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Abby diligently seeks to place God’s Word in her heart. She has already put to memory Psalms 23, 91
and 103. She has since taken on the challenge of Pastor Marcus Martinez, her Senior Pastor at Destiny &
Dominion Word Ministries, to learn all of Psalm 119.
Abby credits her parents, Lennon and Sheri Findlay, and the faithful Children’s Church ministry workers
at Destiny & Dominion Word Ministries for having taught her how to talk to and listen for God. At the tender
age of five, after a time of singing praises to her God and asking Him to reveal Himself to her, Abby
experienced her first memorable conversation with Him. She happily recalled the encounter in the
following interview.
IYD: When was the first time that you heard God speak to you?
AF: Well, I think that I was about four or five years old. My mom was doing the laundry; my dad
was at work; my sister was sleeping; I was trying to nap. I was praying in my room, asking God to
help me to sleep, when I heard a voice say, “Abby?” I ran into my mom’s room and said, “Did you
say anything to me, Mommy?” She said, “No.” So, I went back to my room again and started
praying again. I heard the voice say, “Abby,” again, so I ran to my mom’s room and asked her, “Is
Daddy home?” She said, “No.” So, I ran back to my room again. My mom called me back to her
room and said, “When you hear the voice again, say: “Yes, God.” So, I went back to my room and
heard the voice again. I said, “Yes, God.” He said, “I love you!” I said, “I love you, too.”

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IYD: Why do you think that God chose to speak to you at that time?
AF: I would talk to God a lot, but I wanted to hear Him talk to me, too. I would go to my room
and make up songs and sing them to God. I would sing, “How can I hear you, God? I want to hear
you, God.” I did this for a few days over and over.

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IYD: How did it make you feel when you first knew that this was really God talking to you?
AF: Well, it made me feel very excited because that was the first time that God had ever talked
to me.

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IYD: If you could teach someone how to have a conversation with God, what would you tell
them to do?
AF: I would tell them to ask God into their hearts, so they could be saved. I would teach them
what God does for them and what He did for them like dying on the Cross for them. And, if He
speaks to them, I would tell them to say, “Yes, God.” Then, I would tell them that God could bless
them with something when He talks to them.

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IYD: How has God blessed you when He has talked to you?
AF: Well, when my mom needs to go to a store and she doesn’t know what it’s called, she asks
me what it’s called. So, when I close my eyes and I focus, I see a little video inside of my head.
When it stops, I open my eyes and try to remember what it’s called. Then I tell my mom to go to
that place that I thought of.

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IYD: So, He blesses you by giving you what you need and gives you answers to prayer. That’s
great, Abby!

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