Yesterday we were invited to meet with International Justice Mission (IJM is a U.S.-based non-profit human
rights organization that operates in countries all over the world to
rescue victims of individual human rights abuse). We were able to participate in a round-table for human trafficking in the DR. There were a total of 7 organizations present to discuss solutions and strategies for the country.
We opened the meeting in prayer and when we were all done, we had gotten into groups of 4 or so to pray together, and then prayed as an entire group.
God's people.
Together for a purpose.
Praying to our Father.
Oh my heart was SO FULL.
I love group prayers.
Authority and power.
There is no force like His kids coming together.
So much is going on lately ministry wise. It is exciting. I sat on my porch with coffee and my Bible for hours this morning. Started at 6:40, got kids ready for school at 7, went back out there around 7:45, and just stayed there until almost 11AM. Making notes, writing in my journal, going into the house to sit on my "prayer chair," returning back outside while I text Dana to pray for me, and then going back to my chair only to return back to the porch to read.
My Wed Bible group had a question in our book asking what our biggest fear was a few weeks ago...mine is not being in God's will. That, like, I do not wait for exact instructions. That my selfishness/my desires/the devil causes me to miss out of something God wants to tell me to do. I fear I am going to get in the way of what God has planned. I want to be fully used for God..for whatever He wants this kid to accomplish. I can't go anywhere apart from Him (John 6:68) and I know I can't do anything apart from Him (John 15:5). I sat on my chair hands up to the ceiling, "Listen, God, we both know I am more than willing to do whatever, whenever, You just tell me!! You know my heart, You know I am all in for You! Say it!"
So my prayers yesterday and today have been for Him to be clear... that what I think He is asking us to do next, is solely of Him and not of what I "think/feel" we should do. And also, there seems to be so many things on the table, and really unsure of how they all go together. Okay, so this whole list is of You, but how do we move forward with all of this now.
It is truly incredible when you get to see into a small window of what is going on on the path God has for you. I sat on the porch thinking, "OHHH, so this is why you have done what You have done, Lord. I sooooo thank You for our leadership in this ministry. Our ability to wait. Our dependence on the Holy Spirit as the only source of direction."
I can totally see how decisions we COULD have made the last year/year and half would have totally changed what we are facing in front of us today. It's like we are perfectly positioned. Of course we are. When He does something, we all look at it and say, "that's God."
Luke knows my comments aren't to puff his chest up but it is to glorify the living God. His power and authority demonstrated through obedient kids.
Do you know how hard it is to wait on God?
It takes the Holy Spirit's indwelling power to wait. The One that was, is, and always will be. The one that sustains all things (Hebrews 1:3) and by which all things were made (John 1:3). King of Kings and Lord of Lords (I don't think I can ever say that without thinking in my head woooo hoooo!)
We tend to think, nothing is changing. Nothing/no one really can make a difference.
Wrong.
A difference is being made with God's people. His WILL will be done.
This year has been absolutely crazy and I cannot even wait to see what 2015 brings.
So tell me...what's your biggest fear?
We opened the meeting in prayer and when we were all done, we had gotten into groups of 4 or so to pray together, and then prayed as an entire group.
God's people.
Together for a purpose.
Praying to our Father.
Oh my heart was SO FULL.
I love group prayers.
Authority and power.
There is no force like His kids coming together.
So much is going on lately ministry wise. It is exciting. I sat on my porch with coffee and my Bible for hours this morning. Started at 6:40, got kids ready for school at 7, went back out there around 7:45, and just stayed there until almost 11AM. Making notes, writing in my journal, going into the house to sit on my "prayer chair," returning back outside while I text Dana to pray for me, and then going back to my chair only to return back to the porch to read.
My Wed Bible group had a question in our book asking what our biggest fear was a few weeks ago...mine is not being in God's will. That, like, I do not wait for exact instructions. That my selfishness/my desires/the devil causes me to miss out of something God wants to tell me to do. I fear I am going to get in the way of what God has planned. I want to be fully used for God..for whatever He wants this kid to accomplish. I can't go anywhere apart from Him (John 6:68) and I know I can't do anything apart from Him (John 15:5). I sat on my chair hands up to the ceiling, "Listen, God, we both know I am more than willing to do whatever, whenever, You just tell me!! You know my heart, You know I am all in for You! Say it!"
So my prayers yesterday and today have been for Him to be clear... that what I think He is asking us to do next, is solely of Him and not of what I "think/feel" we should do. And also, there seems to be so many things on the table, and really unsure of how they all go together. Okay, so this whole list is of You, but how do we move forward with all of this now.
It is truly incredible when you get to see into a small window of what is going on on the path God has for you. I sat on the porch thinking, "OHHH, so this is why you have done what You have done, Lord. I sooooo thank You for our leadership in this ministry. Our ability to wait. Our dependence on the Holy Spirit as the only source of direction."
I can totally see how decisions we COULD have made the last year/year and half would have totally changed what we are facing in front of us today. It's like we are perfectly positioned. Of course we are. When He does something, we all look at it and say, "that's God."
Luke knows my comments aren't to puff his chest up but it is to glorify the living God. His power and authority demonstrated through obedient kids.
Do you know how hard it is to wait on God?
It takes the Holy Spirit's indwelling power to wait. The One that was, is, and always will be. The one that sustains all things (Hebrews 1:3) and by which all things were made (John 1:3). King of Kings and Lord of Lords (I don't think I can ever say that without thinking in my head woooo hoooo!)
We tend to think, nothing is changing. Nothing/no one really can make a difference.
Wrong.
A difference is being made with God's people. His WILL will be done.
This year has been absolutely crazy and I cannot even wait to see what 2015 brings.
So tell me...what's your biggest fear?
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