Journal Entry:
Training Camp October 23rd, 2009
Training Camp October 23rd, 2009
Lord,
I want to
share about this community. Everyone here shares all they have and loves and
encourages at every opportunity. They pray for each other and start their own
worship sessions. I feel like I have known these people forever!
share about this community. Everyone here shares all they have and loves and
encourages at every opportunity. They pray for each other and start their own
worship sessions. I feel like I have known these people forever!
And the worship is amazing. People sing the words and mean
it with all their heart. And even if you are tone deaf you still sing at the
top of your lungs.
it with all their heart. And even if you are tone deaf you still sing at the
top of your lungs.
And they dance and kneel as God directs.
And we listen. We listen to God speaking in our life. Not
only do we listen, we speak out what the Lord has said. We speak life into each
other.
only do we listen, we speak out what the Lord has said. We speak life into each
other.
And the freedom. God takes away those things that we
willingly give up. He brings redemption to all those who so desire it.
willingly give up. He brings redemption to all those who so desire it.
I have never experiences church in such a way. I just desire
to stay in this. I desire those I love to experience the
same thing. I want others to experience You the way I have experienced You.
Help me to bring this community to everyone. Help me to show a love beyond all
compare. Open my ears so that I may be led by your Spirit EVERYDAY. Help me to
bring the freedom that You offer in Your name. Bring your Spirit in such a
powerful way that even I am taken aback by the way You are working. Break my
heart for what breaks Yours so that I may have a compassion beyond all
understanding.
to stay in this. I desire those I love to experience the
same thing. I want others to experience You the way I have experienced You.
Help me to bring this community to everyone. Help me to show a love beyond all
compare. Open my ears so that I may be led by your Spirit EVERYDAY. Help me to
bring the freedom that You offer in Your name. Bring your Spirit in such a
powerful way that even I am taken aback by the way You are working. Break my
heart for what breaks Yours so that I may have a compassion beyond all
understanding.
Be my words and my actions.
Be my joy and my strength.
Be the only voice that is leading me in my head.
Fill my thoughts with your thoughts.
Journal Entry:
Australia February 19th, 2010
Australia February 19th, 2010
Lord,
Reading that journal entry today
has been an eye opener. It has given me a fresh look at what community should
look like. It has been challenging just to try and discover what this community
is all about.
has been an eye opener. It has given me a fresh look at what community should
look like. It has been challenging just to try and discover what this community
is all about.
In reality, I know what
community is.
community is.
It is loving despite yourself.
It is following Christ in
obedience.
obedience.
It is church at it’s finest and
worst.
worst.
It is looking past all faults and
picking out the best.
picking out the best.
It is pushing each other even
when we don’t want to.
when we don’t want to.
I need Your grace and Your
leading. I need your love to continue to work through me. Help me to look out
side of my rights, my likes/dislikes, my ways of living. Help me to look to the
way of community. To truly give up myself to others.
leading. I need your love to continue to work through me. Help me to look out
side of my rights, my likes/dislikes, my ways of living. Help me to look to the
way of community. To truly give up myself to others.
I pray the the same prayers that I wrote during training camp.
May it continue to be manifested in my church on the World Race. Bring your Spirit!
May it continue to be manifested in my church on the World Race. Bring your Spirit!
AMEN
