Hey everyone,
Each day is becoming more and more exciting to see what the Lord has up His sleeve. Directions that begin with "Go to a coffee shop..." are always adventurous! I pray that today as we step out to go past our comfort zones and encounter the Lord in new ways, that He would truly meet us and expand our borders beyond what we thought possible.
Be encouraged that with each day's events, we are digging canals in our lives where the living water can flow through us freely and have access to those who are thirsting. Keep going!
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As we are anticipating the next fast in the 21 days of engagement, I'm compelled to lift up a prayer for us all.
ReplyDeleteSweet Father, thank You for allowing us this priviledge of fellowship. We are blessed by You in so many ways but especially with the people at MorningStar You have allowed us to love and be loved by. It is these very people I lift up to You now. I pray these days of engagement are all You are intending them to be for us; that everything You had in mind during these days, where the momentum of the year is set, comes to pass.
Jesus, I ask that you bless this fast we are soon to enter into. I ask, Beautiful Friend, that You give so many holy distractions in the next 48 hours that we lose track of the minutes and hours [in a good way]. I ask that You allow each of us to know the victory of subduing our flesh and being in charge of it. I thank You that as the answers to these prayers are manifest in each of our lives, we enter into a new reality of just how much self-control You have empowered us with, Holy Spirit.
I thank You, Loving Spirit, for the many supernatural breakthroughs that have occurred and are going to occur because of the devotion of Your sons and daughters to this process, and because of Your Grace.
Be Glorified, Lord. This is all about You.
Wow- thanks for that prayer. I feel like it released the grace and strength that I needed to go forward with this fast! I am actually looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteOk so last night I was feeling a bit discouraged. Due to being so busy over the past few days I was falling behind in the 21 days of engagement and I was feeling bad about that. That striving always tries to jump back in. So last night I was praying about it knowing that this time is an invitation to get closer to the Lord and not a requirement. The Lord knows our hearts though and I knew that He knew that in my heart I was hungary to partake of all that He has. So in the midst of all of this thinking about the fast I was feeling, in one word, dread. Not excited at all. (Don't worry this gets better.) I was just really honest with the Lord though and asked Him to bring a fresh excitement about everything again. Wouldn't you know not even 5 minutes later excitement started to rise up in my spirit and this morning a brand new joy. AND I even feel excited to fast! That is HUGE! THANK YOU JESUS! Sometimes I forget that when I asked the Lord for something, He LOVES to answer!
ReplyDeleteThis is a time of EXPECTANCY....
ReplyDeletebut also a time of waiting for the completion of what has been promised! DO NOT be discouraged! Make the necessary adjustments...My thoughts are higher than your thoughts, My ways are higher than your ways.
IF YOU COULD SEE FROM MY VANTAGE POINT, YOU WOULD NOT WORRY, SAYS THE LORD!!
WOW!!!! Last night at Life Group, as we were praying, I had my arms wide open and it was as if i was holding this GIANT ball of stuff and it was smothering me and holding me down and I felt oppressed. As the prayer continued I felt as if my hands became very, very large and I was on top of this giant ball and the perception of being heavy turned into being attached to something wonderful and bigger than me! I was ON TOP, Not Beneath! My hands were a part of this object. I could not let go!
If you have any comments, please let me know!
I love you guys!!!!