Some people are water walkers and some just paddle their way through.  Since I opened my heart unto the Lord my life has been based on faith.  I walk by faith, talk by faith and live by faith.  Some people talk or preach about faith, but are they living by faith?  Are they water walkers or water paddlers?  When that time approached in my life to become serious about serving the Lord, I decided to give Him my all and all.  Giving my all in all required placing faith in nothing but the Lord.   There was salvation: deciding that it is the Lord that I long to serve.  There was deliverance: being delivered instantly from fornication, alcohol and smoking cigarettes.  It was not Twana who gave up those things, it was the faith that I have in the Lord.  I had to have faith in the Lord in order to stop all of the old things and begin anew.  Once I begin to operate on faith and not flesh things begin to change.  I was baptized on Easter Sunday of 2001 and that is when a new creature was born.  Days before I was to be baptized, I would tell myself that I wanted to stop all of those things that was not good for me and most importantly not Godly, but it would take time.  I would slowly stop smoking cigarettes; I would slowly stop drinking alcohol; I would slowly stop the fornication; but because I had faith, because I had that tiny bit of faith that I would be delivered from those evils things, and I truly wanted to be delivered, that is when Jesus stepped in and took them all away instantly.  I could not have done it on my own, I needed God in my life, and I needed faith.  I took all of the faith that I had in the bad things such as drinking to get high, or smoking to calm my nerves and placed that faith in a positive way. The same faith that I had in going to nightclubs and fornicating all went toward a more positive form of faith.  Due to my obedience and faith in the Lord many doors have been opened for me.  I looked down that long path and set a goal, I decided that I wanted be a water walker and I pressed forward.  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen: Hebrews 11:1    I have done things with some people looking at me with astonishment and some with admiration, because they long for this type of faith.  Others with jealousy because they don’t want to operate by faith, but yearn for the blessings that come with having faith.  It has been a struggle, but a growth struggle.  I have learned to depend only on the Lord.  It all began when I heard a voice telling me that it was time to do it, it was time to quit my job.  I resigned from my job unaware of how I was going to pay bills, how I was going to eat and how I was going to sleep peacefully.  I thought that I would be up all night worried and nervous about what was ahead of me.  I was up all night, but not because I could not sleep, it was because I was up writing.  I began to write gospel plays, a second book and a screenplay that is a parable to the book of Ruth.  I do not recommend that anyone quit his or her job because I did.  God has a written plan for each and every one of us. Listen to His voice; do not assume that what He has for me is for you.  My relationship is growing deeper and deeper with the Lord, as I strive to seek Him more, to learn His word.  As I grow with Him I remain obedient and I trust Him.  He has been refining me; He has been taking things away and placing new things within me.  This may hurt at times, but it is worth every bit of pain. I wrote the book “From Darkness To His Marvelous Light” on faith.  I started my own ministry, which is a ministry of the arts, on faith.  My faith came once I accepted the Lord completely into my life. Listen to His voice, have faith in Him and be obedient unto His word.  Once you do these things you will begin to see the supernatural things manifest.  You will feel that peace that passeth all understanding.  You will make your path in life a much better one.  He will send blessed people into your life to bless you.  He will make your heart hear hurt and feel pain, so you can help others.  He will deliver you from your sins.  Have faith in Him; it does not require much faith, all that you need is faith the size of a mustard seed. Because of your unbelief for verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.  Matthew 17:20

Come on and join me on the water!

Until next time remember to place your faith in the Lord; He will never let you down.  He may not come when you want him too, but He will always be on time.   

Twana Lawler

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