Church at TCAK was SO GOOD on sunday! My brain and heart are filled to overflowing with desire to be brave, humble, honest, etc for God! These are bits of what Jamie Goldenburg taught, and my personal story in kind:
Important trials in everyone's life that happen between them and God:
1. Fervor (Separation)
2. Reliance (Circumstances)
3. Honesty
4. Humility
5. Courage
6. Greed
1. Fervor
Abraham was asked to leave his family and home country and just leave... travel... away, alone, to an unknown place... He had to separate from what he knew and just go on a "word" from God. His family probably thought he was crazy...they were probably angry. His wife...she probably cried. His aunts and uncles and cousins and father and mother... they didn't want him to go, I don't think.
I think as far as right now goes... the Lord has asked me to be a nurse. To go to a new school, (yuck!), to take science classes, to pursue a career that I never, ever would have thought of before, and throw the path of my life into a radically different and new direction. Its cool. I only have to separate from the person I was before... And having lost my whole world kind of makes this easier. I feel like pretty regularly he asks me to separate from things. To go to new and scary and uncomfortable places. He has asked me, in the long run, to live in the 3rd world. Hmm. He has also asked lately that I let him heal me... which involves letting down my guard, which I haven't done for a long... long time.
Thats all for today... I will do another soon. Anyone else want to write their own story of when God has asked for fervor from them, now or in the past? If you like, I would love to hear.
2 comments:
I think mine has been these past almost 2 years since I graduated... the Lord's gentle and continual asking of me to lay down all pre-conceived notions I had about myself, my future, things that I thought were important, everything is gone.. i often see my life now as if i stand with my arms spread out and wide open and the will of the Father washing over me like rain, changing, moving, as soon as one drop hits you it's off and another one gets you... but each ultimately has the same purpose: life creation.
Thanks Em. This picture is so beautiful... it encourages me so much this morning... Gosh I like God.
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