From the moment I stepped foot onto Mongolian soil, God has been working in me. He has been sifting through the depths of me and plucking things up from my inner being. He has brought things to my attention that I didn’t know would be issues on the Race, or issues at all. He has challenged my thoughts and perspectives; things I THOUGHT I had figured out.
After talking with my team leader about my struggles so far, she gave me the word refinement.
Refinement: the process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance; purification, cleansing, perfecting.
Wow. What a word. What a perfect explanation for what I’ve been going through.
I found myself questioning God a lot, so as I prayed over this word, I read Isaiah 6:8
“Then I heard the Lord saying “whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said “Here am I. Send me.”
I felt God say “Michaela. I called you to this for a reason. Don’t lose sight of that. Don’t lose sight of ME. Keep me first, second, and third. Make me your focus. Make me the desire of your heart. I AM is here. I AM is enough for you.”
The significance of I AM is that whatever I need…GOD IS.
As I’m praying over this right now, I feel God saying, “I AM comfort. I AM peace. I AM desire. I AM motivation. I AM courage. I AM wisdom. I AM discernment. I AM forgiveness. I AM relationship. I AM connection. I AM acceptance. I AM love. I AM grace. I AM mercy. I AM joy. I AM ENOUGH. Trust that I AM.”
So this month is dedicated to trusting that “I AM IS ENOUGH FOR ME.”
