We all have moments with God. Moments where we plant memorial stones of remembrance. Places where we sit and ponder and praise.
This is one of mine...
My week had been full. I had eye surgery in Dallas, and then ended up at the last few sessions of a "Kairos" conference with my sister at Gateway church.
I had been weeping on and off for the last two days. When I feel the presence of the Holy Spirit, that is what I do. I weep.
I have been in a waiting season. Waiting for what, I did not know. But in faith I was waiting still.
Driving home from my week in Dallas, God's presence came on me so powerfully that I had to pull over to the side of the road. Tears were running down my face. I glanced at the clock and realized that Kay and Abbi were probably getting baptized at that moment. I began to pray.
"I want you to write again." God's words, so clear, brought me out of my prayer and I opened my eyes. Had I just heard God's voice?
In front of me I saw raindrops on my windshield and behind them, a rainbow filled the sky. I began to weep again. "Call it, The Glory Road."
A Bible study? I wondered. Are you kidding? I loved the title though.
"And I want you to paint."
I did not hear God speak these last few things to me, but they could not have been more clear and there was no doubt who they came from as they resonated upon my heart.
Now, as I sit down to share this, I still can't wrap my head around the place I find myself in. God's presence continues to overwhelm me though and at this moment my eyes fill with tears. I know I fly into this blind and am only willing to go in the secure knowledge that God is my pilot.
This is one of mine...
My week had been full. I had eye surgery in Dallas, and then ended up at the last few sessions of a "Kairos" conference with my sister at Gateway church.
I had been weeping on and off for the last two days. When I feel the presence of the Holy Spirit, that is what I do. I weep.
I have been in a waiting season. Waiting for what, I did not know. But in faith I was waiting still.
Driving home from my week in Dallas, God's presence came on me so powerfully that I had to pull over to the side of the road. Tears were running down my face. I glanced at the clock and realized that Kay and Abbi were probably getting baptized at that moment. I began to pray.
"I want you to write again." God's words, so clear, brought me out of my prayer and I opened my eyes. Had I just heard God's voice?
In front of me I saw raindrops on my windshield and behind them, a rainbow filled the sky. I began to weep again. "Call it, The Glory Road."
A Bible study? I wondered. Are you kidding? I loved the title though.
"And I want you to paint."
I did not hear God speak these last few things to me, but they could not have been more clear and there was no doubt who they came from as they resonated upon my heart.
Now, as I sit down to share this, I still can't wrap my head around the place I find myself in. God's presence continues to overwhelm me though and at this moment my eyes fill with tears. I know I fly into this blind and am only willing to go in the secure knowledge that God is my pilot.
Writing a Bible study was never part of my plan. It is in fact the last thing I would ever chose to write. I started with a study by Beth Moore years ago and never stopped, but I can't stop asking questions either. I often think Scripture is hard and struggle at times to understand. But despite this, God's word captured my heart and came alive so I keep going. I lay things down in prayer often, and as I do, sometimes revelation comes with it.
When it doesn't, what it boils down to is this. What I know to be true about God, what his word reveals, and what he has said to me personally is enough. The rest...can simply be a mystery until it isn't.
Reading this, you might as yourself why I feel equipped to write a Bible study called, "The Glory Road," and the answer to that is simple, I don’t and I’m not. In my own strength, what I'm attempting here would not be possible.
So thank you Lord that you already know this. Thank you that you know my heart and will supply everything I need to walk this out beside you. I will need mercy, grace and patience so I praise you for giving them all to me in abundance with the greatest of love. May, "The Glory Road." be my praise.
And the angels cry…“Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.” Rev. 4:8
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