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Consecration...

9/11/2007

For some reason, I've been shaken to the core of my purpose. I’ve been shaken all day. In all I’m doing… am I doing what God has called me to do? Am I consecrated to HIS call? It’s good that I’m being shaken here at the beginning of school. It’s sobering, but it’s good.

As I traveled this summer, I was struck with the magnitude of the people who have yet to hear the message… struck with the magnitude of people who don’t embrace the truth of the Gospel. As I type, I realize that while I’m speaking primarily of the saving grace of the Good News, that I myself don’t consistently embrace certain truths of the Gospel either. It’s time to walk free. It’s time to believe the Word. This is worship and honoring the Lord God… my Lord Jesus who’s sacrifice was great.

I have administrative gifts, and they will be and are being used for His purposes and His glory. But I have taken my eyes off of my calling, and it’s time to stir up the gifts and press on toward the mark. I cannot forsake one for the other.

As I was working and listening to some music today, I also became overwhelmmed thinking about the martyr's cause and challenged by those who had laid down their lives for Christ over the course of history. I wept and wept, mostly because I was being challenged in my own heart.

Just like Jesus, those who have been martyred have not had their lives "taken" from them, but THEY have laid their lives down. In my heart I heard, "The only one who can have their life taken from them is the one who hasn't already given it freely and fully away to Jesus Christ." Tonight was another one of those moments of consecration... my life for Jesus... choosing to lay it down even as I live. Thank you, Lord...

"For I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live I live by faith in the one who loved me and gave Himself for me." Gal 2:20

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Philippians 3:10-15

9/9/2007

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Philippians 3:10-14 (Amplified) 10 [For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope] 11 That if possible I may attain to the [spiritual and moral] resurrection [that lifts me] out from among the dead [even while in the body]. 12 Not that I have now attained [this ideal], or have already been made perfect, but I press on to lay hold of (grasp) and make my own, that for which Christ Jesus (the Messiah) has laid hold of me and made me His own. 13 I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.

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He is Faithful!

9/8/2007

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School has barely begun and God continues to show Himself faithful and express His "backing" of my pressing on to His High Call of Missions. During one of the breaks between orientation sessions yesterday, a woman came up to me and said, "The Lord told me to give you this for your missions trip." She handed me a check for $100.00. I almost had to laugh. "Lord," I thought, "I don't even know where I'm going yet, and you're already sending provision!"

Then today, I received a phone call from another person who shared that she felt the Lord had impressed her to send me $50 a month to go toward my internship trip expenses! Again, I rejoiced and I continue to stand in awe of His faithfulness!

It can be easy to let our minds wander toward looking at our natural circumstances sometimes and to get our eyes off of the Source of our supply. I'm so thankful that He's faithful to remind us along the way that He has a plan even when we don't. He's worthy of our trust, no matter what the circumstance!

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Getting to Know You

9/6/2007

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Today was picture day for the third year students. I had more of an opportunity to see who will be in classes with me this year, but I still don't have a sense of how many are actually in the Missions group. It sounds like there are a lot more of us this year than last, though. I can tell we're going to be a varied group, too... a good representation of the Body of Christ coming together. I love that.

As I stood in line and watched everyone, I had a deep desire to get to know people... our common heart, yes, but even more so our unique differences. I'm looking forward to growing in my appreciation of others... and in growing to let myself be known, more, too. The pictures we had taken today may reveal all of our outward features, but God looks on the heart... and that's what I want to discover and cherish, too.

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Registration!

9/5/2007

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It's finally here! Registration for RHEMA School of World Missions was today! In many ways it was strange to be on "the other side" having been working behind-the-scenes in the RHEMA Admissions Office these past three years, but it was refreshing at the same time. A lot of people came up to my friend Kim and I and were surprised and excited to see the two of us in the registration line. It was great to see people that had been gone for the summer, to renew acquaintances as well as to make some new ones. As I stood in line with all of the third year students, I kept wondering which of us were in the missions group or in pastors or in worship. You could tell that all of us were excited about taking this next step into what God has for us.

When I went through the registration line I was handed my first assignment, too... a ten-page, typed paper to write due by September 17th! THAT will be one of my projects to start working on this Saturday!! Actually... I was still excited even when they gave it to me. The gal overseeing the line said, "You're the first person we've gotten a response like THAT from!"

Today was a special day of remembering His faithfulness, too. My tuition had been paid in full all due to the generosity of people who invested in not only my year in school, but in the journey to come beyond the classroom. These months will be important, though, and I'm excited to see what's in store. Thanks for walking with me along the way!

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Consecration...

Philippians 3:10-15

He is Faithful!

Getting to Know You

Registration!

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