WOW! Its been a while since my last blog post huh!? I’m sensing you all have been in “the edge of your seat” suspense about what’s been going on in my life over the past couple months, or I’m at least hoping. Aren’t you just super excited to hear how God has been moving wonderfully in my life.
If you have been keeping up with me outside of my World Race blog post you are probably aware that I did not launch in September with my amazing Z-Squad family.
After time had drawn within a few days of me needing to reach my launch deadline & being quite a chunk away, The Lord revealed that it was just not time for me to leave yet. I found serene peace in this realization because I knew there were things The Lord needed to teach me before He sends me out to the nations.
A week after my supposed launch date in september, I moved out to Pennsylvania on September 14th with the coaches of the squad, Rich & Eileen Fires. After guidance, conversations, & prayer it was revealed that this was the perfect place to be in this season of resting/listening to God’s heart.
Before we go any further let me share the awesomeness of The Fires’: These are some of the most welcoming, selfless people I have ever encountered. I haven’t only been given a place to rest & recover properly in peace, I’ve gained family. From sitting around the table for dinner at night, to family building projects, to random living room hang outs, to night time sit around fires in the fire pit we built together, every minute has been such a blessing. I will forever have these people in my corner no matter where God leads me after this season & even a million thank you’s couldn’t display my thankfulness. I would honestly lay down my life fore these people.
I’ve been here for almost two months now & I have to say The Lord has definitely not stopped moving or teaching me one bit. For a brief minute here I wondered if God in fact had different plans for me which did not include the race. I starting exploring many other options but the desires for those things quickly expired after a couple days. The one thing that has never left my heart since getting serious & intentional in my walk with Christ is my desire to spread love to souls in every corner of the world the way Christ has loved me.
I am now a member of October 2016 Route 3!!!!!!
Although there is a little under a year before I will be on The World Race missions field, there is still a missions field here that I am stepping out into daily.
Right now I am working two jobs to save up funds, but God has shown me that He is intending me to use them as so much more than just making money. He is calling me to treat it as a missions field.
I wrote a blog a while back that spoke on a job of mine that only lasted for a couple days. My prayer before I started work at this particular job was that it also be a missions field & an opportunity to share Christ with someone. That is exactly what God used it for. I was able to pray for two men in the same night & actually help one win a battle he had been fighting for a long time. It was a beautiful experience.
On the way to a job here in Pennsylvania a few days ago (Walmart Distribution Warehouse) I prayed that same prayer & God answered again. The guy whom trained me on using the warehouse equipment on my first day of work is the spitting image of what i was like a year ago. He is stuck in the same sin I was & is blind on how to get out. I’ve been able to speak into this guys life heavily over the last few days & I can already see seeds being planted. My heart beats for empowering men of all ages to rise up in the authority God has called us to walk in & I am being used to exactly that at this moment. Im super excited to walk with this man & watch him grow in surrender to Christ over the next few months.
So maybe everything doesn’t happen in the timing we think they will, but we must remember that we are not in control. There is so much beauty in how God has a way of showing us exactly what He has for us but He won’t allow us to step into battle until our blades have been firmly sharpened & our armor has been tested appropriately.
Soon I will get to use my gifts all over the nations but for now they must be put to use right where I stand.
PROVERBS 18:16- A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
