Day 40: Now Is the Time

Scripture Focus: Isaiah 43"Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?"-Isaiah 43:19, NKJV

We're so glad that you have decided to come to True Woman Wyoming '09! We are asking God to meet with each woman who is a part of this event. We've prepared a special devotional, a 40-day journey, to help you prepare your heart for what God wants to do in your life during the conference.

At the end of each day's study, you'll find a prayer focus with specific requests related to the True Woman Wyoming conference. Prayer is vital as we anticipate all that God wants to do in the lives of women "for such a time as this." Be assured that the True Woman Wyoming team is also praying for you as you begin this journey with Him.

Let's start with a little glimpse back in history to see God at work changing hearts and lives. There are times in history when God chooses to change the course and direction of a nation in order to accomplish His purposes. It has been 150 years since America experienced what has been called the Third Great Awakening. During a period of two years (1857-59), anywhere from 500,000 to 1,000,000 individuals were added to the church, and at one point 50,000 people were coming to Christ every week! This work of God could be considered one of those rare moments in history when God awakened an almost spiritually comatose church in order to do a "new thing."

We believe America is ripe for another great movement of God. The family has never been more vulnerable; this nation has never seen such a rapid period of moral decline; there are more "fatherless" children, a higher divorce rate, and fewer mothers at home to invest in their children's lives than at any other point in our nation's history. Our nation has succumbed to destructive ways of thinking and living that have struck a blow to the foundation of our society. Could it be that God is beginning to put in place the components necessary for Him to do a new work, to accomplish a spiritual revolution among women that will affect relationships, homes, churches, and ultimately our nation?

It is natural to fear change, to be cautious of a "new" way of thinking. But are you willing to consider that there may be some things that need to be changed, not only in our nation, not only in your friends' lives, but in your own heart? This could be the time that God wants to do a new work in your life!

Many women are joining together to prepare their hearts for the True Woman Wyoming conference by working through this daily devotional guide. As you begin this period of preparation, as we individually respond to the work of the Spirit of God, as we line up our lives under the authority of His Word, the impact of our obedience may grow into a powerful rushing wind that will sweep across our communities, birthing a "new thing"!

• Take Time to Reflect
  Isaiah 43 is filled with comforting reassurances of God's unfailing commitment to His people. Although as a nation Israel had repeatedly turned from Him and encountered His judgment, He was giving His people the promise of a "new work." As you read through the closing verses of this chapter, see what parallels you can find with our nation's spiritual condition and also with your own spiritual condition. Ask God to perform the necessary heart preparation in order for you to receive the "new thing" that He desires to accomplish in your life.

• True Woman Wyoming Prayer Focus
  Ask God to begin giving women His vision for a movement that will impact our homes, churches, communities, and world for His glory. Pray for God to use the True Woman Wyoming conference to awaken women's desire to embrace their design and role as women.Pray that this conference will not be just a one-time event, but that the Lord will use it to help give birth to "a new thing"- a counter-cultural movement of revival and reformation in the hearts women throughout Casper, Wyoming, and beyond.