you were made to meet your Maker” – Mumford & Sons.
I’ve been in a town called Condalkin in Ireland (yes.. the land of P.S. I Love You!(sighh)). My squad got here last Sunday, and we leave tomorrow to go to another town a couple hours away near Galway Ireland. We’re going to be partnering with a church there, and hitting the streets sharing stories of God’s love, music ministry, building, and serving the community… anything and everything that is needed.
Ireland has blown my expectations out the water. Everything is just extra gorgeous, simply because it’s in Ireland..
What have I been doing here the past week? Well, The World Race had a 4 day conference called the Awakening. It was for all the squads out on the field, and alumni. 4 days of intense teaching, refreshing, refocusing, rebuilding, reinventing, and reality. There were about 300 of us racers camping at a camp site, and we walked about 15 minutes each day to the nearby hotel for the meetings and workshops…
I usually hate cliche sayings, and conferences that are themed, usually are corny to me, but there could have been no better title for this conference than AWAKEN… because I have been awakened..in ways that I never knew I could be awakened. To sum it all up in one phrase.. “God IS Real and REALLY Loves Me”
Here are the three things God awakened in my heart… things I knew in my head, but He has made them alive in my heart.
1. I am a daughter of the King. I’m not just His creation. I’m his daughter. His baby girl. His dearly loved child. And because I’m His daughter, I have the keys (access) to all that He has access to. And I can freely take from my Dad, and freely live in peace because He is all powerful, all knowing, all mighty… and He’s my Dad.. I’m His daughter.. and no person on earth or demon in hell (and they do exist) has the power to do anything that my Dad won’t allow. He defines me. I’m an heir to His throne, and a citizen of His celestial city.
2. God is my Husband. He completes me. He’s the most romantic Husband ever! And I’m so in love with Him! I was asking Him so many questions about the future and about who He has for me, and what it’s going to look like. And He gently answered by saying “Stop worrying…I’m your Husband.” And I instantly felt a burden lift, a peace, a release, a sense of security, anxiety gone… And boy is He romantic! Especially in Ireland! The beauty that He displays all over the earth is a love letter, along with His Word, along with His gentle nudges, and all the specific things that He does to show His love for me. He’s captivated me..
3. Music.. There is a sound, a song, that He has given me. And for a couple months I’ve been extremely discouraged about using the sound that He’s placed in me. I’ve doubted whether I should ever sing again. But He encouraged me to hear His voice, to continue to be the mouthpiece that amplifies His heartbeat and love to the world. And now, no lie from hell will stop me from singing the songs of love God has been singing over me.
I wish I could put these revelations into more eloquent and detailed words… but its’ 2:00 a.m. here ( and 9:00pm in U.S.)…and also, words really won’t do it justice.. But I do pray that as you continue to follow along, you will see the change in the stories I blog about.
This month of ministry is going to look a lot different than D.R. and Haiti… There are not very many physical needs here in Europe… but there is much spiritual need (much like America). The consumption of alcohol here is overwhelming…and the very words from a Christian Irish man’s mouth “all we do is get piss drunk and do the same thing every night…I’m tired of it.”
Well.. there is Someone who gives an alternative:
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me”watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” – Jesus the Christ
– Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message)
Agenda: Love,
Bethsaida
P.S. I love you…family and friends…. I really do =)
