Now some of you might be wondering about this blog title. J So I guess I will tell you about it. We did an all girls teambuilding exercise, in which I was blind with only one arm. The goal was to get 50 feet away from the burning plane we had just crash landed in. I had to completely rely on and trust the other girls (who I had just met) to get me to safety. Also I had to deal with the fact that I could not help in any way. Part of who I am is that I’m a servant, helper, mother (or any other way you want to put it) at heart. So sitting on the side when people needed “help” was very hard for me. But it is definitely something God has been working on in my life. To rely on Him and trust Him with everything. To let go of trying to do things with my own strength and lean on His.
Favored 414
I’m on a team with 6 other Woman of God!!!! We will be traveling, living and doing ministry together. Our team name is Favored 414. It comes from Esther 4:14.
“For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
In this verse it talks about her being chosen “for such a time as this”, and we as a team felt that God is calling us to walk in the Favor that Esther walked in. His Favor. To cement this in our hearts God showed us His Favor in that our first meal as a team was paid for by a random man in the restaurant. The Lord is sooooo good!!!!
At TC (training camp) there was this waterfall, it was gorgeous! Well….. some of us J Squad decided that was wanted to climb to the top. I went with them. In some places I was practically crawling up the side of this small mountain. It was hard but I was determined to reach the top. It was breathtaking! In that moment I knew that I was alive and that my God is a Great and Masterful composer. Knowing just the right blend of song bird, crashing waterfall and gentle rustling of the trees to soothe my grieving soul and bring peace and joy flooding back into my life.
I think I’m ready now. I know that there will be some days that are harder than others but no matter what my God loves me and every person around me. My goal for the next 11 months is to be ”Jesus with skin on” to as many people as I possibly can.
It is my hope that you all will join me in this, to love everyone around us with Jesus’ love.
