It started out as not really having the time to sit and write (or not making the time to write), and now, apart from it not really being my forte, most times when I try, I get lazy and just don’t want to and of course, conveniently, something else comes in and I have an excuse.You see the thing is I have all of you supporting me in more ways than I probably know; financially, spiritually, in prayer, mentally, emotionally if possible and probably even physically…not exactly sure how, but I’m sure someone is doing it. And I feel a lot of you are a part of this ministry, me going out to the world…but I really haven’t done a good job keeping you informed and connected.
I do count this an important form of ministry, if nothing more than just showing God’s capacity to love, expressed in all the amazing people that God gives me the grace to come in touch with. A love sealed with an everlasting act of sacrifice through the death of Jesus with eternal consequences. I am amazed and often challenged by the hurt, the pain, the stories of God’s provision and faithfulness, that simple act of contentment amongst many other attributes that often shines through. Why isn’t that worth a blog?
Let me share a thought that just came through, being a tad older than I was last year…yep, the big 27, I know a tad more about the power of words than I did last year, and hopefully a lot more than I did when I was a kid. You see, I have these memories of occasionally being told I was lazy and honestly maybe even rightly so, but it wasn’t life giving, infact, it probably did the opposite. I never really thought much of it, neither am I using it as an excuse for why I can’t write a blog, but like I said, I know a tad bit more about the power of words, and I feel that’s something I might have subconsciously taken on. For some time now, I feel I’ve been fighting that idea/thought/spoken word…I guess I must have believed it and even embodied it, even if only in the smallest of ways.
So what exactly am I trying to say…I need PRAYER!! haha!! I kid, but Yes, I do need prayer fo sho!(for sure) but really, that’s just a part of random thoughts that just got placed on my heart for this blog, with purpose to bring life to each of us. And I might as well plug in an encouragement on the power of words we speak. Let us be a community that speaks life to one another, a family that speaks truth, God’s truth, every chance we get. Infact, let us seek to CREATE opportunities to speak God’s truth to build each other up. If you are not sure what that looks like, oh please let me know, I’ll be more than excited to practice with you, ‘cause Jesus came to give you life and that he came to give in abundance, for real. So lets do it, let us give LIFE.
Oh and p.s. not that after this, I will be pumping out blogs like I
should be(or maybe I will), but hopefully, in the least, this will help me break that blockage that’s
keeping me from putting my thoughts and the interesting detials of this
trip on paper or computer. I mean look, I finally wrote a blog, and no
it wasn’t so hard ☺, I’ll have to try it again sometime soon. Pls keep
those encouragements coming, and I’ll have to let you in on more
details on our ministry in Romania…Thanks for the constant support
and prayer.
