This month has looked much different than any other month thus far.
My team and I are staying at the Adventures in Missions base here in Chiang Mai, Thailand along with another WorldRace squad.
Ministry this month is also different than any other month… something we call “ATL“
Ask The Lord
Everyday we choose to simply ask the Holy Spirit to lead us in to what God wants us to do.
Honestly it feels like practice for when the time comes to go back home and let ministry be a lifestyle rather than something I have to complete.
AWAKENING:
Another reason this month looks a lot different…
4 squads who’s paths intentionally crossed in Chiang Mai, for the purpose of coming together as the Body. Four days of community, worship, evangelism, intercession, encouraging one another, and imparting wisdom on one another.
Something I grasped while there:
•STOP ASKING THE LORD FOR THINGS YOU ALREADY HAVE•
DUH.
I could say “period the end” and leave it at that, but that would leave you in the same mindset I was previously in.
So much of my prayer life consists of asking God for things I think I need Him to give me…
“Lord, give me strength…”
“Lord, give me peace…”
“Lord, give me joy…”
“Lord give me hope…”
“Lord, take away my fears…”
“Lord, give me mercy…”
“Lord, take away my temptations…”
Do you see what I see?
I already have all of this…and so do you if you have received Jesus into your heart.
The very moment I received Jesus, I also received the gift of the Holy Spirit, also known as “the Helper”
I have the gift that was freely given, but the rest is up to me… it’s up to me to take responsibility of the authority I’ve been given that comes along with the Holy Spirit.
It’s my job to stare down my weaknesses and
RECEIVE STRENGTH.
It’s my job to stare down the very thing that steals my peace and
RECEIVE PEACE.
It’s my job to laugh in the face of the enemy who steals my joy and
RECEIVE JOY.
It’s my job to stop looking at a hopeless circumstance as hopeless and
RECEIVE HOPE.
It’s my job to realize that fear has no grip on me
because I have not been given a Spirit of fear.
It’s my job to receive the mercy I’ve been given
and find the grace to help in time of need
(Heb 4:16)
It’s my job to look my temptations square in the eye and
take authority over the hold they have had on me.
It’s on us a believers to stay full– to make sure we chose the right Daily Bread and Living Water.
It’s on us as believers to come out of our own funk and activate the power that is within us.
On another note, MY PARENTS COME TO THAILAND IN 9 days!!!!!
