God has been speaking to me SO MUCH this week it has been amazing! After such a crazy week last week, this week has been a refreshing change. J This week’s topic was Kingdom Living with our speaker Kenny Peavy.
One thing God has been speaking to me this week is found in Psalm 100:4 which talks about the key to enter the presence of God which is thanksgiving. The way that we need to enter into God’s presence is through a choice of how to position our hearts, which is a heart that is greatful and remembers what God has done for us and who He is. Psalm 22:3 says that He inhabits (dwells) the praises of His people. One way to overcome unbelief and fear in our life is to thank Him for the things He has done. Last week we learned that repentance is no longer defending what the enemy is trying to do in our lives (the lies that we have believed). So many leave the church because they have never truly encontered God…they have discovered religion which just has a bunch of rules and rituals, but not a revelation of who God is. Church, we must encounter and experience the love of Christ and that is what we tell people about, not religion!
I was so encouraged this week! I feel like God used this week so much for me, even though so many of our students were blessed also, I felt like this week was for me!!! We had an activity on Tuesday morning to encourage one another with words we felt like God was giving us for each other. One thing Kenny keeps repeating is that we need to esteem each other as God sees us (our destiny, calling, etc.). Many words were affirming me as a leader, which is an area I was really struggling with this week. I have just felt inadequate and just a big spirit of comparison with other leaders and their abilities and giftings. These words came right in time which was awesome!
Then we had a night of worship on Tuesday night and I felt like the Lord gave me a song in my heart and an image of me and God dancing together. It was so beautiful and I was so happy and at peace! Then another staff member came over and starting praying for me and affirming me further as an important leader in this group and how God wants to use this time to refresh me, give me a new identity and love me.
Thursday of this week we went to the beach near Jaco to do baptisms. We had over 24 students get baptized (21 of the DTS students). It was such a great time of renewal and we had an awesome time of praying over them at the end.
He wants to bind up my broken heart and my wounds. I have prayed that He will reveal what is written over me for my life. I have asked Him to reveal to me my value in Him and His love for me. It’s only in glimpses in prayer that we can feel His stare. He heals you by convincing you that you are His favorite and by convicing you of His love for you. I now strive to read the Bible as his love letter to me. I want fresh revelation of who I am to Him and who He is!
The Lord revealed to me this week that my focus has been on so many other things other than Him. So many times it is on my future, what I will be doing in the future, etc. Matthew 6:33 says “Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you.” I have struggled with focusing so much on my desire to get married and have a family, but my real focus needs to be on drawing closer to the Lord.
Our outreach locations have been announced for our DTS- there will be 3 different groups: Africa, Colombia, and Ecuador. I am leading the Ecuador team with another leader and am very excited about it! Please keep our groups in prayer that we find the correct contacts in each location and that God leads each outreach! Thanks so much for your prayers! God bless you all!
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