I want to be a door-holder.
I’ve been attending Passion City Church in Atlanta with some friends lately and Louie, the pastor preached a message that really resonated within me. He spoke about being a door-holder for the Kingdom of God. He mentioned that a door-holder is someone who has been inside a place, yet stands outside. They’ve experienced something amazing inside and stand outside to invite others to experience what they have. Their reward is simple, its the look on people’s faces after being inside.
I believe God is calling me to be a door-holder.
Going on the world race was nothing short of life changing. Not only was I able to experience the love of the Father for the nations, but also for myself. It was His love that I became secure in, His love that compelled me to keep going when I was worn out, and His love that fueled me to get up off my butt and run after His heart.
I saw God multiply a pot of spaghetti to feed an entire community in the Philippines, open blind eyes in Uganda, bring deliverance in Tanzania and speak a word in season to the hurting in Kenya. I saw God live among the beautiful gypsies of Romania, build a rehab center in Moldova, teach English in the Ukraine and babysit for some exhausted parents in Hungary. He built a house in Guatemala, and lived among the poorest of the poor in Nicaragua. I saw God in my teammates and squad mates. I saw Him lead and love on my squad through our coaches, I saw Him bring tired missionaries a fun New Year/Christmas celebration through our supporters and I saw Him schedule so many contacts/bus rides/flights through our logistics team. I saw Him use people to train us to be the Kingdom of God to the world around us.
God chooses to use us! He could do all those things on His own, but He’s chosen to use our hands and feet. All we have to do is say yes. There have been so many door-holders in my life. People that have held open the door for me to experience the Presence of God. I had people from my church who’ve held open the door by supporting me on the race, intercessors who’ve made a way for me with their prayers, leaders who’ve pushed me past the limits I set for myself and friends who’ve encouraged me to push through the fire of purification.
I want to be that for others. At first I thought that meant getting a nine to five and working to support other missionaries. After trying that for a few months, I knew it wasn’t how the Lord wanted me to participate in bringing His Kingdom to earth. He’s asking me to say yes and trust Him with the details.
So, I’m coming on staff with AIM. I will be working in the Admissions Department with some amazing world changers. I’m beyond excited about this next season and ready for what the Lord wants to do in and through me. So this is a call to all those door-holders out there. Those that want to partner with me in holding open the door for future fire breathers. I need to raise a little less than $1,000/month (basically 25 supporters at around $40/month). If you feel that the Lord is calling you to be a door-holder with me, please click on the link to the left and sign up to be one of my supporters!
