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"It's dangerous business walking out one's front door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to".... You never know when or where He may sweep you off to on a glorious adventure... but this is the place where I will humbly attempt to share many of these adventures.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Pry for Today


Psalm 63:1-5
"O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will praise You.
So I will bless You as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips."

I want to invite you to lift this passage up to the Father with me today for the peoples of the Horn:
-That He would stir this up in them to seek Him and know Him
-That they would see that He is all powerful and glorious
-That they would come to know His love, that is better than life
-That He will call out a people to praise and glorify Him
-That they would fine satisfaction in Him alone


Friday, May 11, 2012

L3 on Leaving day

Here are my notes from my reading this morning... The Father is so good.


5/11/2012
1 Samuel 25-26
Psalm 60-62

R - Psalm 61:2
     "From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
   - Psalm 62:1-2, 5-6
     "My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress, I will never be shaken... ...Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken."

E - These are from 2 psalms of David, crying out for God to sustain him and hold him. He has nowhere else to turn for salvation, safety, and comfort, but he knows God is enough. Either Saul or Absolom was seeking his life at this point, but as his heart grows faint, he calls out to God to lead him to the rock that is higher than he. He trusts that God's ways are higher than his ways... that even if it doesn't make sense to him, he still wants to trust God's plan and God's way... especially when his heart is giving way.. and this is why in 62 he can say - my soul finds rest in God alone... because that is what our souls were created for... salvation and hope are found in Him alone.. and He is a rock and a fortress for His children. Therefore, David can claim - I will not be shaken! Why? Because God cannot be shaken, and God is His refuge and foundation!

A - This morning... I woke up after 4.5 hours of sleep in a freezing airport without a blanket... after a week and a half of constant going and doing where I lacked opportunities to sleep.. so, to say the least - I woke up feeling exhausted and wrecked... which is a great feeling going into this trip and new season. Not exactly what I would choose or plan. But before I was even born, God knew where I would be today and how I would feel. He knew that my reading plan would put me in Psalm 61-62 today. And He had a Rhema word for me. If David, facing DEATH and living in the wilderness, could seek the rock that is higher than he and find rest and salvation in God alone, then so can I. Hope is found in Christ alone. So, even though me earthly body feels wasted, my heart is satisfied and my soul has rest. His strength and power will sustain me. Therefore, I will boldly claim that I will not be shaken.. no matter how I feel, I will not let them control me or overwhelm me... I will find refuge in Christ. He is Lord and in control. To think otherwise is a lie. 

P - So, as I prepare to board my last flight, I ask that you lift me up in a few ways:
1. That I would be able to get some good sleep/rest on this 14hr flight.
2. That the Father would strengthen my self-control and grant me His patience, because I know mine is lacking today.
3. For the team - for cohesion in JC to be of one mind and one spirit.
4. For a true life giving movement to continue to develop and grow.

Thank you. I can't wait to share how the Father answers our pryrs and how He moves.