by Rosalie Storment
Life is a Journey into Destiny! God, the Creator of the Universe,
created every woman on earth to have a special destiny in Him. But because very
few have known how very much He loves and cherishes them as women, very few have
had the joy of fulfilling the very special destinies He has prepared for them.
They lay unclaimed, untouched, and unfulfilled. God's world is a treasure
chest, filled with His treasures, His women, just waiting for someone to say to
them, "God loves you! You can trust Him!" He wants you to walk in victory and
joy, in the fulness of your destiny in Him!
The Lord gave me a vision of the world, covered with bright lights, all
connected by golden filigree threads. He said that the bright lights were His
women, hidden and tucked away all over the world. Most of them have been
isolated and in a desert place all of their lives. But it is in this isolated,
desert place that He has packed them full of treasured gifts and callings. They
are the most gifted, talented women in the world, but most of these gifts and
callings they aren't even aware of, and those that they are aware of, they have
had very little opportunity to use. The golden filigree threads connect us all
and now He is teaching us of our connectedness, and in that place of
connectedness is our strength. All it takes is a little love, encouragement and
acceptance and we find ourselves discovering our hidden gifts, with
opportunities to use these gifts that have laid dormant, and launched into
fulfilling our destinies in Him.
In 1974 I began keeping a written record of every word spoken to my heart
from God. Each word was a treasure, not to be lost of forgotten. During the
first 20 years He created within my heart, a love for His treasures, His people.
Walking in His love, joy, peace and freedom, with trust in Him, that He would
never let me down, or miss His best for me, were the lessons learned. But most
important, to know that it isn't what we can do for Him that moves His heart,
but that His desire is simply for an intimate loving relationship with us, which
eventually reaches out to His treasures, His people.
God is calling His women to come together in love, honoring one another
with humility and deep mutual respect, giving place to their sisters in Christ
above themselves. This kind of love heals broken hearts and sets captives free.
Religion in the past has focused on "Doing for God". But Jesus said that the
two most important things we could do are love God and love His people with a
passion. This Company of Women that God is bringing together will be known for
their lavish worship and love for God and for one another.
Recently, the Lord cleared my calendar and said that I was to "play" until
"further notice"! I told the Lord all my friends were to busy to "play" with
me, and how could I play with no "playmates"? Well, He is teaching my friends
to "play" too and we're loving it!!! We have never laughed with such pure joy
so much in our lives. And God is right there with us enjoying it as much as we
are, cheering us on. We're finding out that is is just as important to play
together as it is to pray together. He has said many times that we His women
would be taking His love to the Nations, but first we must learn to really love
each other and have fun together and with our Lord. Only that kind of love and
unity will bring His women out of isolation and out of the wilderness to know
they are no longer alone.
Many of you are in the midst of very serious things happening in your
lives, but nothing proclaims your trust in a loving God more than to be able to
laugh and sing and dance with Him and with those who love you, right in the
middle of the storm. He said, "My peace is beginning to descend as never
before, because you are learning that it is not about you, but about My ability
to come through and bless you in all that you do. You are learning to just be,
free from all that pulls and drags down. Be confident, be secure. It's not a
time to just endure. But it is a time to grow and thrive and really feel alive
in My Presence, enjoy, every moment of every day, as you learn to just be and to
play!" Rise up My Singing Bride! Come fly with Me! Release your heart from
all that would tie it down and come fly with me! Proclaim My goodness and My
love to a dying world! Come fly with Me, My precious one and together we shall
see mountains move and hearts set free!" It is an adventure of a lifetime!
The Lord has said that as His Company of Women come together in
unconditional love for one another, praying together and playing together, and
lavishly worshiping together we become like a "Coat of Many Colors", a
protective, warm and loving place to be. One can see the many colors and know
God has a plan. Each color a gift to the Body of Christ and each gift a
ministry, a destiny to be fulfilled. He sees us each as a beautiful flower,
each with a distinctive fragrance. As we gather together to love and encourage
one another, we become beautiful bouquets to His Glory. In this kind of love
women can come together and know that just the way they are is accepted and
wonderful, and they are free to be the beautiful flowers God created them to be.
Many of these beautiful bouquets will go forth to the Nations, being God's love
to the lonely and lost, letting them know that there is a Savior who loves them
and has a destiny for their lives.
When "A Company of Women" began in 1996, the Lord gave me a poem to
describe who these women, so close to His heart, were. He called us all leaders
because He calls all of His women to be leaders. He said, "A Company of Leaders
coming together across this land. Women of excellence, together we will stand.
Prophets apostles, singers, dancers, intercessors, teachers, who can imagine
such a group! But, together, upholding one another, what a mighty troop! Can
you see them, their radiant faces uplifted in praise and thanksgiving to the
Lord above? Deferring to one another, reaching out with strength and love, A
gaggle of women, it has been said. A flock of Geese flying into the victory
formation as they are led. Flying into the wind, a fearless group are they.
For within their hearts they know, the Lord will always have the last say.
First a group here, then a group there, springing up across this land,
Interconnected together, covenanted together, in faith to reach out a hand. To
uphold and strengthen, with courage to say, 'With the Lord God my Maker, and you
my friend by my side, together we shall walk into this new day'. Proclaiming,
prophesying, releasing and applying, God's healing power to all we meet. To
some around the world and to some across the street. Using every avenue at our
disposal. Taking to the Lord each new proposal. New books, new music, new
talents to share. At times the creativity will seem to come from thin air. But
we will know in our hearts and proudly proclaim, 'To God be the Glory, all
credit and praise goes to His Name'. So be at peace, My way shall be known.
