...say so! First, I apologize that it has been so long since my previous post. I have been settling into the new career and haven't had too much time to blog. Ya'll, ministry is WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT for me! Day in and day out, I get to be a part of a TEAM who has the Kingdom on its mind. Every single thing we do has the potential to change some one's life for eternity. Let me share a moment with you that rocked my world last night...
On Wednesday nights, our church (The Gathering) is PRAYING! 500 people are meeting on that hillside, calling on the name of Jesus. This week, we did a prayer walk. We all walked around the campus, and inside the building, praying for our Easter services...begging God to changes lives, restore marriages, repair children, redeem the lost. My friend, Andrea, and I prayed over our stage and alter. I was mid-prayer and I absolutely broke down. (I know, I cry easily) but I was absolutely humbled and broken that I have been chosen and set apart for the Kingdom's work, all the days of my life. I knew 2 years ago that I would one day be in full-time ministry but I never imagined it would be at The Gathering. I just realized how much I've grown over recent years and how much my life has changed. God continues to show me that there is a call on my life...far more important than what I know. I pray everyday that God would not leave me the same...I want Him to continually grow me up!
This weekend is Easter...Resurrection Sunday...My FAVORITE day of the year. Want to know why? Because 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ died on a cross....2000 years ago, Jesus Christ was raised from the dead... 2000 years ago, the enemy was defeated.Oh, THE CROSS! I know that many people see the cross as a sad reminder of the pain Christ suffered. I see the cross as a place of redemption, forgiveness, grace, love, power, and majesty. Christ knew, when He humbled Himself and came to be born in a manger, that He would die for us. It was the plan all along. Yet, for 33 years He walked this planet. He healed, He taught, He chose, He Gave. He was the ultimate example of what we are to try to be. I know that I will never compare to Him... nor will I ever be able to reach the people He did. But I can LOVE with all I have, I can GIVE with reckless abandon, I can TEACH the people around me about Him, I can CHOSE to live each day with a purpose. My life has meaning.... there is a plan for me.
All this, just to say that I hope this year, you find your way to, not just church, but into the presence of a HOLY GOD!
