12 When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai, 13 he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” [Esther 4:12-14]
I wish I could recount for you the exact number of times that these 6 words, for such a time as this, have been spoken into and prayed over and prophesied about me. From pastors to my best friends to people I have never even met, God has been using these words to call me out and call me up.
It started way back in South Africa last November when God pressed the book of Esther on my heart. Shortly after, two dear friends on two separate occasions called this out in me. Cool, God! That's just what I was reading! How did they know?
Then I came back to the states and got the job teaching first grade. Terrified and feeling completely inadequate, my sweet mom reminded me that I had been given this position to love these precious kids for such a time as this. Right, God. How could I forget? You are the same on every continent, in every place. For such a time as this.
And theeennnnn….the World Race.
Oh. The World Race.
At training camp, and especially since, these people that have recently bombarded my life with LOVE and LIGHT and words of LIFE have been used by the Lord to remind me and reassure my sometimes anxious heart that THIS is exactly what He has for me. By this point, I am hearing the Lord loud and clear on this one. He is asking me to lay me down, to step into a new adventure, and to trust that He's got this all…
He's got enough space in my heart to love all the people He's asking me to love, and love them well.
He's got faith in who He's faithfully been and who He promises to be rooted deep in my heart.
He's got me, and this whole crazy world, in HIS hands. (that's not just a Sunday school song…who knew?)
for such a time as THIS.
I sometimes just have to laugh, like a good laugh, at how consistent God is.
He is relentless in His beautiful pursuit of our hearts, especially when He has something He wants us to hear.
I believe, I believe that He has asked me, invited me, and wooed me into this dance with Him.
I'm a bit awkward now, and I don't know all the steps quite yet, but He confidently whispers in my ear.
Trust Me. Dance with Me. I've got you.
I know you. I made you, Daughter. I've prepared you.
for such a time a this.
