365 days.
Has it really been a year?
This day last year I felt a HUGE urgency to fast and pray for God’s will.
He made himself clear. So clear, he wanted my heart to become broken for Haiti. He began that day one year ago and his faithfulness amazes me. He is amazing! He keeps pushing my heart in the direction of his will for my life! Praise God!
The following is from my journal on this day last
year:
“Lord, I need scripture about your provision, plan,
and will. Also, scripture about your desire for me to serve the least of these,
as well as scripture about your truth and sharing that truth and how you will
protect me doing that if you so will. I trust you!”
Then he revealed to me these scriptures that I hold
close to my heart;
Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send
me!"
Psalm
121:1-4 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the
Maker of heaven and earth.
Isaiah 50:4-5 The Sovereign LORD has
given me his words of wisdom, so that I know what to say to all these weary
ones. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will. The
Sovereign LORD has spoken to me, and
I have listened. I do not rebel or turn away.
Isaiah 54:10 He said to me, "You
are my servant, Israel, and you will
bring me glory." I replied, "But my work all
seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose at
all. Yet I leave it all in the LORD's
hand; I will trust God for my reward."
The praise of prayer followed by tears of joy one
year ago;
“Oh
Lord, you heard my prayer and showed me with your word a great reassurance,
security, you’re will, faithfulness, guidance, and your hand that was in all
that is my heart for Haiti. I pray
that I continue to take these concerns to you and seek for truth in your word
so that I can hear you clearly and be guided by your will not my own. Thank you
Lord for your great plan for my life
and showing me that you alone are good and you alone are God. Praise be to your
name!”
I write
this to show how good and faithful
our God is. A year ago he stirred in my heart what was to be my future, and I trusted him, even though it was not easy. Before I encountered God that day I
remember writing down all my fears on a piece of paper, in black marker. Bold
and ugly. Fear is UGLY. Then as he
faithfully showed me his truth through the word and I began ripping that paper (all
my fears) up! Fear no longer had any power, because I recognized his immense love! 2 Timothy 1:7 states “For God
gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” I saw it
clearly, his love that washed away all my
fears and that lead me in self-control to see his will above my own.
I’m humbled today to be sitting in that same great, vast,
extraordinary love of the Lord that is stirring my heart to return again to
Haiti now with a deeper understanding of his will. I need your help though, I
must raise 3,500 in a very short time, but I trust that God’s timing is
perfect. Would you prayerfully consider supporting sending me back to Haiti to
therefore see the Lords will be done? I appreciate all your prayers as I am
being constantly prepared by the Lord, and trusting that He will provide for my
needs in the way he wills. If you feel the holy spirit leading you to trust
God’s movement about what I will be doing in Haiti come august read more about
it here:HERE!! :) I am overjoyed to be sitting in this day a year
later reflecting on God’s goodness. I pray you are lead to do the same though
reading this post. Glory be to God!
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