Joyful Waiting!

My dear friend just wrote a blog called “Pause”. I met her in during my Justice DTS, and even though we didn’t go on the same outreach (she went to Africa, and I went to Haiti), God blessed us with 3 months of living within 30 minutes of each other back in my hometown. This was such an amazing gift from the Lord, we were able to spend time together processing our experiences, sharing all our thoughts, worrying about the future, wondering why everything at home seemed so different, and seeking the Lord in prayer together. Looking back now, my thankfulness for her, and the many wonderful people God placed in my life during my time at home steadily increases.

My time now in Kona during the School of Circuit Riders has been so full of blessing, challenge, growth, revelation, and understanding. The Lord’s mighty power has been repeatedly demonstrated through the Holy Spirit, my trust the Lord’s goodness surpasses my understanding, and I now understand the importance of deep intimacy in with Jesus Christ, this is what matters most. My direction for the future is even more unclear, yet somehow, so much clearer. Life becomes quite simple when deep intimacy with Jesus is your first priority and this is what I was missing when I went to Haiti.

So why did I mention my friends blog called “Pause”? Well, that is where I am, everything just started to become still, and then pause, the Lord speaks “Wait”, the only word I hear. Every time I hear this word, I have a picture in my mind of the Lord intricately weaving out my future as He unveils one step at a time to me, and I love Him so much for it. He knows exactly what I need.

So I wait on the Lord, so excited about the practical steps He is unveiling to me, but even more excited about pursuing deep intimacy with Jesus. I am so blessed.

Luke 10:27 ESV
“And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”