Unending Love, Amazing Grace

Hello all,

Its been a little while since Ive posted, and I'm not sure when I will return to a more regular schedule. But I wanted to at least give you all an glimpse at what God has been doing in my life.

I can sum it all up in three words: Prayer, Humility, and Excellence

Prayer:

It seems as though I just finished a lesson on prayer. Over just the last few months, God labored with me teaching me the definition of intercession, and I did an enormous amount of study on prayer, not to mention the actual time praying and interceding (please pray that I keep the ball rolling with intercession). But I cannot deny an intense call back to dig in about prayer. During the last CCA (College and Career Age) gathering, we discussed discerning of seasons in the Body of Christ. During this discussion, I could feel God saying to me that He would draw us into a better understanding and practice of prayer. Sure enough, Randy mentioned that he felt a season of prayer coming. And it wasn't just me and Randy who could sense this coming, there were others that night who could feel it as well. So please pray, not just for me, but for the Body as a whole, that we can prepare for this season, and that we would glean all that is there to gather throughout this blessed season.

Humility:

Wow...this has been a tough one. I wont go into all the details, but many of you know in part what all has been going on in my life. I have been humbled in more ways that I can count, and I say "keep it coming!" The blessings poured out, and yes I mean POURED out on the humble are beyond description. I have learned of my own foolishness in finances, relationships, and as well as everyday wisdom. God has graciously removed His hand of favor from different areas of my life one at a time to show me just how foolish I am without his wisdom, and guidance. I really don't see why I don't make these mistakes daily in every area of my life! God truly watches over me day in and day out! He is faithful to those who are faithful to Him. And praise God because without his tender TENDER mercy, I would be lost, completely lost. I have gained a new understanding of who God is. God is a merciful god. In the past I have had difficulty trusting God to provide for me when I take risks he has asked me to take. And it blows me away that He still provides even when I struggle to trust. But what really gets me is when I can go and make a complete fool of myself, and get myself into all kinds of trouble, and He delivered me from MY own troubles! How great is my God?! He is truly worthy to be praised!

Excellence:

This is a word that God has asked me to define. What is Excellence? well...I'm still working on that. But I am learning some amazing things. Every time I learn something new about excellence, it amazes me that, with God's help, I can make that part of my character. So far God has been showing me Antonyms of Excellence (I don't know why Antonyms, but I am learning a lot). Some of these are Compromising, Passive, Failure, Procrastination, Indifferent, Mediocre, Corrupted, and Second-Rate. Needless to say, these are not things you want to find in yourself. But I have found that with Antonyms, I now know what to look for when I am searching myself to find sin within me. How can I remove such things from my life if I don't know what they look like? God has spent a great deal of effort working with me on these things. I am very thankful for the work He has done and continues to do in me. If you aren't letting God work in you and teach you, please take my advice and turn to God. He waits for you, with His eyes on the horizon watching until he sees you turn back to Him. And from far off, He will see you and run to meet you. Of this, I can give testimony!


Yes, I know that looks like a lot, but believe me when I say that it is just a glimpse! God is willing and able to do great works in us, if we will only let Him.