Went today to the membership class at Gateway. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, God directed many of our friends here ten years ago. Ken and I have 'wandered' but finally arrived. Now it is time to join and jump in the river. It was too funny that the analogy they used today was 'The River' in terms of how to be empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Celebrating the first quarter of my blog I am thrilled at where this blog has taken me and look forward to the next three quarters of where I am headed. I don't want my readers to get the impression that some of the things I write about are new to me. Many 'broken' areas have been painfully obvious, prayed over, thought were settled, etc. Now I am getting God's perspective on the why, and getting to absolute health to be able to move further and deeper with Him.
I've known for a long time what my God gifted talents and abilities are. Sometimes they feel like a curse. I don't mean literal curse. For those of you, like me, aware God made you a "mouth" in the body you know it's a blessing and sometimes not. For me when you combine the fact that I have a mouth and I hate injustice it is the perfect storm for disaster if not tempered by the Holy Spirit. I have to stay subjected to Him AT ALL TIMES. Now keeping it real, that has not always been the case. My mouth can and has gotten me in trouble, can I get an Amen?
Lord, thank you, sincerely thank you for gifting me and my readers with everything we need to minister as you designed us. Human to human, relational, and meant for showing tons of grace, mercy and love. Steer us onto the correct path and show us opportunities for even more of You. Amen
The climb today was majestic! I arrived at a plateau and the scenery again....breathtaking. Before me I could see a very lush valley. I am quick to know that growth takes place there. Adversity is likely to be encountered. There is no way to the next range of peaks without going down and through. I know that God is with me and I can face the 'broken' part He wants to touch next.
From here I see a few paths leading on. What is even more spectacular is the waterfall I see to my right. It crashes into a huge river which disappears into the valley. I linger long enough to watch the beauty of the water, the force as it carves gullies in the earth. It is a refreshing sight. I'm ready. I'm descending. I'm going with God. I am thankful for everything I've encountered so far and know that better stuff lies ahead. I won't need wadders when I reach the rivers edge. I'm jumping in. I go where it flows.
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