“Depth”
Back in January, before I left for India and Nepal, I received this prophetic word…depth. And here I am in September preparing to leave for Thailand…and the Lord is just beginning to reveal to me what was meant by this word.
I knew back in January that part of the meaning was that the Lord was calling me deeper into the depths of living a life on mission. I also knew that He was calling me into deeper intimacy with Him and that the “depth” would require more of me.
In a sermon I heard in Malaysia last year, a pastor compared growing deeper in intimacy with the Lord to scuba diving. He said that as a diver goes deeper in the ocean, the water pressure increases on the physical body and the need for a more pure and concentrated source of oxygen is needed. The same can be said in our relationship with the Lord. The deeper He takes us in relationship, the more the pressure of the world pushes in on us and we need a more concentrated source of Him to breathe in.
In the past couple of weeks, in preparing to lead again, the Lord has brought up some things that were unexpected and surprising. He ever so gently said “hey, it’s time to revisit some hard things…and take you into a new depth of understanding…a new depth of healing…and into a new depth of intimacy.”
So, as you are reading this, I’m probably in a plane somewhere between Georgia and Thailand. As I head back to the field for 9 months, I’m humbly asking for your prayers. Prayers for me, in this depth the Lord is taking me and for my Gap Year R Squad of Christ-followers and this journey that the Lord has them on. Would you also please pray about partnering with me in ministry? I’m currently $2,290 away from my goal of being fully funded and anything from $5, $10, $20 and up is so generous and helpful.
And now…on to the depths!
Love y’all.
