The lyrics to the song below are:
My soul longs for You
My soul longs for you
Nothing else will do
Nothing else will do
I believe You will come like the rain
I believe You will come like the rain
You’ll come like the rain
You’ll come like the rain
So let it rain
Let it rain
Let it rain
Let it rain
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
You’ll make all things new
All things new
In the beginning of the video the worship leader talks about a generation who wants to know and encounter God in a deeper way. He says lift up your hunger. He prays “let us be known as a generation who seeks Your face. Let us be known as a generation who calls after Your name.”
Above anything I long to go on this mission trip because it is ultimately me following the longing in my soul for a
more intimate.
more honest.
more raw.
relationship with my Jesus who loves me.
As much as I love travel and love people and love being able to assist people in whatever way I can, it is God who is my main focus. My main reason for existing. My main reason for being passionate. Because he has told me to follow him; He has asked me to follow him that is why I am going. Not because life is predictable and comfortable or even because I am not sure what to do with my life. Simply because He wants me to know Him. He wants me to rest in His peace, bask in His glory, and hide in His shelter.
I have this longing and this deep desire to absolutely RUN after God with everything that I am so I can find out what he wants for my life. When I think about him leading ME into the desert so he can speak tenderly to MY heart (Hosea 2:14) I am absolutely astonished. I get butterflies in my stomach and my cheeks get flushed. My heart starts pounding so hard I am afraid it may just burst right out of my chest. Almost like a first date with someone that I already know. Like a runner getting down into the blocks and looking up at the empty track ahead before the gun goes off. Like holding a baby for the first time. Like the thrill of that first time you raise your hands in worship, not out of pride but out of absolute adoration for your Abba.
That is why I am going. I know some times in preparing for this I may have seemed selfish and prideful. When asking for financial support I know that I have seemed like all I wanted was money. Just to clarify, all I want is to be able to follow where God leads me. It is not my intention to seem like I want to be spoiled by having others pay my way through 11 countries, rather I want to be smothered in prayer and encouragement that God will provide a way for the money to come in. If that is through you AWESOME. If that is not through you then prayers and encouragement are JUST AS AWESOME.
As my first deadline approaches God has been providing in big and small ways. I am 11 days shy and $1200 short. But I am not afraid. If you have already been a part of the financial and prayer support THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. If you want to get in on it there is still time. You can click the link under my picture that says I need $1200 by October 2, 2011:::: CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT ME If you are praying for me… let me know! I am not going to lie, I am a human and I need encouragement just like other people do. I am expecting God to show up and do big things in my account. Pray with me? Pray about supporting me financially? I love you all.
Resting in his love. I have confidence in His promises
”And I will remain confident in this: I will see the goodness of the LORD…” –Psalm 27:13
much love,
A
