So back at Debrief, we were challenged to look back over the seven months we’ve spent in the field and see how the Lord has revealed Himself to us. Has He shown us more of His character in different ways? Has He pushed us into greater depths?
Since writing monthly summaries that night, I’ve been able to look at my list of who He is. And it’s been awesome. I’m reminded every day of where I’ve been on my journey, not just on the World Race but my entire life.
I felt the Lord urging me to share this part of my journey with you all. So that’s what I’m going to do. This is all written out of what I’ve seen the Lord doing in my life.
Month 1: Gentle Leader — He loves me. And as I started out the Race, He was starting to speak to me in new and different ways. But He wasn’t trying to push me too hard, instead He was gently guiding me to where He wanted me to be.
Month 2: Protective Papa — I was experiencing a lot of spiritual warfare in Thailand. I would literally wake up feeling like I was in a battle. And I would have bruises from nothing. But in it all, I had peace from the Lord, knowing that He was protecting me from greater harm.
Month 3: Word/Voice Giver — I started finding my voice in the Lord and really started seeing what it meant to speak out prophecy. He would give me words and visions for others. And I didn’t quite have the courage to always share them. But I was getting there.
Month 4: Constant — He was always constant. Our team had a rough time that month, and there was a lot of things going on in my head and heart. But in it all, He kept pressing into my heart that He was constant. He was the One I could look to, the One I could trust. The One I knew who completely understood me And He was telling me that it was okay for me to open up and really share who I was with others.
Month 5: Healer of Deep Wounds — The Lord still showed me that I needed healing for a lot of wounds–mostly from my past. Wounds that other men had caused and made me doubt my self worth. The wound of losing my father and then the wound of losing Jim caused me to dive deeper into other past wounds The Lord started and continued His healing process in my life.
Month 6: Lover of My Soul — When I didn’t feel loved by my team, He surrounded me and upheld me. The Lord poured out His love and His Spirit on me every morning as I came before Him. Sitting on the couch with my blanket and my coffee, He would speak words full of love over me.
Month 7: Loving and Caring Father — Words He spoke over me through Anna, the rest of my team, and just in my times with Him reminded me of His love for me. He held me in His arms as I cried about not understanding what He was doing. He was constantly reminding me that He is my Father. He is my Daddy. And I can trust Him.
I love stacking stones. I love being able to look back at what He’s done in my life. Because it reminds me constantly that He is able to do far more than I could ever imagine in the future.
