Our speaker last week, Matt Rawlins spoke on "Fear of the Lord". It was a very challenging topic and I didn't have very much time to process it all. I did go back and listen to one of the days that he spoke on the podcast that we have available Click Here. It took me about 2 hours to listen to a one hour lecture since I had to pause every ten seconds to write down certain quotes that really hit my heart.
One thing that I just barely caught was that we can borrow other peoples soil. In other words we can borrow other peoples experiences and revelation of God and use it to help us in trusting and obeying God. Now this is something that I do all the time. When I listen to speakers here or go to church on Sunday and hear the preacher share his revelation, I can usually come away with something that encourages me or gives me a boost of faith.
This made me think about my life and how many people have spoken into my life. How much soil I have borrowed from other people. I have to admit that it feels pretty good when I get to hear the latest revelation from some of my favorite pastors. Its like I just got some nice, fresh, dark soil. It looks good and it feels good at first but how long does it last before the wind blows it away, or the rain washes it away? I eventually loose grip of these revelations and then I'm back to needing more.
I am not saying that listening to sermons is pointless and that sharing revelation is meaningless. I am saying that it is important to work that soil down deep where my roots are so that I can use it to grow. I want to take that revelation and use it to build faith so that in obedience I may know/experience God. Simply, revelation requires a response.
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Peace
The students are here and the first week of lecture is in full swing. This weeks topic is hearing the voice of God which takes me back to last year in my DTS when I was here fresh from Cleveland and so hungry to hear God. I know these students are just as hungry as I was and it just makes me excited knowing that God is so real and wants them to hear His continual proclamation of love over them.
I started my day at 4:30am saying goodbye to my sister Jessica as she heads off to India for her Photogenx outreach. It was amazing seeing her for the month and Her extended two weeks since her visa came late. I am considering that a blessing since we were able to hang out more and pray with each other more and have crazy times of uncontrollable laughter. I consider our lives as a true testimony of God bringing families back together and uniting them in His love.
What God has been doing in my life here so far is giving me His peace. I have never been so at rest with where I'm at and what I'm doing. One thing I realized is that this school is bigger than me and discipling these students is also more than I could ever handle, but I know that it's not me teaching these students. I know that the Spirit of God is going to teach these students and love these students more than I ever could. I am truly finding peace in knowing how much God is in control of this school and in control of my life. The more that I let go of my worries and the more that I acknowledge God then the more I am feeling His peace wash over me and His joy strengthen me and His passion drive me to do things out of Love.
My hope is that I can continue to have this perspective and live from it. I know that this is the best place to be discipling these students. I hear so much about staff being burnt out and sometimes even hurt after a school. My prayer is that I can continue to live from the abundance of God and be a servant to these students constantly giving out of the overflow.
I started my day at 4:30am saying goodbye to my sister Jessica as she heads off to India for her Photogenx outreach. It was amazing seeing her for the month and Her extended two weeks since her visa came late. I am considering that a blessing since we were able to hang out more and pray with each other more and have crazy times of uncontrollable laughter. I consider our lives as a true testimony of God bringing families back together and uniting them in His love.
What God has been doing in my life here so far is giving me His peace. I have never been so at rest with where I'm at and what I'm doing. One thing I realized is that this school is bigger than me and discipling these students is also more than I could ever handle, but I know that it's not me teaching these students. I know that the Spirit of God is going to teach these students and love these students more than I ever could. I am truly finding peace in knowing how much God is in control of this school and in control of my life. The more that I let go of my worries and the more that I acknowledge God then the more I am feeling His peace wash over me and His joy strengthen me and His passion drive me to do things out of Love.
My hope is that I can continue to have this perspective and live from it. I know that this is the best place to be discipling these students. I hear so much about staff being burnt out and sometimes even hurt after a school. My prayer is that I can continue to live from the abundance of God and be a servant to these students constantly giving out of the overflow.
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