Keepers of the Covenant – Commissioning Testimony

From: Rouse Hill Region Corps (NSW)

Appointment: Corps Officer/Team Leader at Rouse Hill Corps (NSW)

Silver Star recipients: Lieut-Colonels David and Sandra Godkin

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I grew up in the church, witnessing my parents live out their faith and calling.

I encountered Jesus and gave my life to him at the age of eight. I had a deep desire to do anything for Jesus.

As I began to live out my faith in the church, it became more about works and doing things that were seen by others. Over time, I started seeking the approval of man over the approval of God. 

It wasn’t until my adult years that the Holy Spirit took me deeper through some dark and broken seasons. Through my pain, he showed me that it was never about what I did for him or for others, but the anointing was in who I was as an adopted child of God.

He took me on an inner-healing journey and showed me his supernatural presence in my life, teaching me what my true Christ-given identity is. I then started to see gifts and mantles placed on me that I had never seen before. My ‘doing’ for him had shifted to a ‘being’ known by him. 

This next step in ministry is my next ‘yes’ to Jesus. I have come to love the prayer ‘Disturb me, Lord’. Every disturbance in my life has brought me greater intimacy with Jesus and a deeper surrender to Holy Spirit.

I now have a deep yearning in my heart for all people to encounter that same revelation of what it means to be found, known, healed and transformed by the power of God.

When our lives are surrendered to the Holy Spirit, he takes our fears and turns them into our very calling.  

Bible verse: “He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me. (Colossians 1:28-29 NLT).