But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a
people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who
called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9
people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who
called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9
How does a person put into words the
deep, life-changing affect of the Spirit of God at work in you?
Right now I am struggling how I express to you what happened these
last two weeks in Malawi. A lot happened. I am a completely
different person now then I was leaving for Malawi. I feel awake and
alive like never before.
deep, life-changing affect of the Spirit of God at work in you?
Right now I am struggling how I express to you what happened these
last two weeks in Malawi. A lot happened. I am a completely
different person now then I was leaving for Malawi. I feel awake and
alive like never before.
Something changed when our team crossed
the border over from Mozambique into Malawi. The spirit of the
country was so joyful and full of life. I instantly fell in love
with that place and the people. Everything is beautiful there. The
landscape. The atmosphere. The people. The culture. The faith.
It’s all beautiful and radiating life and instantly my heart was
stolen.
the border over from Mozambique into Malawi. The spirit of the
country was so joyful and full of life. I instantly fell in love
with that place and the people. Everything is beautiful there. The
landscape. The atmosphere. The people. The culture. The faith.
It’s all beautiful and radiating life and instantly my heart was
stolen.
I found myself waking up the next
morning in the country that means “flame of fire” feeling
different. Already I could feel something was changing within me. I
felt revived and burning for the Lord, filled with a holy
determination to run the race of Malawi faithfully.
morning in the country that means “flame of fire” feeling
different. Already I could feel something was changing within me. I
felt revived and burning for the Lord, filled with a holy
determination to run the race of Malawi faithfully.
Our team preached
day in and day out, all day. We were up from sunrise until past dark
pouring everything we had out into these people who were so hungry for an encounter from the Living God. I loved coming back at the
end of a day completely exhausted. It felt like we were modern day
disciples right out of scripture. We preached every day. We
encouraged the local body of believers. We prayed healing into
people. We baptized. We listened and we did the best to obey. Life
these last two weeks was incredible.
day in and day out, all day. We were up from sunrise until past dark
pouring everything we had out into these people who were so hungry for an encounter from the Living God. I loved coming back at the
end of a day completely exhausted. It felt like we were modern day
disciples right out of scripture. We preached every day. We
encouraged the local body of believers. We prayed healing into
people. We baptized. We listened and we did the best to obey. Life
these last two weeks was incredible.
It’s almost as if I watched myself from
an outsiders perspective begin to actually walk in confidence in who
she is in Christ. See, it was nothing about me. I wasn’t doing it.
I was more of a bystander watching the Holy Spirit
ignite this flame within me that set me on fire. I have been talking
for so long about being a daughter of the Living God and walking in
confidence in who my Dad is, but it was these last two weeks that
took me from talking about it to actually walking it.
an outsiders perspective begin to actually walk in confidence in who
she is in Christ. See, it was nothing about me. I wasn’t doing it.
I was more of a bystander watching the Holy Spirit
ignite this flame within me that set me on fire. I have been talking
for so long about being a daughter of the Living God and walking in
confidence in who my Dad is, but it was these last two weeks that
took me from talking about it to actually walking it.
I became…
empowered.
empowered.
I learned that I
come alive speaking, sharing God’s word and who they are in Christ.
I loved having no idea what I was going to say and then getting up
there talking whatever the Lord had planned. It was total dependency
on Him and it was amazing. A lot of times I didn’t even worry about
what I was going to say. All I needed was to hear from Him that He
was there with me. Every day before getting up there I would wait
for Him to say to me, “I’ve got you covered in this place.” And
then, with confidence in who my Dad is, I’d get up there and depend
on Him for everything I needed.
come alive speaking, sharing God’s word and who they are in Christ.
I loved having no idea what I was going to say and then getting up
there talking whatever the Lord had planned. It was total dependency
on Him and it was amazing. A lot of times I didn’t even worry about
what I was going to say. All I needed was to hear from Him that He
was there with me. Every day before getting up there I would wait
for Him to say to me, “I’ve got you covered in this place.” And
then, with confidence in who my Dad is, I’d get up there and depend
on Him for everything I needed.
It comes down to
this: dependency births empowerment.
this: dependency births empowerment.
We will never begin
walking as the holy nation and chosen people proclaimed by God until
we begin to depend on Him for everything. Because when we
push aside our own needs, thoughts, and agenda and lean on the Father
for His plans, that’s when empowerment comes. That’s when the talk
becomes the walking. And what the Kingdom needs is not believers
talking the walk, but followers actually walking in the dust of their
Saviors feet. That’s when things change. People awaken. And an
invasion of Heaven on earth begins to erupt all over the world in
that bone-shaking, earth-shattering noise that nothing can hold stop
and no one can ignore.
