Vision Cast, by Sarah Ann Ott
Tree Thoughts would like to honor the voice of the Holy Spirit in the blog post, “Vision Cast” written by Sarah Ann Ott
Tree Thoughts hopes to interview Sarah soon to explore further her brokenness journey. Until then, find rest in Sarah’s words:
“Suffering is a catalyst for perfecting our identity through Christ, confirming our call from Him, strengthening us for that calling, and ultimately establishing us in Jesus.
He is life not merely an addition. There are many women who think and live like He is an extra add-on, an accessory if you will… I did. I was living my dream with the mansion, the ring, the fiancé… I was still so empty as a Believer. I bought into the lie that I taught never to believe. “Jesus plus anything will satisfy”.
It is Jesus plus nothing! He is a jealous God that wants nothing to rival HIM as our affection. He grabbed my attention and affection forever when He crucified many dreams for me. But the beautiful fact is that resurrection follows crucifixion! He wanted to become my Life even though He had been my Lord and Savior since I was seven. So 4 years ago in preparing for my Esther talk at this conference where I was asked to give my brokenness story, I flipped the pages from the I Peter passage back to Esther and my eyes enlarged. “Establish Her” was written in Est.Her.
He stamped a promise period on me that day saying ” Sarah through suffering I will bring you to the end of yourself and the beginning of me. I want to establish your identity in me and use you to lead other women to a deeper awareness of me as their Life”. He wants to establish women, whether married or single, young or old, through the artistry of suffering and learning the purpose behind it and value in it.”
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