My time in Peru began and ended in a blink of an eye. Thankfully the lessons that I learned here will not fade away that quickly. I pray the Lord is rooting them in my heart to remain. Here is a glimpse into the things the Lord revealed to me this month.
Obedience is Costly. The Lord called me to do a lot that I don’t understand this month and last. I will say yes Lord to each thing He asks but I carry my own expectations with that obedience. When I don’t get the response I was expecting, I will then question the voice of God. He gently reminds me… It’s not about you. Obedience is for His name and glory. It is very costly but the reward is greater than any other.
The more you give, the more you will receive. This is a kingdom principal. It is set in motion and will forever be truth. I got to see this principle really play out here. This month was one of pouring out. We all saw that each other had different spiritual gifts and we were all hungry to receive more of His spirit. We started to impart the gifts we had received into each other. The more I gave, the more I received.
There is no sweeter name than the name of Jesus.
What we do on earth echoes in eternity. There are some things you can’t offer Jesus when you get to Heaven. You can’t offer him your tears, there are none in heaven, so think how precious they are to Him now. We can’t offer him our sweat, money or even life. Life is everlasting in Heaven so you cant sacrifice any of it. I want to spend my life at the feet of Jesus, giving him all I have.
Yahweh is a warrior. Our God is a fighter. He fights for our hearts.
Walk in boldness with the willingness to be misunderstood. This one is hard because I hate being misunderstood. The fear of being misunderstood silences me. I have to put that aside. I have to care more about what Jesus thinks of me than any other.
I don’t want to enter Heaven full. Full of dreams and vision unfilled. Full of songs that I never sang. Full of business ideas that could have changed the world. Full of things that I kept to myself because I got complacent. I want to live a life poured out. I want to give it all.
” I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted.” Job 42:2. No matter how much I screw up, I can’t mess up the will of God.
Loving requires a heart alive, awake and free.
Seek the Lord and He will be found.
” Rejected by men but chosen by God.” 1 Peter 2:4 I will never be rejected by God. I am chosen. Fully accepted.Fully loved.
It is not about me. I am learning a lot on this journey but it’s not about me. I don’t think its about this journey at all. Its about the fruit it will produce when it’s over. A tree does not bear fruit for itself.
What is your greatest fear? There lies your destiny.
Love is a choice. No matter how many times I tell you that I love you, nothing will ever change unless you choose to love me back. It’s the same with God. He speaks His love to us every day but nothing can change until you accept it, believe it and love him back because of it.
Called to Serve in Rest. The Lord spoke the word rest over me a lot this month. I was thinking that word was ironic because we have worked harder here than any other month. The Lord brought some revelation over the word rest to my heart. He wants us to rest in Him. He wants us to give up control and surrender it all to Him. I am learning that God really starts working when we stop. When we fully rest in Him, he is like finally I can move in…finally you have stopped so I can get all the glory.
“STAND STILL and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!” 1 Samuel 12:16
“Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today… The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. “Exodus 14: 13-14 The Lord continues to take my heart to that verse and speak…stop running. Be still before me.
If I want to be used by God, I must live in His word.
Don’t ever say ‘I will never’ to the Lord. You will at some point get asked to step out of your pride, be humbled and walk in your never.
Gods love is greater than any other.
God wants us to pray for the desires of our hearts. He wants us to ask and He wants to give. He cares deeply about our hearts desires. However, it’s not about our desires or even His promise in those desires. It’s about HIS glory. We have to keep our eyes locked on him. When our eyes are on the promise of those desires that is when doubt and fear sweep in. Seek the Lord. That is where we must have our hearts set on. Think of a bride walking down the aisle. Her eyes are locked on her groom. We are the Lords bride. Keep your eyes locked on Him.
God is love. Love never fails.
There is no place I would rather be then in the arms of our God.
Live a life of knowing the Lord has already taken care of your future.
There is freedom in obedience.
” I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” Mark 10:15 We are called to have faith like a child. Here goes to a journey of discovering child like faith.
There is healing under the wings of our Father God.
Redemption is at the end of brokenness.
After my time here I could easily become a vegetarian.
Funny Memory:
As we are stomping mud I turn to Hailey and ask so what exactly are we doing. Her response: You know those big mixing machines you see in the states..well we are those machines!
Another funny memory happened last night. A small group came over to our house for a bonfire. We opened the night with prayer and songs which then lead to a game of duck-duck goose. Let me add that the average age there was 30+. Too funny!
Leave tomorrow for Lima, Peru. Next stop Nicaragua. Pray we enter Nicaragua ushering in the presence of the Lord. Though some days here are so slow but it honestly has been in a blink of eye that we are entering month four. Pray my spirit is awake and alert to the voice of the Lord. I dont want to miss one beat of His heart.
