† World Changer. Artist. Follower of Christ †

 

Hello my name is Liz Dee.

I am the wild tiger of the pack, a bird that cannot be caged, goofy at its finest and just plain different from the rest of the world. Even before I was born, I had a huge mission to fulfill. My mom was scheduled for a crucial neck and spine surgery and when she got pregnant with me they had to postpone that surgery. Once I was born, miraculously she didn’t need that surgery anymore, so they called me the miracle baby. God had healed her through me.
I grew up surrounded with so much love and a mama who was my best friend and my everything. My pops was always supporting and still to this day is always there for me. I couldn’t ask for better parents.

My mom was a saint that walked this earth. She was a great example of living out God’s Word, and living a life like Jesus Christ. Full of God’s Agape Love and compassion, comfort and care, faithfulness and goodness; she operated in all the fruits of the Spirit. (Galatians 5:22-23) She lived it out, every day and every moment.

There was always something wrong with her. I look back and I just remember her going to appointments, x-rays, MRI’s, surgeries, it was like she never could catch a break. And then cancer caught her and started attacking her body like a savage animal. She was getting sicker and she held it together so well. She was so strong. Wow, she truly had the strength of a lion. And you know what? She was in the Word every single day. Rejoicing in God’s Word and His truth. And she was so full of joy. The devil could not steal, kill, or destroy the joy of the Lord that she had exuding from her.

My Love. She was my love. She showed me true love. And it was God’s Love through her. It was so real and beautiful and pure. Nothing in this world could compare to that.

I must’ve been in denial or just had complete faith that God was going to heal her. I prayed fervently, fervently, FERVENTLY every single day and night. I got on my knees and cried out to Him, asking Him, “PLEASE HEAL HER!” And I knew that He would. That’s the thing. I knew that HE COULD.

Three years of her battling, my senior year of high school, 17 years old, I lost my best friend. On May 20, 2004, my mama went to heaven. He took her home and I couldn’t believe it. I asked Him with 100% faith to heal her and He took her from us. I didn’t understand and I didn’t care to understand. I was brokenhearted, no— my heart was ripped out of me, is how I felt. Waking up day after day to a nightmare that was my reality, knowing that she was no longer with us, knowing that I would never see her face ever again. My best friend, my everything, the only one who understood me was GONE. And I was mad at God. For a long time I thought I was abandoned; by my mom and by God. I felt REJECTED by Him. I thought God didn’t answer my prayer when I asked for her to be healed.

I started to become someone I’m not. I was already hanging out with the wrong crowd but then I really started partying with mary jane, jameson, merlot, jack. I was an alcoholic and a pot head. I did what I wanted and I didn’t care. I thought that’s who I was. I thought it was a part of me. I thought I’d be smoking weed till the day that I died. So ignorant. Selfish. Lost. Blind. Depressed. Alone. I felt so alone. Even being around so many people, I felt so alone and incomplete. I had a break down after many years of abuse. I went through a lot of pain and heartache and finally an emotional breakdown. I cried out to God and I asked Him, “God I need a change!” Fifteen minutes later my friend texted me saying, “Hey do you wanna go to church with me tomorrow?” and I said YES. And I went. And ever since then God transformed my life. I thank God He saved me from the grasp of the devil.

Through the process of renewal He’s shown me a lot about myself that I kept hidden and even things I didn’t realize was in me. I came to the realization that what I was doing to myself was hurtful and I wasn’t becoming the person I was created to be. With a clear mind and heart, day by day, moment by moment I am changing and stepping into my full potential, which to me is most rewarding than anything I have ever done. I had that breaking point, where I broke down and cried out to God! I was broken and the only One who could mold me back together was the One who created me (Isaiah 64:8 || Psalm 147:3). I chose to surrender it all to God; I chose to leave my life of sin and FOLLOW HIM. (Matthew 16:24-26)
Once I made that choice my life turned around 180 degrees. My desire is to live out the Word of God and produce the Fruits of His Spirit (Galatians 5:22-26).  I am no longer doing any of the things I used to do, which in a nutshell is stated in Galatians 5:19-21. But the thing is, in all honesty, I don’t have the desire to do any of that anymore. I have put that all to death (Colossians 3:5). The old is dead and gone and the new has come (2 Corinthians 5:17)! It has been a process and I have had many tears of healing. Every time I cry it’s a release of the negativity, it’s a release of the past; it’s a release of rejection, the abandonment, the abuse, the unforgiveness, and the pain. It’s a release. And I am set free! I was reborn into a new person. He gave me a new life and gave me a new heart (Ezekiel 36:25-27). I’VE MADE THE CHOICE to live out my life like Jesus Christ. I will never, ever go back to the world. It never satisfied me and it never will. I’m set apart. Hallelujah thank You Jesus, I love You God!

Without You, I am without.

God also showed me a powerful revelation… that my prayers were answered. My mom is completely 100% HEALED and in heaven basking in the glory of our amazing Creator, in His arms, face to face with Jesus Christ. SHE IS HEALED! No longer in pain, no longer suffering. And maybe it wasn’t how I wanted it to be, but she’s better off in heaven than here on earth. She’s in a much better place than we are. And I know where she’s at and I know where I’m going to see her again. I am going to see her face to face again with Jesus. That hope and truth gives me peace. I believe it with my whole heart.

TRUE LOVE NEVER FAILS and NEVER DIES.
God is love. God is eternal. Love is eternal.

True love really does last forever, because even though she’s gone physically, my love for her is endless. It doesn’t matter if that person is here or if that person is on the other side, that love always remains. Love is real even though we can’t see it. God’s love is real. And my mom loved me with God’s love, a love I will always remember and still feel to this day. That’s how I know, that even though her body is not here, I know she’s still ALIVE! Because LOVE NEVER FAILS, LOVE NEVER DIES! (1 Corinthians 13)
It’s evident that life on earth has pain and suffering and strife, but thank God it’s only a vapor, thank God that this life is just a link in the chain of eternal life. (John 16:33) Eternal life is forever. I will always miss her while I am here on this earth, but I look forward to the day where I will run into her arms again, run into Jesus’ arms and I’m able to stay there forever and ever. NOTHING can tear us apart.

I am truly blessed with everything God has given me. Not only has He blessed me with an amazing family and friends around me, He has blessed me with many artistic gifts. All my life I have been interested and loved all aspects of art: Acting, filming, modeling, photography, drawing, painting, writing, dancing and music. Art runs through my veins and I couldn't imagine my life without it. For so long I used art to escape my reality, but now I use art to show the world HIS reality. I know God has truly blessed me with these talents to make an impact in this world. And my goal is for the Holy Spirit to use me and my gifts, not only physical gifts but also spiritual, to inspire, heal and move people, to spark something inside their souls and to use my story to help and encourage people.

I am ready to take off and continue to create the most remarkable works of art the world has never seen or heard. And with what God has blessed me with, I'm going to touch the world in a certain way that will Inspire, Motivate, and Change. There is no limit; it's only if you limit yourself!
--LIZ DEE

 

“Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” –Jesus Christ {John 14:12}

 

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The LORD Himself goes before you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. –Deuteronomy 31:8 †