“How you finish this season, is vital for how you begin
the next season.”
M.P.
M.P.
It is the
beginning of our last month on the field.
This day last
year we were just finishing training camp.
year we were just finishing training camp.
*Training Camp, Team Dunamis. 10.24.10
Today’s my
birthday, and I am turning 27. After a
wonderful morning spent overlooking the river, on a sunny day in Cambodia….my
belly is full from the delicious coffee and crispy bacon I just ate. My heart couldn’t be more happy.
birthday, and I am turning 27. After a
wonderful morning spent overlooking the river, on a sunny day in Cambodia….my
belly is full from the delicious coffee and crispy bacon I just ate. My heart couldn’t be more happy.
For me, today is
about more than just turning another year older. It’s about thanking the Lord and celebrating
Him and what he has walked me through. This
has by far been the greatest year of my life.
about more than just turning another year older. It’s about thanking the Lord and celebrating
Him and what he has walked me through. This
has by far been the greatest year of my life.
While it’s not
always been easy or fun, it’s definitely been life-changing.
always been easy or fun, it’s definitely been life-changing.
Last year as we
left training camp, I was hungry. Hungry
for the journey that lay ahead. Hungry for more of the Lord. Hungry for more of
the spirit. And excitingly anticipating
anything else that came along with it.
left training camp, I was hungry. Hungry
for the journey that lay ahead. Hungry for more of the Lord. Hungry for more of
the spirit. And excitingly anticipating
anything else that came along with it.
I had walked
through a lot that year. A lot of things
that were hard, and left me confused and lost. My weary soul was tired, and hurting and crying out for the Lord.
through a lot that year. A lot of things
that were hard, and left me confused and lost. My weary soul was tired, and hurting and crying out for the Lord.
He told me to
surrender.
surrender.
Trust.
Obey.
And faithfully
walk into what he was calling me too.
walk into what he was calling me too.
That inevitably led
me to the World Race.
me to the World Race.
I sit here
another year later. Turning 27 and now
at the end of my Race.
another year later. Turning 27 and now
at the end of my Race.
My heart
overflows with the passion of the Lord. I have learned a lot in this year. Walking through freedom, ridding myself of a lot of strongholds that the
Lord has so graciously redeemed me from.
overflows with the passion of the Lord. I have learned a lot in this year. Walking through freedom, ridding myself of a lot of strongholds that the
Lord has so graciously redeemed me from.
I feel like I am a
different woman.
different woman.
My identity no
longer rests in the hands of others….in the lies…the hurt…in the things I have
spoken over myself.
longer rests in the hands of others….in the lies…the hurt…in the things I have
spoken over myself.
No, now my
identity is firmly planted in Him. There
are days when I struggle, yes. There are
times when I still feel lost and confused, but at least now I am lost and
confused in Him.
identity is firmly planted in Him. There
are days when I struggle, yes. There are
times when I still feel lost and confused, but at least now I am lost and
confused in Him.
I am finishing
out this season, still hungry. Hungry
for more of the Lord, for more of His spirit, for more of whatever he has to
offer. But this time it is different.
out this season, still hungry. Hungry
for more of the Lord, for more of His spirit, for more of whatever he has to
offer. But this time it is different.
I am finishing
this season, changed and stronger.
this season, changed and stronger.
He is speaking to
me that what comes next is deeper faith.
me that what comes next is deeper faith.
Calling me to,
Surrender
Obey
Have faith
& trust him.
It’s about
further dependency on Him.
further dependency on Him.
He is calling me home
again. The course of what happens next
is unknown, and yet completely in His hands.
again. The course of what happens next
is unknown, and yet completely in His hands.
Looking to finish
at the rest of this season with a heart opened wide, pouring out nothing but
passion and love….surrendering everything to Him in faithful obedience,
trusting Him always.
at the rest of this season with a heart opened wide, pouring out nothing but
passion and love….surrendering everything to Him in faithful obedience,
trusting Him always.
*Squad Leaders, Cambodia. 10.24.11
