As we were praying, here are a few of the things I felt in my heart for Burnaby:
His glory will be shown.
We won't always know what to do.. But we will follow Him. His definition of success isn't alway ours, so whether or not our version of 'success' happens, his glory will be shown in who we are, how we react, and by who we are, others will know it's Him.
Changing. Fire of a generation.
If we want to see change, we will feel/know the fire.
There will be a testing of our hearts. Will we pay the price for what He wants to do? Do we really want to be a part of this? What are our motives?
Asking. Boldly.
We will see.
We will let our cry ring with His. Let our hearts break with the things that break His heart.
We will attempt great things because we've asked Him for great things.
Confidence... In who He is and who we are.
SO WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE?
Again, as I was praying, here is some of what I felt in my heart.
I believe that we will be inspiring young men and women to run boldly.
We won't be intimidated by what others have done as they have walked before us, instead we will continue on with their heart, thier passion, but it will look completely different then what they have done, and we will be ok with that even when sometimes others find it hard to see past the style.
We will be changed.
Sending out. New places release new faces.
Music will be huge. It will play a big role in who we are and what we do.
On the streets we will take prophetic faith steps.
We will learn together.
There will be healing of the broken and the hopeless.
As we talked and prayed, I was able to grapple a bit more with what it means to be a part of this team. Honestly, I do stuggle with what my part will be. My place. I know that we all do. As I prayed I know I began to see more of God's heart. Hear his voice for what we will be doing, where I haven't before.
And I'd love to hear your thoughts.. What were your experiences in fasting and prayer?
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3 comments:
hey lani...
awesome to hear your heart. keep processing in whatever way works best. ;)
my main impression from our time of prayer/fasting is that we need to do more of it. what i sensed is that spiritual synergy is released when we all give ourselves to times of seeking, asking, yearning. i've never really been in a community like this before...where my heart is sooo energized by those around me as they strain for Him. i walk away from last weekend knowing that we've got to do more of this; it's going to be our lifeline.
sw
i've shared this with a couple of people... but I along with others struggle with fasting, I so desperately want it to be something that I desire to do, but honestly right now, it's just an obedience and discipline thing. But to be really honest, this last fasting and prayer time I was refreshed,I wasn't plagued with constant thought of wanting to eat, but i was really excited about what God was dropping in my... in our hearts. I agree with scott, we need to do it more... I know in my head why it's important, and I'm willing to keep trucking through to make it real in my heart...
i'm with meryl, fasting is HARD. I realized again how desperately I seek to meet the needs of my heart with tangible things, like food, rather than God. And in that vein one of the days I was praying about my heart.. I wrote in my journal,
"i want to see transformation of my heart - i want there to be a miracle - selfish to selfless, composed to feeling, hidden to sharing, closed to open, hording to giving, wanting to surrendering"
I'm not entirely sure how that goes along with the church plant except that these are things, characteristics that the world takes notice of... because they are abnormal... because they are Christ-like. God, make me, make us more like you...
e
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