My blogs have taken a short pause this month mainly because I’m
just plain overwhelmed.
I’m overwhelmed with WHO God is and his LOVE for us.
So many experiences this month have been about his love –
videos, conversations, books, and Scripture all have left me saturated in God
and His Love. And in that I feel like there is SO much to share with you! But
where do I begin? I’ve found myself without words. How do I express the love of
God to others? A love that I’m just beginning to understand. There aren’t
enough words to explain or express his love. I am in the middle of it all right
now so the words haven’t come together yet but He has given me poetry. (Remember
when I said I wasn’t a poet, I guess that is something new that has sprung up within
me this month. J )
Below is a short blog that I began to piece together to
begin the process of sharing it all but its just the beginning. It’s thoughts
that are still being pieced together…….
One thing that has become blareingly apparent this year is
the presence of darkness. Walking into country after country I’m met with pain,
sickness, emptiness, and darkness. I often hope the next country we go to will
be different but I’m met again with Satan’s presence and his work here on this
earth.
The darkness brings the continual awareness of the battle we
are in. The battle that is larger than us. The battle that is present all
around us. The battle we cannot always see. The battle that is already won. The battle that we have victory in.
I was aware of this battle before the race and was ready to
continue to fight it all around the world. I was ready to see the pain and
sickness that plagued so many HEALED in the name of Jesus. I was expecting to
see miracles, to see supernatural displays of the Holy Spirit on a daily basis
(yes I know �” expectations….)….I was
ready.
But my expectations needed to be adjusted. I needed to be
aligned with my Heavenly Father and His thoughts.
Yes there is darkness that is
all around, but God’s glory is better. It is stronger and its what we set our minds on.
Yes there is a battle to fight but we
don’t fight it in our own strength. Sometimes we don’t fight it at all. Because
all God wants is us and our LOVE.
LOVE.
LOVE is what the
Lord has had for me to learn this year. How to love others, how to be loved by
him, and that love is our weapon.
“If I speak in tongues
of men and of angles, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a
clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries
and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not
love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body
to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.� 1 Cor 13: 1-3
If I have not love, I
have nothing.
This is true when it comes to the spiritual battle. If I
don’t love my brothers and sisters Scripture says I walk in darkness. So how
can I battle against darkness if I walk in it? And how do I battle against
darkness?
For a while I tried in my own strength. I used Scripture,
prayer, dance, everything I knew and nothing was happening. Then God showed me
“Dear children let us
not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.� 1 John 3:18
All He is asking me to do is LOVE.
Love my team.
Love my Squad.
Love my contacts.
Love the people he sets before me.
Love my family.
Love my friends.
Love those that do not love me.
Love myself.
Love.
“Love one another
deeply, from the heart� 1 Peter 1:22
“Freely you have received, so freely give.�
Matthew 10:8
We freely received the gift of unconditional LOVE so who are
we to decide who should receive our love or not. FREELY GIVE.
LOVE.
Here is preview to a video �” FURIOUS LOVE �” that speaks to
God’s love and it’s power and simplicity. Please watch it, but watch the WHOLE
VIDEO. I know you can watch it in parts on Youtube just search for it. It’s
similar to what I’m seeing and experiencing this year. Watch it, think about
it, process it……take time to absorb it. I’ve now watched it twice….let God’s love just soak in…
