Hey Everyone,
Sometimes I feel like I’m being stretched to the point that I’m going to break, but I don’t. The other morning I was doing some prophetic art with my team and this phrase just popped out at me. It is just speaks truth to how I feel right now. It's funny because while I was in Kenya the thought of preaching to a church scared me. I did not have confidence in my speaking abilities even though God has called many times to speak in the past. While in high school I was the Christian Club President and was in charge of leading the group. The point is that I tried to do it all on my own. I never relied on God and asked for his presence in the group. So without God, it all pretty much fell apart. Disappointing but true and it was during that time that my confidence in speaking to large groups was shattered. However it has been prophesied over me many times that God sees me speaking out. So, while in Uganda I had my first opportunity to preach. I was not exactly jumping up and down for the chance but half of my team was sick and we needed four speakers that morning. I prayed to God a lot for what I should speak about and that he would just speak through me during that time. I already knew better than to try to do it on my own because that gets me nowhere. So, I did what every great speaker does and prepared for my sermon. I wrote notes and had a plan. I had planned on speaking from Daniel 3 about idols and not getting distracted by what the world tells us we should worship. Well, God had a bigger plan for me that morning. Haha…I did not look at my notes once because it turned into Holy Spirit takeover. I still spoke from Daniel 3 but the message turned into not fearing earthly kings or governments because one day we will be standing in front of God at the gates of heaven. In Matthew 10:28, Jesus tells us not to fear men who can kill our bodies but not our souls. We should fear the God that can destroy both body and soul. I just love how Africans respond to sermons. At one point while I was speaking, they were getting so excited that one guy jumped out of his chair shouting Hallelujah and knocked over his chair in the process. I love how free they are during services. So, ever since that first sermon it has been craziness. I have preached to five different churches now using Daniel 3 as my main focal point but each time the Holy Spirit just takes over and hits a different aspect of the story. I have yet to repeat a message which is awesome.
