Ya know how parents buy their kid’s coat a little too big,
so he’ll grow into it? God just bought me a coat, and it’s a little too big
right now.
back to lead our squad for the first four months of the race. After month three
they pray about, choose, and train two new squad leaders who will then lead the
squad for the remainder of the race. Last weekTim and Di passed over their
authority to two amazing, God-appointed squad leaders: Joni Viets and Michael
Perez
Though this transition can be challenging for World Race
squads, we are so blessed by how clear it is that God has chosen these two
people to lead our squad for the next eight months. God’s anointing is upon
them and I count myself blessed to be under their leadership.
leaders for their teams. I have been raised up to lead team Agape Life Song for
the next season of the race and could not be more excited. There aren’t words
to describe how blessed I am to be part of the team I’m on-how honored I am to
get to lead them and serve alongside them. We have grown so much in
relationship with God and with each other these past three months, and I know
the growth has just begun.
Even in all of my excitement, it is beyond clear to me how BIG
this coat is for me. Even with all that God has been speaking to me, I still find
myself asking God, “Really? Me? Are you sure?”
How can I lead
this team? Aren’t there others who are more equipped? As I list off to God all
the reasons I am ill equipped for this role, God responds, “EXACTLY.”
“Wait. WHAT?! You’re AGREEING that I’m inadequate to lead
Agape Life Song?”
And that is when God spoke His loving truth to me. Alone I
am inadequate to lead this team, but as I rely on God and not my own strength,
I am completely adequate. God has provided all that I need, all that our team
needs, through Him.
I don’t know that I
have ever had to fully rely on God. My foolish pride has told me that my
passion, that my perseverance, that my mind is enough. Reality check: it’s not.
I step into this new season confident that I cannot do this on my own, but that
as we rely on God our team is going to go to amazing places, experiencing
incredible works both in our ministries and in ministering to one another.
Prayers are much appreciated for myself and my team during this time of
transition, our new and old squad leaders alike, and Tim Guindon, who was
raised up as the new team leader of Shabach!
Three months ago, this coat would have consumed me,
suffocated me. Now God has made it perfectly too large for me-big enough that I
will be able to comfortably grown into it and big enough that I will come to
outgrow it. And what will happen then? God will provide me a new one, once again a
little too big.
