I’ve been in Guatemala since Friday January 30, 2015. The last night of my time in Gainesville, GA one of my good friends came in the house at 1:00am late Thursday night on January 29/early Friday morning January 30. I was on the couch and had to meet my new Guatemala people at 2:45am in the morning to drive to Atlanta for a 7:00am flight.
My friend got me up off the couch and hugged me. He spoke some words to me. One of the things he said was I was going to married. My first reaction was this is awesome! (In my head of course). He elaborated on this by telling me that this was a marriage to Christ. Christ wants me in an intimate marriage relationship with Him. I’ve heard many people have came to Guatemala and received intimacy with Christ.
The Lord has been showing me things of how I can be married to the Father. He has been taking me on a deeper journey with Him. There’s some things we can do to be married to the Father.
1. A Man/Woman of Prayer- The strongest marriages I know of today are people who pray together for each other. I’ve heard people advocate for singles to not pray with the opposite sex in one on one settings. Prayer in relationships unlocks intimacy on a deep level and you’re connected to someone’s soul. Christ wants us to come to Him and present our needs, desires, hurts, feelings, our ears for listening, and be in alignment with Him. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 NIV says, “Pray continually.” We have to be in constant communication with our Father to be connected to Him like being married to our spouse.
2. A Man/Woman being Devoted to One- When the day comes for a single person to be married to their wife/husband is one of the greatest days of their lives. They are two people joined together as one flesh. Our Heavenly Father is jealous for our attention. He wants us to be Devoted to One. Being Married to Christ being number one. When we put others first instead of Christ it’s like feeling separated or divorced from Christ. Our spouse doesn’t want us to have an affair by having another woman/man in our lives. They want us to be devoted to them first besides Christ. Exodus 34:14 NLT says, “You must worship no other gods, for the Lord, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about his relationship with you.” Be married to One who is Christ.
3. Pursue Intentionality- The way we can be in a relationship with Christ is pursuing Him with intentionality. Find out how you connect best with Christ. For me every morning I’ve to start my day in the Word of God. Reading the Word connects my soul to the Father. He speaks to me through His Word. After I read the Word I’ve been dancing to some worship music outside in the back yard. This helps me express myself to the Father by sharing in His laughter and delight in Him. Sometimes, I worship Him in my journal by writing prayers to Him. What happens when the Lord puts a Godly man/woman in your life that you think is attractive. You pursue them with intentionality. We do this by finding out common interests, connections we have, likes, dislikes, and so on. We do this by time spent with them in person, FaceTime, Skype, texting, and Facebook Messenger. The Lord has a 24/7 direct line to Him anytime. Connect with Him to be married to the Father. John 10:27 NIV says, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” When we’re intentional with our relationships we know Christ and people in our lives well.
4. Being Vulnerable- Christ wants us to be open, honest, and real where we’re at right now. Last season in Gainesville, GA in missions track I felt like the Lord was using me as the vulnerability leader in the group. There we so many Wednesdays where I felt like crap. We had a share time of where everyone was at during the week. If this came on Tuesdays most of the time I’d be feeling great! Wednesdays was identity class, Dangerous Jesus, and then Missions Track. When my turn came I verbally cried out with my teammates. When I cried out in Missions Track this brought me freedom in Christ and this allowed others to be free to share things they were going through because of the safety vulnerability brings to the group. Christ wants us to be honest with Him when our life sucks. He can take our feelings and hold us in His arms with His everlasting love. In Luke 15:11-32 when the Prodigal Son lost everything and came back home and told the Father I screwed up and ask you for your forgiveness. When He did this He was restored in complete fellowship with the Father. In a marriage relationship we have to be honest with our spouse of where we are at with things. Ask forgiveness for our sins and bring restoration to the relationship. We have to be vulnerable if we want a true intimate relationship with our Father.
It’s all being Married to One who is our Heavenly Father!
Here in Guatemala we are walking through inner healing so we can share hope with orphans here in Guatemala. Our group is setting the tone for future CGA interns to come to Guatemala and be the Sons and Daughters God has called us to be in Christ. We’re carrying the light into dark places. This is what Christ’s mission is here in Guatemala and what Adventures in Missions is doing.
What God is doing is great! Right now I’ve a deadline coming up on March 1st and I’m about $2,900 away from making my next financial goal. For the light of Christ to be shined here in Guatemala we need your help. I would invite you to partner with Christ through what He is doing here in Guatemala. There’s a support me link at the top of the page to give to Adventures in Missions towards my support account. Monthly supporters and one-time gifts are welcome! Thanks for partnering with what God is doing here in Guatemala!
