A cancelled flight isn’t the end of the world. Neither is lost luggage.
Beautiful Jesus lovers that is D(auntless) squad. (a couple key people missing! We missed them.)
It is possible to sleep 3 people in a 2 person tent. Sleep used loosely.
The heart of worship.
Unity.
Power of Prayer.
The voice of the Holy Spirit.
Worship – raw worship.
Muscles I forgot I had.
Ease of vulnerability.
The voice of the Father through silence.
It is possible to have so much packed into one week that it feels like a month. (excerpt from journal)
“God is so good. Every day. Training camp is crazy and I am loving it. I try to write to describe it but I don’t really have words. I have walked through 3 full days and it feels like I have experienced a full week, if not more. I have been soaking up every single moment. (except maybe that second night when I couldn’t sleep and never thought I’d make it through.) If I soak up every moment on the race like I am this week it’s going to be the most amazing, longest year of my life. I don’t want to lose this. I need to remember this when I’m sitting feeling sorry for myself. When the race has become ‘normal’ for me.”
Unforgiveness. (excerpt from journal)
“I know God is asking me to forgive someone. I need to forgive them. At worship one morning we were singing ‘set a fire down in my soul that I can’t contain that I can’t control, I want more of you God, I want more of you God.’ We kept repeating it. If I really focus on the words, and I’m honest with myself, it makes me cry every single time. I sat down, prayed those words, that I really would be set free from this unforgiveness and started crying. Something strange happened. Tears were only falling from one eye. If you know me at all, you know I cry fully…all in. As I was sitting there, God gave me a vision. My entire body represented forgiveness, it was split in half and I had only surrendered half of the forgiveness to Him. Tears never fell from my left eye and I was crying pretty good. I kept asking what the other part was, what I wouldn’t let go of. Folks, I have no idea what I’m holding onto but I know God is good and he loves me. He wants to show me the other half but not until I’m ready. Not when I say I’m ready but when he knows I’m deep down ready for that to be revealed. I don’t want it before that. His timing is always perfect. I can’t become who God wants me to be with unforgiveness, holding on to bitter thoughts and feelings.”
2 Cor 2: 5-11 (emphasis on vs. 10, 11)
5 If anyone has caused pain, he has caused pain not so much to me but to some degree—not to exaggerate—to all of you. 6 The punishment inflicted by the majority is sufficient for that person. 7 As a result, you should instead forgive and comfort him. Otherwise, this one may be overwhelmed by excessive grief. 8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him. 9 I wrote for this purpose: to test your character to see if you are obedient in everything. 10 If you forgive anyone, I do too. For what I have forgiven—if I have forgiven anything—it is for you in the presence of Christ. 11 I have done this so that we may not be taken advantage of by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes
Lastly, I found team Alvah. (Glowing. Sunrise. His Rising Up. His Highness. Pure. Exalted. White Pearl. Light. Bright.)
Christian (aka YODER!!!!) Kapri Kendra Meghan (aka fearless leader) Myself and Serena
These ladies are beautiful. They will help me grow, I will help them grow. I can’t wait. And there will be another blog about them soon so you can learn a bit more about who I’m doing life with for the next several months.
The sun meant a lot to me this week. It didn’t only provide warmth. God spoke to me through the sunshine, the shadows, and darkness caused by those shadows. It’s not as easy as tearing out trees that stand between me and the Sun. Those roots are important. I just need to change my perspective and position so that I can see around the trees to stand fully in His brightness.
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