Wow — this has been an unbelievable week. So much has changed in me that there is no room for it all. God has used this week to completely confirm this calling on my life…I am exactly where i am supposed to be. We spent the last two days at Unicoi Park in Gainesville, GA and God has done a lot of cleaning in my heart. We were asked yesterday to surrender everything to God – EVERYTHING and there was a lot of stuff in my heart that I had to lay down. We walked a path for two hours, up a huge hill and then laid down the wood (in which we wrote everything that we needed to surrender) down at the cross. It was a completely freeing experience and I feel really ready for this race now–now that I am free from all the junk in my life.
I want to share with you something that God brought me to yesterday. As I was praying and spending time writing down everything that He has been showing me, I started skimming through my journal. I found this entry:
9/12/2006
“Lord, I want to live a full life – one of adventure and challenges – one where I must constantly be dependant on You to show me my next step! I want to be involved in a ministry that is alive and where I can travel internationally and share your love with the lost people. God, you know my heart and my desires – You know my deep passion for missions…”
God used a prayer from my own lips from 2 years ago — to remind me of His power and His love for me. I am amazed at the connections I already have for the people I will be spending the next year of my life with — and even more amazed at the ways in which God has shown Himself this week. He is SO MUCH MORE than I have ever dreamed!! I cannot wait to go on this trip and know God more and fall more and more in love with Him.
Please continue praying for us as God is cleaning us out so that He can fill us up with His Spirit — so that we can be effective in the nations. I love you all! Cannot wait to share in person all that God has been showing me!!
