Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Poor in Spirit vs. Blessed are those who are poor.

Holy Spirit teach us what it means to be poor in spirit.

I came across this prayer on twitter tonight and it got my spirit churning in a thousand ways. The desire and thirst for Him is so deep in me. He is drilling a well deep down in my heart. All I want is more. Increasing the depths of Him is the ONLY thing I want on this earth. Because He is Holy, Good, nothing can compare to Him, this is my desire.

But in this fast driven world, there are so many distractions keeping us away from God, so this simple yet loaded prayer is so vital because it helps me understand the desperation for Christ. The desperation to KNOW him on an intimate level, to hear Him, to feel His goodness. AH~ my heart. My life.

When I was in Honduras for a mission trip, I read in Matthew 5:3 where it says "Blessed are those who are poor", I understand that these people have nothing, they are the definition of poverty yet they are blessed because they KNOW God. They depend on Him because that's all they have.

Let this resonate with you tonight.

May you realize how poor we are and may your spirit thirst for more of HIM.

Press into Him tonight as you close your eyes and tastes His glory.

Saturday, August 3, 2013

no boundaries.

 God has taken me to a new depth of His love this summer. The biggest thing that the Lord showed me was the fact that He is limitless and boundless. There is nothing that can stop Him from establishing what He wants to do through me. He can push me as far as He wants to. But, it's up to me to say yes- even to the unknown and allow Him to carry me through the process. I am excited that He has planted in me gifts that will be used for such a plan as this. My heart is in a posture of surrender knowing that the process isn't easy but it is worth it to see the promise unfold.