love is not lost
The LiNL team has begun walking in a new direction, a new calling, a new way of life. It actually is not new; it’s just new to us. It was early in the fall of 1994. I was a senior in high school and the Spirit of God began quickening me to surrender my life to Jesus. I remember very specifically whispering a prayer, “God please don’t make me a missionary, I can’t handle living in a third world country.” A total selfish baby prayer, but a real one, God likes real prayers. He can work with real prayers. He hears them, not that my wants of comfort, stability, and air-conditioned bedrooms mean anything to the call of God. Can I tell God what to do? Can I tell God what to make me? Can the pot tell the potter what to make him? It is the artist that makes the pot beautiful, not the desire of the pot. If we are the clay and he is the potter, then we can rest in his sovereignty, rather than our pursuit of personal desire. (Isaiah 29:16)
Often we wonder what God’s will is for our life. How do I know what God wants me to do? Me specifically! What is my God given destiny? Continue Reading
This is such a powerful word for those unsure of God’s will for their life.
