I have set my face like flint!

Have you ever felt the Lord has made you a promise?  I feel as though He has promised me something.  It is a desire that He instilled in me a long time ago.  I know He has nurtured this gift, this desire my whole life, and that the time is coming for it to be revealed.  I have prayed and I know God has brought me to this point.  And I know that I need to remain faithful with what I have been given, and faithful in my prayers.  It is difficult to remain steadfast.  I need help from the Lord to keep my face as flint. (Isaiah 49: 7 For the Lord God helps me, therefore, I am not disgraced; therefore, I have set my face like flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed.) Have you ever felt God had given you a word of knowledge? Something that you just know for no reason at all.  I feel that the Lord has told me that something will happen to set things in place.  I just pray that it is not just my human nature, my flesh, trying to deceive me into believing it is God's will when actually it may not be.  I know that I have Godly knowledge.  I have experienced several instances where the Lord has told me things that I shouldn't know.  It's an incredible thing.  One of my spiritual gifts.  But I always seem to second guess them.  I know He will reveal it to me in His time.  Until then I will remain faithful Lord!

Climbing through a window/Walking through the door

I woke up in an  unusually good mood today.  I say this because I am not usually a morning person.  I was early for work, had a great day, and felt like God really worked through me today.  I prayed this morning, maybe with a little more fervency than other mornings, that God use me, work through me, let me show Christ through my actions my words and my work. I prayed that I be aware of Him today.  I recently had a prayer answered in an absurd way.  It was unthinkable for God to answer me in such a HUGE way.  It was crazy but that's the way our God works.  So this week I have boldly asked and believed that our church, The Vine Community Church, find a more permanent location.  So as I spoke with a woman at the shop today, I felt the Lord lead me to invite her to the Kari Jobe concert we are hosting in March.  But I said, "Lord, I don't think this lady would like praise and worship music." But  the Holy Spirit urged me to ask her if she liked that style of music.  I don't really know if she did but it opened the opportunity to tell her about our search for a building.  She then offered to do a little research and see if she could find anything being as she works close to a family that owns several properties in our area! I pray that through my obedience and the prayers of our members, the Lord will lead us to the place that He had laid out for us!  If this is God's will!  I know the perfect place is just sitting and waiting for us to submit ourselves unto Him!

Wondering what God has planned for 2011

2009 wasn't really the best year of my life.  My church fell apart.  It left many of us heart-broken and feeling abandoned.  But there are no orphans of God, and that is what I held on to.  2010 was a year of mostly searching and waiting.  Halfway through I found a wonderful church home at The Vine Community Church.  The year ended with the tragic loss of a friend, Jacob.  Jacob was similar to David, in that I believe he was a man after God's own heart.  He loved  people in a way I have never seen before.  You didn't have to know Jacob well to love him.  There was just something about him.  I miss him very much.  2011.  I NEVER make a new years' resolution.  I think they are ridiculous.  But the time of Jacob's death just happened to be just before the new year.  This year I want to love the way Jacob loved.  The way God loves.  I think I have been more aware the past few weeks of how I react to things and I have been praying for God to soften my heart and let be more compassionate.  I believe this year God has a plan to use me.  I don't know exactly how, but I'm readying myself.  I think He also is preparing to do something great in our community.  I'm praying for a BIG move of God.  I believe he wants to just blow through and shake things up!  I want to be shaken by the move of the Holy Spirit and be forever changed.  I can't wait!