Passionate Pursuit

Week Three: 10/30-11/3 Habakkuk 1:5 “Look among the nations and watch- be utterly astounded! For I will work a work in your days which you would not believe, though it were told you.” It’s crazy to read this verse and be reminded of just 3 weeks ago. I had lunch with a woman I met on a mission trip to Peru in the summer of 2016. On that mission trip she prophesied specific things over my life that I’m now walking in. At the time there was no way I was ever going to believe it. This time as I met with her, she spoke life over me but also reiterated this verse. She told me some of the things God had spoken to her regarding my future. One thing she said was “If God revealed everything that’s to come, you would surely run.” Without a doubt, I believe I would run as well. This week our team had the opportunity to go to a village called Khrang Thnong. As this was our first of many village visits here, I had no idea what to expect. We pretty much were surrounded by children from sunris

Week Two: 10/23-10/27 Psalm 93:4 “The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, than the mighty waves of the sea.”             If I’ll be honest, this week was rough. I woke up on Tuesday morning with a swollen eye and as I write this on Thursday, it is only just beginning to go down. My heart has felt far from the Lord; little things have begun to move me and the adjustments of this new life have left me feeling alone. How can a time that is so peaceful feel like a storm? Not quite sure how, but for a moment I felt like Peter as he began to sink in the waters. The reason why he began to sink was because he took his eyes off Jesus. I took my eyes off Jesus and forgot why I was doing this. Nothing that I’m doing can be for personal gain because if it is, I’m missing the whole picture. I forgot that I was doing this for Jesus and for those He longs to be in relationship with. I forgot that I serve the God that is higher and mightier than any storm that I’m in and i

Week One: 10/16-10/20 Exodus 33:18 “And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.”” In this area of scripture, Moses meets with God and God promises Moses that His presence will go with him. Moses’ response was, “If Your presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.” He then continues to ask the Lord to show him His glory. Reading this passage, I instantly became convicted and was brought back to a sermon taught in our training in Guatemala by Austin Hyatt. He was speaking about seeking the presence of God over the blessings of God. Many times I have to catch myself in the midst of my actions and/or thoughts of my future and ask myself that question. Am I seeking the presence of God or the blessings of God? To simply be in His presence and to walk in His will should be more than enough. This first week has been interesting; my expectations were to come and immediately start doing ministry with the children and church. However, it has been slow. We’ve been going to Kh

Mark 4:10-11 “But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables.” I can remember a time in my life where I wouldn’t read the bible because I simply could not understand. The reason why I couldn’t understand was because I wasn’t willing to spend time with the Lord intimately. I wanted it to be a checklist, to know enough to make it by in the church as I kept up my Christian facade. As I began to spend more time seeking the heart of God, He began revealing more and more through His word. We have understanding of the Word of God because we have been filled with His Spirit. Those that do not have the Spirit dwelling in them do not have the understanding of the word of God. Those that were given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God were those that were close to Jesus. Those that were “outside” were

Week 11 1 Timothy 4:8 “For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.” Before I came to have a relationship with the Lord, my eyes were fixed on my physical appearance. I ran 3+ miles every day and worked out just to look good. My pride began to increase dramatically, as I sought to be more fit than all my friends. From the world’s perspective, I had it all together. But from the inside, I was dying a slow and painful death. Working out and watching what you eat aren’t necessarily bad, but when it consumes your whole being it becomes a serious issue. I was reminded of 1 Samuel 16:7 where the Lord says to Samuel, “for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”   I had to begin to ask the Lord to renew my mind, to take my focus off of physical disciplines and fix my heart on the disciplines of God. The Sefora that sits here is completely different