Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power that is at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. – Ephesians 3:20-21
For the past two years, I have muttered these words of scripture as the prayer of my heart. I have earnestly asked the Lord to show me what it looks like to live out this kind of reckless abandonment eloquently described here in Ephesians, I have belted out the hook to Oceans by Hillsong United, and I have written journal entries expressing my need to be removed from my comfort zone. However, I haven’t really understood the magnitude of this prayer. If I am honest, I don’t always live my life like I have the power that raised Christ from the dead living in me. In fact, for the majority of my college career I have lived in disobedience by ignoring relationships with my peers to feed my selfish desire to excel in the classroom. It shatters my heart to think that so many times I just go about my daily routine without considering the eternal destination of the souls surrounding me. In the latter part of February, the Lord used a dream to not only expose the pride beneath my apathetic heart but also to rekindle the flame for those who have never heard the name of Jesus. With that being said, I will never fully understand why the Father has so graciously chosen me to be take part in his global epic that will ultimately result in His name being glorified throughout the entire earth, but I am incredibly excited to watch the perfect plan that the Lord has already established for me to play out in this next year. Yesterday, it was announced that on January 9th, that all of the January 2014 squads (YZABC), will be launching from ATL. This is no longer a dream, or figment of my imagination. I will seriously be boarding a plane destined for Zambia in order to embark on a journey that the Lord is going to use to continue to break me of my pride, and ultimately to draw me closer with him. If you are reading this my hope is that you will not only believe that the Lord can do immeasurably through you, but that it is okay for you to ask him to do so. The book of James states in chapter one verse five that, “If any one of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” What areas of your life do you need to surrender to Jesus so that you can effectively proclaim His name to the world around you?
