TESTIMONY FROM OLIVIA BELK.
Olivia Belk, a member of Gaston Community Church and student at Western Carolina University gave her testimony of what the Lord Jesus has continued to do in her life as a college student who is 'all in' for Jesus Christ.
A recent email from Olivia (March 20)
Good Morning Pastor Mark!!
Thank you so much for all of the updates, it is such a blessing getting to stay informed about what God is continuing to do and perfect at sweet Gaston Community!! Just been thinking about you all and hoping God is astounding you each and every day with His mighty work! (Hab 1:5) I hope all is well with you, and I cannot wait to see everyone again! Will be praying that God opens doors, softens hearts to the beautiful Gospel, and that Gaston Community would have united hearts to fear His name, praising Him with whole hearts! (Ps 86:12) It is such a blessing to see and hear what all is going on, how amazing that we serve such a powerful God who gives us glimpses of Himself in such precious ways and is faithful!! How undeserving we are! "What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?" (Ps 8:4) How AWESOME is our amazing God!! He deserves all praise!! May He reign over this morning's service, increasing as you decrease in the beautiful humility that you have (SO encouraging and inspiring) and may His Holy Spirit intercede and cause hearts to bow before Him!! What an amazing thing that He calls us to Himself until the day of His returning when every tribe and tongue will profess His glory and declare His name as highest!! "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come! And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne saying, 'Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.'" (Rev 4:8-11) PRAISE GOD!!! Love all of you so much and am so encouraged by you!! Praise God from whom every blessing flows!! "Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Let Israel say, 'His steadfast love endures forever.' Let the house of Aaron say, 'His steadfast love endures forever.' Let those who fear the Lord say, 'His steadfast love endures forever.'" (Ps 118:1-4)
"Jesus said to them, 'My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.'" -John 4:34
"Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: 'Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and give strength to all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. For we are strangers before you and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no abiding. O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own. I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offereing freely and joyously to you. O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts towards you.'" -1 Chronicles 29:10-18
"To him who is able to do immeasurably more than we could ask or imagine,"
Olivia
