My David's Tent Experience
By Leesa Davis
I was raised in a beautiful loving household that did not believe in God or that Jesus was the Savior and I had no concept of the Holy Spirit. Beginning with my grandma, God was always faithful to put people in my life to speak truth and to help me find my way to accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior. I didn’t really understand about a personal relationship with Him or to come face to face with the Holy Spirit until Lifestreams.
I find that there is such beauty in the sound of voices lifted up in worship. I love music! I love worship! The Holy Spirit speaks to me the most clearly through images during worship. So when I heard about David’s tent, 72 hours of non stop worship, I knew I needed to be there. I knew that God was bringing something to our backyard that was going to change lives including mine.
In the weeks leading up to the event. I told everyone I knew about it. I was so excited for everyone to be a part of what God was planning. I had the excitement of a child. I just wanted everyone to be there, Holy Spirit kept telling me watch and be amazed.
Day one arrived and I headed to the fairgrounds, just the Holy Spirit and me. But we weren’t on our own for long, soon I was surrounded by brothers and sisters in Christ and many familiar loving faces from Lifestreams. The sun was setting but the Son was rising over all of us as the music began. I closed my eyes and saw a wall of angels coming off of the stage moving through the crowd. I was completely and utterly undone. Between tears and laughter I kept hearing Jesus say this is how I love you. This is how you are surrounded by Me, always. You are never alone.
He needed me to understand this, because one of the lies I find myself believing is that I am alone and not worthy of any love. He wanted to break off this lie and let me hear His truth. As we sang with Amanda Cook “all the way back to first love” over and over again, I was overwhelmed by images of my life. Moments of my entire life of laughter and love. Images of long lost memories with my family and friends, the moments with Derek, and Liam and Aidan, moments with my horses and joyful moments where I thought I was alone but even then somehow knew that Jesus was with with me. Remembering. Knowing the truth of His love. I could hardly sing for the unconditional love I felt. I have never experienced anything filled with such raw emotion and yet at the same time so peaceful.
I am still basking in the joy of David’s Tent and how each day brought a revelation. The joy of watching people celebrating through worship their love of our Savior makes me smile. I am so thankful for everyone who was a part of bringing David’s Tent to our backyard. I am so thankful for Lifestreams and all my sisters in Christ. I am so thankful for our Heavenly Father and how He loves and blesses us every moment of every day.