Meet Lakeyshia Dickerson

As a woman of faith, I have learned that obeying God is not always easy. Over the past few years, obedience was required to surrender my own will and align it with God's Word. I had to constantly remind myself, "It is not my will, but God's will that must be done."

My marriage was over; the divorce papers were signed and I was on my way to a new life. Leaning on my finite understanding, I was determined to escape my lifeless, broken, unhappy, and unfulfilled marriage. I was convinced I was right because I had no more strength. I desperately sought God regarding the specifics of my departure and while reading the Bible the answer came. Unfortunately, what I found was not the answer I was looking for. In His infinite wisdom, God had other plans.

Through the story of Hosea and Gomer, God revealed the part I was playing in my marriage and it wasn't pretty. God commanded Hosea to go show his love to his wife again. God was commanding me to do the same. I had to make the tough decision to be obedient and surrender to God and mend my marriage. It was not easy. I had to pray, fast, and seek God daily with my whole heart. I wanted to give up many times. However, through the Word of God, I was able to endure. As I remained obedient to God, my strength was renewed. I kept my eyes on Jesus and remained confident in God's Word. By faith, I believed that God was going to work all things out.

God restored me, my family, and most of all my marriage. God is no respecter of persons. What he has done for me he will do for you. In this column, I will take you on a journey and show you how the awesome power of God that transformed me and my marriage can transform you and your marriage as well.