| | My parents have been married for almost 44 years. I am blessed. I know that. I remember as a little girl (4 or 5 years old) my mom would walk my dad to the door of our house and kiss him goodbye for the day of work. I remember LOVING seeing my parents kiss each other. It brought such stability to my little girl heart. I knew I was safe. Everyday, I would squeeze into the middle of my parents and watch my dad kiss my mom. It was beautiful and it was perfect.
This past weekend we had our monthly BURN (extended time of worship and prayer). Before I get too far into this, I want to share that over the past few months, we have begun seeing miracles take place. One example is of a little boy who had severe asthma (he had it at the time he came into the BURN back in February) and while he was sitting in that environment, he was healed. Up to that point, he could not run without having difficulty breathing. I was not "in the know" at that point, but all of the sudden, this little boy was running around the entire room. I honestly thought, "What is going on?" But having been in children's ministry for a while, I really don't pay much attention to things like that. I know how kids can be. And hey, BURN is a place of freedom so, as long as he wasn't screaming or anything, I thought what the heck... LOL It wasn't until about an hour later that I was told that this boy had been healed of his asthma and that he was simply so excited about what God had done that he couldn't stop running! He hadn't been able to run in a long time! Sounds like something straight out of the early church days, huh? Remember the lame man walking, leaping and praising God?? We are experiencing HEAVEN KISSING EARTH and just like when I was a little girl, I wanted to be right in the middle of my parent's kiss, as a woman, I want to be right in the middle of heaven kissing earth! It is BEAUTIFUL and it is PERFECT!
God has really been dealing with me about resting in His presence. So often, we feel like we aren't "doing" enough. I've personally been soaking in a soaking class (that's the best way I can describe what we do) on Wednesday nights and I have found such POWER in that. It is offensive to the religious mind. How in the world can BURN be advertised the way it needs to be or be introduced to new people or be funded the way it needs to be if the leaders are soaking and resting all the time? I don't know... but I do know that God is doing the work while I rest and soak in His presence. The economy of Heaven is SO different than our earthly economy. Which is good, huh? The ways of God are so contrary to the ways of man. All I know is that since God has laid it on my heart to do this, the doors of provision are FLYING open. And the bonus of all of this is that in that time of resting in Him, He empowers us to be witnesses of His power and His authority. IT'S NOT ABOUT ME!! IT'S ABOUT HIM!! We all get to be in the smack middle of heaven kissing earth!
I will be honest here. I tend to be the type of person who runs around always "doing" and very rarely "resting". Usually during a BURN weekend, I am going ninety - to - nothing trying to do everything that needs to be done. I feel pressure to make sure everyone is comfortable when they come in. I want to make sure that they are happy. That they aren't "bored". There was something different about me this month. THANK GOD! I no longer felt the need to MAKE this happen. I simply laid on the chairs in that sanctuary and rested and soaked and meditated in the presence of God. Every time my mind would begin to wander and begin thinking of things to do, He would speak ever so gently to me and say, "Lay your head back down. I'm big enough to take care of it. Rest." And so, I would lay back down. And I honestly didn't care what people thought. "Is she asleep? Unbelievable. The person who is in charge of this thing is actually ASLEEP! What a lousy hostess!" LOL I was spending time with my DADDY! And it was WONDERFUL!
While I was lying there , we had a woman come in who was NOT expecting anything big to happen in her life. The story was so similar to one that had happened to a group of friends of ours about a month prior. SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT SHE WAS WALKING INTO! We're talking there were people there who were lying all over the place. This woman, along with her two children came into the BURN. They were in need. She didn't want to ask for money. She simply was wondering if we knew of a place that she could spend the night and wait for some help on Sunday. All of the shelters that we knew of were completely full and the ones who probably had more information than I did, were closed on Saturdays. The only reason the building we were in (Cornerstone Outreach - an outreach center for helping those in need) was open was because we were BURNING. Under normal circumstances, it would have been closed. God DEFINITELY had an appointment with this woman! After talking with her after a few moments, we realized that all she needed was a gas card. There were people there who had the means to not only bless her and her children with a gas card, but also with groceries to ensure that they were as comfortable as possible on their trip. We also were able to minister to her while she waited in that atmosphere. GOD MET HER THERE! I love when God sets us up to be blessed! I love that when we least expect it, HE SHOWS UP!
The POWER that God gives to those who WAIT ON HIM is incredible! It breaks the yoke of bondage! You see when we lay aside all of our human ideas and human ways of doing things, God begins to show us that it is truly only by Him and through Him that anything of any consequence is accomplished. The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof!! IT ALL BELONGS TO HIM! And He refuses to share the praise that is rightfully His with us. He will not allow a human to steal His thunder! So, we rest, acknowledging that we are nothing without Him. And in that submission, He shows up BIG TIME! God, may I never forget. The power to be everything You've called me to be is only found in setting aside my best effort and resting in You. HEAVEN IS KISSING EARTH and I'm caught in the middle and loving it!
Live Life Loud!
~Sandy |
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