca Battistelli, David Crowder Band, Red, and KJ52. It was so awesome! It was amazing worship and a guy named Tony Nolan preached about his life growing up being abused after being bought for $200.00. He was so inspiring and profound to listen to. After feeling God's presence throughout the whole evening, when the last band came on, I had this horribly overwhelming feeling come over me. It was like I knew that something was wrong with Elijah that he was being abused or hurt in some way. I started freaking out and worrying. I had never left him with someone I had not met before and I was overcome with worry. My head was tingling, my heart was racing, and I didn't know what to do because we were 30 minutes away and my friend had left the phone number at home. I turned to Robert and told him I was really scared that he was being hurt and that I didn't know what to do. So we started praying. My friend taps me on the shoulder and says, "are you ok?" I said, "I'm just really worried about Elijah and I don't know why." She said, "Because Satan is trying to steal your joy." So I sat down right there and lifted my hands up to God. I prayed for him to give me peace to know that Elijah was safe and that if he was not that he was capable of moving mountains and was perfectly capable of protecting my son. So I stood up and praised him again and had a complete peace come over me that my friend was right. Just like it is written in John 10:10, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." So that is what I did and I had an absolute blast. Later, when I was talking to my friend, she told me that God told her I was struggling and to tell me what she told me. So thank you God for showing me who was behind my anxiety and thank you to my friend for listening. That was the most fun I've had in a long time. I also had a great time at your church...it was awesome! Great message on salvation!
The weekend ended to quickly! We spent time with Robert's mom, and I got to get in a little shopping, overall a very relaxing and refreshing weekend that I needed. It was great to get out on the open road and reconnect with Robert, friends, family, and get a little nature in too with our drive.
You can check out youtube for Winter Jam 2011 to see how awesome this concert was. Probably the best I've been to.
Oh and BTW...Elijah was just fine when we picked him up...sound asleep. :)
