Bold Faith & Brave Hearts Series: Bold Faith by Lissette Camacho
Hello Brave Hearted Steppers!
What an honor it is in having another opportunity to encourage you through testimony of mine. I pray that it encourages your faith!
When I was given the blog theme for the month of September, the first thing that came to my mind was; God is faithful! You see, this month of September. September 16th to be exact I celebrate one year anniversary of listening to the voice of God for making a BOLD-FAITH move from moving from Florida to Puerto Rico. I remember like it was yesterday. In July of 2023. Within 3 months of my mourning the loss of my daughter. I woke up and I heard the Lord say; "I’m moving you back to Puerto Rico”. The moment He placed the desire in my heart-all of a sudden the place I was living in for all these years-I started to experience a disconnection. To best describe it; it felt as if I was just a visitor and no longer a resident.
When that feeling entered my spirit-the only thing I could remember was saying; Lord! If this is truly You-You lead. This is what made this move bold and caused me to put into action my faith in God like never before.
I was living in Florida for 6 years. I was well established and situated. I had not even visited Puerto Rico in over 25 years. I had no desire of anything regarding PR. That was until that July 7th, 2023 morning.
When the desire was planted in my heart the only response I had was-Lord, I trust You. If this is truly You calling me to move, You’ll put things in order. At the moment I said I trust You! Things started to unfold. One of the first things that took place was that same desire of moving by faith as when God called Abraham to move. I call it the Abram move of faith. “The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country and the people of your father's family. Go to the land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 EASY
Except that in my case, He was sending me back to my native country. What made it hard, was knowing I was leaving all of my family behind. I was going back to a place where I had no friends and no family waiting on me. I had no idea what to expect but I was pretty sure a lot had changed in those 25 years.
As I proceeded in obedience to God’s calling-I started to make bold moves. By faith, I resigned from a job I loved. By faith, I placed my house on sale. By faith, I surrendered my car. By faith, I said so long to beautiful and amazing people I’ve met in those 6 years. By faith, I kept praying and moving forward.
My faith kept growing with each prayer answered and with each move I made. I grabbed on to God’s Word-Faith without works is dead! And I kept moving believing and trusting. “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” James 2:26 NKJV Now, I would love to tell you that everything went so smooth but that was not the case! However; no matter what came my way, I trusted God and the Word He sowed in my heart. Selling the house wasn’t easy! But God gave me the date of my exit out of Florida and He was very specific and told me you head out September 16th-not a day early and not a day late! He then gave me a scripture to confirm the purpose of my relocation. Exodus which means exit. Chapter 9 for the month of September and verse 16 for the day. “But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.” Exodus 9:16 ESV
I understood at that moment that God was sending me back to Puerto Rico with the purpose of sharing the gospel. In the meantime, I arrived at PR with no job, car, food, belongings, furniture, family, or friends. The only thing I had was a word and a promise of the Lord. He told me that in this move, He would establish and reaffirm my faith, heal my heart, and restore everything that the enemy stole from me. Believing in those words-I left with 3 things-my dog, a suitcase, and my daughter’s urn. The closing of my house had not been completed by the time I left, so I left with a few dollars in my purse and my faith in God.
Those few dollars did not last long. You see, my suitcase was apparently over weight and they charged me extra. When I went to pick up my rental, they failed to tell me of all the extra charges I had to pay for. That and amongst other things that took place during my travels created a sense of frustration. So by the time all was set and done, I arrived to my destination with $30 in my pocket with no other source of income in sight. Here’s where God showed me His mercy and glory! People who knew my story from my social media platforms-out of nowhere, started to bless me. I kept getting messages of people telling me, God told me to give you. God told me to send you. God told me to sow into you.
I started to see a community of people coming together and helping me without me asking for any help but God knew all of my needs. I seen the hand of God working in my behalf. This is what prayer does. This is what obedience does. This is what bold faith does.
The very next day-the Lord in His mercy led me to an amazing Church and from day one, they met my needs. Blessing me with groceries and kitchen supplies. I went from an empty fridge to a full fridge. I went from having a 3 day rental to my own car. I went from having no job to a job with amazing perks. I went from having no furniture to a fully furnished house. I went from knowing no one to gaining a family of faith and the Lord did all of this within 45 days of me being here.
This part of God’s blessing was extra: The house He set apart for me to live in has a backyard scenery of the very complex building where I raised my children in. Every morning, I now open my back door and I tell the Lord, thank You. Not only did He provide but I have the opportunity to remember great childhood memories of my adult son and deceased daughter. You see, had I not been obedient in being BOLD and moving in FAITH, I would not have known of a God whose Word says; that He supplies all of my needs had I not been obedient. I had to learn in this move that God is my provider. “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 ESV
Had I not made this bold move by faith; I would not have known of a God who says, He is with me always. Matthew 28:20
Of a God who says that He orders my steps. Proverbs 16:9
Of a God who says, I can trust Him and the plans He has for my life. Jeremiah 29:11
I pray that you are encouraged through my story in knowing that being BOLD in Christ does require FAITH. That when you step out in faith, God will give you the boldness you need to accomplish His calling and His purpose for your life.
This bold move of faith, has made me more resilient and I am so grateful for it. It has affirmed my faith and it has drawn me closer to God. So, don’t be afraid to trust God in what He’s calling you to do. As Joyce Meyers likes to say; "Do it afraid”. Step out. Be bold and move by faith.
In my celebration of my one year anniversary; I can now say I can relate to Paul when he said: “To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.” Philippians 4:20 ESV
God bless,
Lissette Camacho
Blogger and Founder of
He did it for love ministry
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