Literally, just minutes ago, a friend asked me this question in an e-mail. Actually, what she wrote was the following:
“How are you doing? How’s the Windy City?”
It was just that simple.
I am not quite sure what came over me, but my response was not what I expected.
“I am doing well. By far, Chicago, is the city that has given me the most “culture shock”. It is ridiculous. Everything that is expected of LA is what I have found here in Chicago. My theme for Chicago is LOVE. At least, that is what the Lord is showing me.
Please pray for me.
This is the most intense battlefield I have been in and I know why the Lord has brought me here. To love the unlovable and to reach the unreachable. Why me? I don’t know nor do I dare to ask. I just trust. I have stepped out of my comfort zone more here in less than two months then I ever did on the race. Funny, right?
Daily the Lord amazes me, and daily I realize that my life is not my own. I am not here on my own accord. I am here to serve. Where ever He takes me, I go. No questions asked. Just fully trusting in His word. He will reveal His work in His time.
Right now I just need prayer.
Pray for strength. My weaknesses are being played upon. I know I am not alone, but satan is a great deceiver. I refuse to become a prisioner to his taunts and his lies. Pray for community. I need a community of believers to join with here in the city. Pray for boldness: to continue to live the gospel no matter what the cost. ESPECIALLY here in the states.
Wow, I didn’t know all that was going to come out. I guess all we really need sometimes is for someone to ask the question.
Thanks for caring, sister ;)”
Tonight I leave you all out here in CyberWorld, America, those on the WR, those who aren’t, those who feel stuck, those who feel ignited, those who feel unseen and unheard, those who are lost, and those who have just been found- the following question:
HOW ARE YOU?
Honestly, how are you? I want to know. I want to hear your story. I want to know what we can praise God for together and what we need to come before him with in prayer. What thing has been weighing upon your heart that you have been keeping to yourself and not turning over to God? I would say, I don’t want to make any of you reveal anything that makes you uncomfortable, but part of the problem is that we worry too much about what man will think of us that we aren’t fully ingnited into true accountability and we handle the world on our own. This world wasn’t meant for us to handle on our own.
God walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
I want you to know that I care. I may not know you and that is fine. Whoever you are, I know this much about you: YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE MOST HIGH GOD. That is all I need to know. There is a link just to the side here that says “EMAIL ME”. It is not just for fun. I want to know how you are doing and how I can pray for you.
Know that you are loved!
