This may seem odd to say, but it is essential that you know what my name is and how it correlates to my testimony – but not right now. I will tell you during the end, just be patient with me for a moment. Rewinding to last year of July, I just finished my last semester of graduate school and being a graduate assistant for my college’s fine arts program. During this time, I experienced the most memorable encounter with God that changed my life forever. On this day, I was working on two major assignments in a computer lab. These assignments made me very stressed, which in return made me turn to my obsession – my phone. Now, it wasn’t just my phone, it was what was in my phone – social media apps and procrastination and even relying on AI to help me with those two stressful assignments. Not to mention, I was also finishing edited videos for my graduate assistant position. So when there’s stress, I relieved myself by scrolling my life away on TikTok and Instagram. I also drained the life out of my phone. So I decided to put my phone on the charger and get back to working on my assignments. Spoiler alert! I didn’t finish those assignments that day, but I did finish the life out of my phone – FOREVER! As I disconnected my phone from the charger, I realized my phone didn’t turn on. It was pitch black and I knew I didn’t turn it off! Something was wrong. When I was about to connect the phone back to the charger, I noticed how hot my phone was,.so I touched the tip of my charger cord and guess what? It burned me! Now, my phone overheats sometimes but not like this. I tried pressing the power button, but my phone wouldn’t even turn on. What? How is this so! I’ve had this phone for nine years, and it never did this! When I came to the realization my phone was broken, I remember feeling very depressed and lost that day, but I realized God had put an end to my idolatry of social media. I strayed away from God, but he reverted my attention to Him again and nothing was going to seperate His love for me. Nothing! Well after that day, I immediately called Verizon to get a new phone and guess what? It took them more than four weeks to give me a new phone. God was not playing with me. I was going to get right with him immediately – and that’s just what I did. With words of encouragement and guidance from my destiny helpers, I gave my life to Jesus Christ and haven’t went back since. Now, I feel it’s important to mention that it was not an easy road after being saved. It’s hard! But I realized so much about myself and why I needed to get back into the hands of the Lord. To having no job, and living with my parents at 23 years old, I realized how I made education, awards, and etc… idols in my life. Thankfully, I follow God, who gave his only begotten son as a sacrifice to save is from our sins and shed all that sin from our flesh and renew us to new life. I have been renewed by the blood of Jesus Christ! Now, my life has been filled with scriptures of the Word of God and prayer. Oh, how I need prayer! In the past, I did pray but it wasn’t as intimate as it is now! It is the light of my day! Not to mention, I started to recieve many divine revelations from God. One in particular was from my readings of 1 Corinthians 3. In this chapter, Paul uses analogies of gardening and building to show the Corinthians that his work involves “planting” and “building” the Good News to God’s field and building – which is us. I also watched a sermon on YouTube of Prophetess Tiphani Montgomery, who is a prophet and the owner of Covered by God. She stated the Hebrew meaning of her name, which means “manifestation of God”. I then wondered what the Hebrew meaning of my name was. I searched it on Google and it stated, “vegetation or plants”. Can you guess what it is? My name is Flora. I believe I was named to do God’s work by planting prayers to God’s field of people and that’s what I plan to do with this blog. I pray that the Holy Spirit leads you to this blog and that it supplies you with prayers that builds a more intimate relationship with God. Let it help you frame your life by the Word of God and remove the evils of your life and this world, in Jesus name, Amen! That’s all about me! God bless you and enjoy!
-Much love, Flora ❤️