Monday, February 15, 2010

Well well well, look who fell into the well.

The season of suckfest... that will lead to abundance... is commencing.

Modesty.

Sabbaticals.

Holiness to my core- translating to everything I am, everything I do, everything I say.

I look forward to sedating my flesh during the next 6 months or so that I may be able to think with my heart, and discern with my spirit more effectively, more accurately.

I want to really "get it" when it comes to the urgency of the great commission. 10x more than I think I "get it" now. And I want KPC to "get it" once again. We've forgotten why we do missions, why we go in the first place. The gospel has, to a great extent, lost its potency. We don't even know what the "message" is that we're supposed to be preaching. Why, then, would we be excited to preach it?
Maybe that in itself is the epiphany- its not that people aren't excited about Missions, they aren't excited about the message of Christ. Think about Paul, or any of the early Christians in Acts, or Romans.. they GOT IT. The message of Jesus Christ wowed them from Day 1 until the day they each died. We aren't wowed, for the most part, anymore. Have we learned a watered down gospel? Have we taught that message instead, and expected the same results?
....is it even about results?

I remember a conference that I went to a couple years ago, and the main speaker asked everyone in attendance to write down what the gospel message was and turn it in. Later that night.. they told us that over half the people there couldn't do it.

There were 1500 people in attendance. Thats huge.

Just thinking out loud.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Words

I am going with you wherever you go. Do not fear. I am going with you to clear the way where there seems to be no way. Life up your eyes- I open doors and shut them. There is no door too hard for me to open. Don't try to figure out how to open it, how it will be opened. Only be here.

Believe- "nothing is impossible with God" -is not just some cheesy cliche. God is for real! Consecrate yourself/your life to Him.He says, "Go for it! Just see what I'm going to do! You ain't seen nothing yet. YOu're gonna be so blown away by my love and greatness."

Radical! You're very willing to try new things- but beware! Your giftings can get you into trouble. Balance yourself through relationships with people that are different than you- people you might even think are boring or stuck in the past. Respect them and listen to them because they'll help you stay grounded and healthy as you shake things up with your awesome radicalness!

Stop holding back what you have to say. You're going to explode. Plus people need to hear it! Your lips are beautiful.

Healing Anointing. You are called to the radical, the un-ordinary- and God will choose to manifest himself, His Spirit, and His love accordingly... RADICAL.

Lightness and Refreshing is the season you're coming into. God light and grace will begin to shine on you and in your heart as never before. The burdens of your past are melting away and a new day is dawning for you. The strain of the past you have felt you feel no more. You have waged a good war.

When all of the sudden,

Its like God is trying to make up for all the winters past that we've had zero snow and only frigid temperatures. I'm not necessarily opposed... just, verrrry surprised this is the 3rd time this has happened hugely this winter.

I want to wear sundresses and bathing suits already! :)

I'm bound by cords of grace. Thats what the song that is singing in the background said. I like that. We seem to always belief ourselves to be bound by something... it might as well be grace. Some amazing love we get to understand more fully on a daily basis. Mm.

Some days, I wish Phil Wickham was single and in love with me. Thats not such a stretch, is it? I just realized that I may have a subconscious pre-requisite for my husband to be able to sing wonders to me.

I love living on my own. I'm more grown up than I realized. Its a really really good feeling to know God is providing all my needs, and readying me to provide for someone else.