Rely on Me, I'll set the tone, for every contact, conversation and plan. It's
time to strike up the band, Each instrument shall be in just the right place.
The rhythm and style will be just the right pace. Worry not, for the complete
melody will be there. It's style and grace, each member will hear. My perfect
timing, precision and tone, will set forth the melody to make each one feel at
home. So close to My heart are these women, My friends."
So often women have felt so inconsequential to the big picture. But we as
the Family of God are like a big jigsaw puzzle picture. Every piece of the
puzzle is important to make the picture complete. It's easy to see the up front
ministries and think they are more important and yet it is the intercessors that
are tucked away faithfully praying, that God uses to spring each of us forward
into our callings and our destinies. I have such a deep respect for
intercessors, for they represent such unheralded, impassioned love and
faithfulness for God and for His people. Whatever your giftings are from God,
hold them in your heart in faith and thankfulness and God will make them a
beautiful part of the tapestry that He is creating with love. God is creating a
Symphony of your life and He will use everything you have experienced in your
life, even what seems waisted and inconsequential, to bring forth the beautiful
music of His special creation - You!
Psalm 37:6 says, "Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and He
shall bring it to pass". I believe that patience is one of the most important
lessons to be learned in this walk with God. In 1977 the Lord began telling me
that I would be publishing books. Twenty years later, in His perfect timing, my
first book was published, "A Walk With Jesus". In 1974 the Lord began telling
me that I would be gathering His women together to take His love to the Nations.
Twenty years later in 1994 He said that He called these women "A Company of
Women" and two years later in 1996 "A Company of Women" was born. Our job when
He gives us a promise is to trust Him, obey Him and enjoy the process while He
brings the promise to fulfillment. Not to try to make it come to pass, but to
do what He shows us to do along the way.
My most dramatic story of patience, trust and believing that His promise
would be fulfilled began with my earliest memories. I love to sing. During the
first half of my life I was very shy and quiet. And yet when I sang in public I
was truly free to express and be who God created me to be. I always surprised
people when I opened my mouth to sing because I had a very powerful singing
voice and yet a very quiet speaking voice. I was voted miss talent in my High
School Senior Class of 365 kids even though no one really knew me, because I was
so shy. I always had an inner knowing from God that I would sing for Him
someday and yet even though I got my Degree in Music, as an adult I had very
little opportunity to sing as I lived my every day life and took care of my
family. As the years went by I began to talk to the Lord about it saying, "You
know Lord I keep getting older and older and most people are winding down their
singing careers at my age and I haven't started yet. And yet I know Your
promises are true."
In the early 80's it was prophesied over me that I would be singing the
Psalms. In 1990 the Lord began giving me the music to all 150 Psalms, word for
word from the Amplified Version of the Bible. By 1996 I had the music to all 150
Psalms Copywrited. It takes me 12 hours to sing the whole Book of Psalms, all
the way through. I began patiently waiting to see what wonderful plan God had
for His music.
Then in 1998 my carotid artery fell apart and tore, causing me to have three
strokes, three Code Blues, 10 hours of surgery with my throat slit from my ear
to the middle of my throat and I was not expected to live. Half of my face was
paralized and numb and my face and neck swollen four times it's normal size. I
spent a month flat on my back in the hospital and had to learn to breath, talk
and walk again. And yet I knew I would be perfectly healed, because of the
promises that I still had from God, that were as yet unfulfilled. And as God
promised, I was miraculously healed within six months and began singing again.
But the years continued to pass by. I found out that God isn't really
concerned about how old we are. He just wants us to trust Him. Then on
December 12, 2001 I got a phone call from a producer in Nashville who had heard
about my music and wanted to produce all 150 Psalms. I arrived in Nashville on
January 1, 2002 to begin recording the Psalms. God had provided for the
fulfillment of the promises He had begun giving me 20 years before, and from my
earliest memories. It had only taken 58 years. But His timing is perfect!
The most important thing we as women can do in this adventure, called life,
is to learn to hear God's voice to our hearts. All ministry comes out of
knowing His heart and spending time with Him. For 30 years I have sat in His
Presence, simply saying "Father, what do You want to share with me today." And
He tells me in a thousand different ways what a treasure I am to His heart and
how much He loves me. You can be stable and at peace in the midst of storms
when you really know how much the God of the Whole Universe really loves you.
He teaches us in His own words how to keep our hearts pure, free from negative
emotions, in hard situations. And He gives us words of encouragement along the
way. It's called "Survival with Peace and Joy". But best of all, it's
"Intimacy with our Creator and Friend".
Shortly after "A Company of Women" began, the Lord said, "The world moves
as lonely ships passing in the night, but My women shall continue to discover
their connectedness. It is a miracle whose time has come. They shall enter in
with all their hearts. Their heart's desires shall be for one another, to see
each one's dreams come true, as they stand in the gap for one another with love
and prayer. The time is now! The door is wide open. See Me in each others
eyes! Hear each others cries and respond with love, lifting each other up to Me
with faithfulness and care. You are all as midwives, participating in the
birthing process in all levels of preparedness. Hold each one in your heart and
impart My life and protective care. Be alert and rejoice, for My Kingdom
resounds with joy at the coming alive of "A Company of Women" coming forth
across this land and around the world."
