Today the weather is cool and crisp. Autumn is just around the corner. Leaves are changing colors. Some have already come unglued from the strong, deep rooted trees they are attached too.
I am reminded of my connection to the Father. The one who created all this beauty around me. I soak up His love for me as I sit and admire the changing of seasons around me. But in this moment it feels different. I can feel a deeper connection to Abba unlike anything ever before.
His love radiates deep in my soul. I feel a sense of belonging. overwhelming peace. A newness in my spirit. He knows me, truly!!! Deeper than anyone has ever known me before. He is all I need.
He reminds me to stay rooted in Him. He draws me closer to Him in ways that I cannot even grasp. But I know that my soul is calling out for Him. He fills me. He comforts me. He loves me.
This change of the seasons always brings about a change in me but this year it is much different. As I watch the trees begin to transform I know that there is also a transformation taking place deep in my soul. I can hear Him tell me to stay rooted in Him just as the trees stay rooted in the soil. “Trust me,” He says. Just as the trees trust their roots to make them strong I will trust my Father to make me strong and stay rooted in His truths.
“Know my love for you. Come and delight in me. You are my beloved daughter.“
God wants me to venture out into the unknown. Which is very new to me because I like to know the plan, have a routine, and stick to a schedule. But all God wants me to do is stay rooted in Him, delight in Him, and know His deep love for me.
I will stand on the truths God has given me and let Him sweep away all of the unnecessary debris that surrounds my heart. I know I will bend and sway like the trees but my roots in the Lord will keep me planted in His plan for me.
Leaves change colors and begin to fall when the wind blows. Children run through the streets and their sounds of laughter echo throughout the village as they make their way home from school. Autumn is here……and I will welcome this season of change and deep roots!!!
A little about our ministry this month…..
Ministry in Dobromirka, Bulgaria has looked a lot like cleaning and serving our ministry hosts well this month. We are serving a Christian organization, Mission Possible, and helping with two conferences while we are here. One has already come and gone, a Teacher’s conference, and another will be coming soon, A Conference for At Risk Women (those who have been abused, abandoned, and made to feel unworthy).
We have cleaned all the rooms here, washed dishes, helped to prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner, played with the children, made new friends, prayed for one another, and tried to serve in the best way we know how too.
We have had some free time to explore and internally process. For me, God has really been stretching me in living in community, intimacy with Him, and understanding just how He sees me…Worthy, Chosen, and Loved!!!!
I can feel that God is up to something really BIG!!
Some pics so far………
Here we are being introduced in front of the church in Sofia, Bulgaria
Gave a word about healing to the church….
Spent an evening making crafts with Amy (our ministry host) and Radtka!!!
Valo (our other ministry host) took us on a hike on the side of a mountain to a waterfall!!!
Bridge we had to cross…..
Loving God’s beauty!!!!
Team accomplishment!!!!
Lizete, me, Yen, Claire, Bekah (our squad leader), and Amber
