Listening to God, a journey through cake, photography and a wedding dress!

There have been times in my life that God has used a mega phone in my ear. Once when he led me to stop making cakes. I had been doing cakes out of my home for years. Almost 16 to be a fact. I could eat,sleep and breathe cakes. If I wasn't doing a cake I was looking at them online or in a magazine. Then one day when I was praying .I heard Him say give it up. I thought surely not. I must be crazy. I am finally getting a lot of business and making  good money. I was in my own mind doing good. I had even won some cake competitions,and was teaching others  how to do cakes also.. ok, I need to stay on mark here. God was telling me to quit. I did not listen at first.
 God started closing doors in my business. People would call and cancel their orders. Or "forget" to pay me. Or my mixer would break. It was always something. then He did something I never ,ever dreamed He would do. He took my desire. I was praying again and I told Him God if you want me to quit: take my want to . He did. That very day. I no longer wanted to look at a cake or a cake magazine. I didn't want to think of cake. It literally turned my stomach.
 I started to sale my equipment . I turned people down over and over. He was changing me. He was molding me. I was letting Him. I was so scared. But how could I be so scared when I knew without a doubt I was in His will .  Finally I was listening to Him. I was happy, nervous and excited to see where He was taking me.What  did He have in mind?
 I kept seeking his will , He kept blessing. He gave me another hobby, a new love started. Photography. For every Like I had on my cake page. God gave me extra on my photography page. For every cake I turned down He would send me a client to photograph. It was fun to see God open doors that I never thought would be attainable. His ways are not our ways. But I trust God!!! I trust Him I do. I have learned to listen. When He speaks.. I take notes. Like with this Blog. He told me who to talk to ,who to ask for help. He matched me up with DeAnna  a long time ago. Maybe even for this purpose right here. to help someone else, to trust Him. To walk by faith.  A few months ago God talked to me again. I was shopping in a store and I decided to go to the next shop and look around. That store happened to be a formal dress shop. I went in thinking I was looking for my daughter a pageant dress and ... well God had other ideas. as I scanned the dresses I got stopped dead in my tracks. God said buy it. Buy this dress right now. I remember looking at the price tag and the size. Staring at how perfect it was. But I knew, no one getting married. Nor did I need a wedding dress whose price started out at $1200. CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!! I have lost it. 100% yep I am nuts . I looked at the dress for at least a half an hour. Thinking and praying. Wondering who in the world would God want me to buy this dress for.
 I left the store. I walked out without listening.. I questioned God.. and I knew better. I had learned that its better just to listen and obey... there really isn't any other way. I got home and I felt horrible. I could not get that blasted dress out of my head. I told my daughter what happened in the store. She was questioning my judgement herself. I went to sleep that night. thinking about that gorgeous dress. I knew it was meant for someone I knew. It had to be a special dress.

Morning comes  , I get out of bed . the dress pops into my head. uuuggghhh. so I get into the shower. God screams at me with that mega phone.. Hello its for DeAnna. You should trust me! Oh my word!!I hop out of the shower. No towel ( do not visualize)I grab my phone and scroll through caller id.  With wet hands and all.I call DeAnna. I tell her she is going to think I am crazy but I need her to take a ride with me. A ride God has me take her on by faith. She never thought twice about going with me to Aiken. DeAnna and Donald were to be doing a vow renewal soon but De was going to wear a red dress. So we thought. Oh well we get to the store. I show her the dress. She tries it on,tears stream down both of our faces. God has done it again!!!! DeAnna felt like a bride. All her hard work with losing 220 lbs . God was giving her a gorgeous reward. It almost fit perfectly. A tiny bit of work with alterations and this dress would be PERFECT .  She was speechless. I was speechless. That in its self if you know either one of us is uncanny. we are blabber mouths. She was repeating O I look skinny. I feel so pretty. She was!! She was showing on the outside what God had done on the inside. Her beauty was everywhere. God had done it again. He had proved to me... girl trust ME. We bought the dress. And just the other night I got to photograph the most amazing woman I know. In that dress, the dress God gave her.  What a blessing to me to watch her. I am so proud of her. Listen to His voice. He will not steer you wrong. He will not misguide you. Walk with Him He will supply your needs... and give you some of your wants too!Trust HIM!    God is FAITHFUL!!