The Lord has grown and stretched me in many ways this month. Here are the big 4:
LISTEN
During the 24 hours a prayer we did almost 2 weeks ago, I felt like the Lord was telling me to really listen and depend on Him. It is no secret that I am a talker, but that day, I learned what it meant to listen. To not just listen to people and their story, but to look deeper and hear what is really behind their words. To not just read the Bible, but listen and tune in to the heart of the Lord.
INTERCEDE
My ministry here in Byron Bay has been prayer and intercession. The Lord has been showing me what it means to fight for people through prayer. Sure, I have met plenty of people here, but none of the conversations seemed to go deeper than the surface. Through fighting with God as to why that was happening, I felt the Lord leading me to my knees for the other world racers and the people they were coming in contact with.
DANCE
I love to dance. I’m most always bustin’ a move or bumpin’ to a beat in my head. There have been numerous times this month where I have been able to dance before the Lord. During the night of our 24 hours of prayer, a dance party broke out and somehow in the mix, I was volunteered to have a dance-off with a random guy, who so happened to be intoxicated. Because of the fun he had while dancing (and getting beat in the dance-off), him and his friend decided to stick around and in turn were ministered to by 3 other squadmates.
WORSHIP
This could also fall under the dance category because this month, I have gotten over my pride and learned to dance undignified before the Lord. We have been attending a church called New Earth Tribe for the past 2 weeks. If you are standing in the back and just doing the “step, clap; step, clap,” its obvious you are a visitor. The first Sunday we went, that was me. I didn’t see how I could jump like a fool, wave a flag, and doe si doe in worship. The next time we went, however, I was one of the first out there. I learned that there isn’t a certain way to worship, there is no right and wrong. It is about you and the Lord- and if I look like a fool, then I look like fool, who cares? It is about me and the Lord anyway. “… I will become even more undignified than this” -2 Sam 6:22
