In case you haven’t heard the news, I will not be meeting my squad in Kenya at the end of this month. Unfortunately I was not able to raise the necessary amount of support that I needed to go. This was a big blow to my heart, but I trust God. I know He loves me, and He has my best interest in mind….at all times.
I feel in my spirit, that everything is changing around me, in me, and through me. He is making things new. A new season, a new beginning, and a new level of intimacy with Him.
I don’t know if you have ever had the opportunity to worship in a corporate setting, where everyone’s heart was desperate for God. Something powerful happens….God shows up, and people are changed.
Matthew 18:20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.
I love worshipping with other believers….I feel so close to God and so alive. In my alone times of worship I never feel the intimacy with the Lord as I do in a large setting.
But that has changed!
Ever since I have been back, to my hometown of Tampa, God has birthed something new in me.
It started out with me singing songs to the Lord, from the bottom of my heart. I could feel Him close to me, but nothing like when I soaked in His presence.
What I mean by soak, is like you would soak in rays of sunshine on a summer day. You sit still, you bask in the light, you soak in the warmth of the sun on your skin. Well the same happens when you soak in the Son.
In this time, there is no agenda, there is only stillness. Allowing God to meet you, and move through you the way He sees fit. We always think we know exactly what we need, but He knows us better than we know oursleves, and He meets the deepest longings inside of us.
This has revolutionized my life lately….I can not get enough. The first time I tried it, I spoke a simple prayer, “Please heal my heart”. I sat in stillness, trying to quiet my mind (which is hard for me), and I sat for about 20 minutes before anything happened.
Then as I was listening to a song, a woman began to sing “God is healing your heart right now”. Instantly, I felt His presence all over me. I couldn’t move…I just cried and cried. Then I felt tremendous peace, and I knew He was healing me.
Be still and know that I am God. (Psalm 46:10).
Be still and let Him have His way. It’s so powerful and it’s so life-giving. This is what it means to abide. I feel like its not enough to just be His kid. Intimacy with Father is so important. We need to get close to Him, we need to spend time with Him, and we need to soak up all of Him, if we really want to bring His Kingdom to earth.
Try it! Here is a song that can get you started. Warning…I was wrecked after I listened to it!
Be still, listen to the words, and melt into His presence…..
