the reality of your voice being amplified for hundreds to
hear is humbling…takes you straight to your knees. next sunday i will be speaking during our services at new
charlotte church. i hesitate to call it
preaching or teaching…i haven’t been to seminary and it is yet to be seen
whether or not anyone will learn anything from the words I say.
as i prepare for this opportunity something
has settled into my spirit…
no matter what words cross my lips i desperately hope those
in attendance will see how much i love Jesus...how any good thing in my heart is a result of the work He has done there. with all my imperfections i pray
they will see the perfect grace of christ that has been poured into me spilling
over and off that stage and washing over them too. i hope that the adoration i feel for my Savior and the
redeeming work He has done in my own life will be so blindly evident that they
can barely even see me through the light of Him. if i can offer them even an ounce of the power that His word
and His presence have had in transforming my own life my time behind the
microphone will not be wasted.
would you pray for me this week, my faithful blog friends? as i review my notes, as i listen for God’s voice, as i plead for humility and wisdom and a peaceful spirit free of fear, as i figure
out how to get hours worth of thoughts into 30 minutes of words, as i take
these last steps leading me up onto that stage and finally open my mouth for
His truth to be proclaimed…would you lift my life and my words to Him as an
offering, as i have?
how are you being called to speak truth to those around
you…maybe not just through words but also through deeds? in what ways do you feel prompted to
offer some part of yourself up for the benefit of others. there is weight in that responsibility. i would love to pray for you too.
3 comments:
Praying for you, my sweet friend in Christ. I am bolding approaching the Throne and asking that the peace that surpasses all understanding wash over your spirit in the days and hours leading up to Sunday. I am confident that the good work He began in you {and will complete} will shine His light into the hearts of those listening. After all, you are already shining His light through the screens of computers who read your blog.
For the past few years, I have felt the Holy Spirit nudging me to 'minister' to women of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds. I've taken the plunge by leading a Bible study in our hometown and praying that God will be glorified.
Praying for you my sweet friend in Christ! I am bolding approaching the Throne and asking that the peace that surpasses all understanding washes over your spirit in the days and hours leading up to Sunday. I am confident that He who began the good work in you will shine through you into the hearts of those who listen. Continue shining Light to all those you touch---be it through your blog, your job, your kids---everything you do.
Thinking about you this morning and know you will do wonderful!
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