I am sooo thankful for this month! God is sooo good! I had two amazing conversations tonight with two people I love deeply.
I am becoming addicted to speaking life into others. (Not that I’ve mastered it in the least!) I often think of how I can turn conversations into encouragement and eternal things. When I get to have a one on one convo when someone has realizations and begins to see the Lord in a new way, I feel that I am doing what I was created for. What an AMAZING feeling it is and an honor to be a part of!
The first month of the race was focused more on getting used to what this is all about, getting into a routine, and laying the foundation of who I am in Christ. This month has been more solidification in my identity in the Lord, while getting to help others find and battle for their identity in Christ. I am learning to have fun and be goofy even in the middle of a deep, meaningful conversation. I’m sure God laughs at me hourly, so why not join Him?!
I had a teammate and a squad mate share their hearts with me tonight. I love hearing the outpouring of what is in others hearts! It always blesses me so richly! This week was hard for me because for most it, I was away from my team and could not daily hear their hearts. God knew this and gave me sweet moments tonight to hear what He’s doing in two hearts.
One of the guys on my team shared frustration and feelings of defeat. I told him that my hope is to come alongside them and walk this journey with him. I am hear to call Mark into greatness. I see SO much God given and ordained potential in him. I told him I will not do what has always been done. Instead I will continue to speak life into him and believe in him regardless of what takes place. Mark accepted my bold words and insights and vulnerably allowed me into his heart. I cannot wait to see how God continues to work! God is sooo good!
My squad mate, Amy, shared with me the freedom she has finally stepped into and the chains of satan’s lies that have finally been broken! She came to me so joyful, bold and determined. She decided that she will no longer allow satan to distract her from being Kingdom-focused. It’s amazing to see how good so sweetly brought us together this month. He knew that we needed each other, someone so different than ourselves on a different team, in order to break the chains of lies and to call us into greatness. God is sooo good!
Amy, thank you for pursuing my heart boldly this month and for being completely transparent and genuine. For keeping me accountable to growing and for listening to my many ramblings and to my long verbals processings to figure out how God has been changing my heart. Thank you for teaching me to be sweet and that it’s sometimes okay, good and needed to be quiet.
God puts people and situations in our lives every day to grow us more and to reveal His glory. We have to come to Him first every morning, on our knees, asking to see Him, and open our eyes to the opportunities He places before us to share His kingdom.
Some people have to fight lies of unworthiness, guilt, and conviction. Others, me included, have to remind ourselves that we are small and minuscule in the grand plans of our Creator. I fight lies of pride and judgement. I love that even in our differences we learn from each other and call one another into greatness.
I desire to be a woman who seeks to understand, and rarely seeks to be understood. When we focus on ourselves we have an earthly perspective and satan wins. When we focus on those around us, we have a kingdom perspective, pointing others toward the Lord.
I will be a woman who speaks life into those around her, who calls her family, friends, teammates and strangers into the greatness God has created them for!
