WOW!!
I am overwhelmed right now by the goodness and faithfulness of God! And I am amazed at times how I wiggle and I wimper at the first sign of change or uncertainty, but God, knowing what I need leads me in the way I should go. I just recently went on a retreat with the Leadership Track that I am a part of and had an incredible time. On the way back however my mind was trying to figure out the rest of my day and what I needed to get done and I missed out on a lot of the northern part of the island that I hadn't seen yet. I looked up and put my pen down and just let my gaze wander as I saw the countryside. It was very bright and had to let my eyes adjust as I looked at the rolling hillside. I then turned to look out the other side of the van to see the vast ocean to the right of us. And if I looked out a little farther I could begin to see the top of the next island in the distance. I felt then the Lord begin speaking to me...It isn't all clear up front but as I begin to just sit back and look up everything begins to be clear.
HOW TRUE!!! Our circumstances can sometimes be overwhelming and a little chaotic as we are trying to figure everything out in our heads in one sitting. But if we just put our pens down and look up we can begin to see that God is orchestrating something so fantastic in our lives. This is where my faith collides with hope. Hope being a joyful expectation of something good about to happen. If I can keep my gaze upward I can relish in the favor of God. If I keep my eyes on the King I will walk with the right perspective. If I keep my eyes off my circumstances and on absolute truth I can begin to see clearly enough to take the steps necessary to move forward. God is making things clear in my life and I am beginning to walk into one of the desires of my heart. Teaching!! Sunday nights I have had the abundant pleasure of leading women through freedom and pointing them to Jesus. They are being set free from bondage and being healed of past wounds as they are rising up and taking back their voices. I am so thrilled to be apart of affirming women into greatness. I just see this continuing to build into this amazing crescendo of harmonies being released into the fullness of God's heart revealed to us. I love what I get to do and am excited for more to unfold as I keep my eyes upward...
