In about 2 hours, Sarah and I are going to take the first step in ending this season as squad leaders. We have 3 ridiculous people meeting and spending the day with us. During that time, we will be inviting them to step into a place they probably don’t feel good enough for, nervous about what it looks like and a whole barrage of thoughts and feelings. We will let them know that they ARE ready and God has been growing them in ways that only new squad leaders would be grown. This is truly a time of joy for me. I get to love on some of my favorite people for a month and know that God has this all planned out.
Ephesians 1:4-14 (NKJ)
4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both[a] which are in heaven and which are on earth-in Him. 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who[b] is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both[a] which are in heaven and which are on earth-in Him. 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who[b] is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
And that I don’t have to try to make it better with my actions. That this time has be carefully laid out and been walked down faithfully by all of us. That God has given each of us the choice to continue in the growing process and we have chosen to die to ourselves so that He gets more glory than we do.
Also this signifies that I will be going home in less than a month. I have to once again say goodbye…..for now…..to 45 people that I LOVE and have seen grow tremendously in only 3 months. But one thing that comes along with this role, is knowing that I can only take them so far and that the ones we are raising up will take Y squad farther than I ever could. And I FULLY trust these 3 in that. They are going to be stretched, pushed, pulled and just about any other verb you would like to put in. It will be so amazing to see how this will shape them to become so much more.
Also, in order for the beginning of something new for me, something has to end. I am ready for whatever God has for me. I predict it will have something to do with resting since I have been out in the world for 15 of the last 17 months. I think I need to let God slow my life down for a little bit. I think I could be ok with that. Maybe CO will be slow…..
I am down for whatever God gives me. I have entrusted Him fully, well mostly…lol, with my life for 2 years. I am not stopping now.
