God's banner

its an amazing blessing to be marching under God's banner.  like to raise the flag with His emblem on it.  like...no one knows me here, no one has seen a kid at anything we are doing yet, no one by appearance would think i'm right for the job, BUT GOD...He continues to amaze with the doors that are opening.  the people i'm getting to meet.  its been sweet each day.

last night was our first official "family" committee meeting...i was great.  we started at 7pm and then came out of our room at 1030pm.  we even talked about stopping because it was getting late but no one wanted to leave.  its an honor to be working along side the men in that room.  God has handpicked each one of us to be apart. (the ephesians 2:10 movement of God)  He has picked us and prepared us for good works in the city of philadelphia and with whoever we come in contact with along the way.  

last night also marked the first night i stayed in my new place in south philly.  yes,yes.  it was funny, when i got engaged i bought some fireworks to shot off to celebrate the occasion.  needless to say, i never got to shot of the fireworks.  well, last night, i was greeted with a different type of firework in the middle of the night.   7 gunshots...i don't know where they were shot from...how far away they were...but i thought it had to be holy with the number of them being 7.  it marks a different type of celebration that will be going on on a daily basis here.  as kids and adults who have never heard the Gospel, get to and start a relationship with Jesus.  there will be fireworks and great celebration in Heaven.  its sweet....the liberty bell will be ringing.

of course, my prayer is for safety and wisdom...i know there is no safer place than inside the borders of God's will for me....pray that i stay there.  pray that i continue to meet the men of the peace.  God continues to bring them along.  pray for a meeting i have at messiah college in the city on friday.

finally, pray that i don't get ahead of God.  He has brought me here and i want to stay where i'm humbly following Him and not trying to take the lead myself.  

a friend of mine shared this scripture with me and others a few years back and it has always stuck with me....

mark 4:35-41

v.35  that day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side."

v.36 leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat.  there were also other boats with him.

v.37 a furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.

v.38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion.  The disciples woke him and said, "teacher, don't you care if we drown?"

v.39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be Still!"  Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

v.4o He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

v.41 There were terrified and asked each other, "who is this?  even the wind and the waves obey him.!"

so many things could be said about this passage its so rich...but the point i want to focus on is in the first 2 verses... it was Jesus idea to go to the other side of the lake.  He suggested it and that is what He wanted to do.  but in v.36 the key words "they took him along"  i don't want Jesus to be someone i just take along.  that i lead cause i can't.  i'm not God.  i want us here in philly to not get ahead of God as He has obviously lead us to this place but to stay within the safe boundaries of the boat (His will) and let Him lead us.  that is my prayer.

thanks so much for your love and for stopping by here.  please let others know the truth of Jesus where you are at.... God has good works set out for all us to do.

grace and peace.