There's A Pattern Appearing...

I think I now know.

Everlasting

How lovely You are
Heaven’s light surrounding me
How lovely Your song
Heaven’s perfect melody

My strength my Rock

To the everlasting
Hallelu hallelujah
Hear our voices rising
Hallelu hallelujah

Worlds cannot contain all the glory of Your name
My heart now contains my delight
The Saviour’s name

Look at the stars look at the earth
The universe surrounding
You shape the stars You shake the earth
The universe resounding
| Parachute Band - Technicolor |

Daryl Go Your Way....

Mark my words,
you can't find comfort in the arms of constrictors.
Lift back the scabs of content and prepare for change.

There is a dream that stirs within me. A dream that threatened to become buried under the busyness of a job and service in church. A dream that could quietly become overwhelmed by the tasks at hand that shout their importance. I have not been fueling this dream. I haven't taken time to imagine and develop this. I haven't had time to study the Word and feed my spirit. I've not prayed like I must and ministered as I should. And yet, God causes this desire within me to burn like a thousand candles. Still, He invites me to shatter my limits with His infinite power.

What are my limits?
They are my sinfulness, my pride, my laziness, my unworthiness, lack of ability and finances, and my taking God for granted. Someone told me very concisely that I've been given more opportunities & second chances then most people can dream of. That is precisely my point. When I present my limitations to God, His Grace comes and covers my limitations.

So what is the next step?
Luke 10 documents Jesus sending out the 72 disciples. (some translations 70)
Jesus' specific instructions can be summarised in verse 3 & 9. He says, "Go your way! Heal the sick and say to them, 'The Kingdom of God has come near to you.' "
In fact, much of Jesus instructions to the disciples made them become more outward looking. Never once in the gospel that says that Christians are to sit in church every Sunday listening to a sermon. Almost every teaching of Jesus was meant for believers to take and bring to the world. It is time to make it right.

You are my Strength

Physically, I am drained. Since the beginning of the week, I've been dreading this weekend because of how many things there was to do. But God is just so amazing. Not only did His Grace shine through spectacularly, He even allowed me to do more than what was planned. He's just amazing.

I was talking about travelling and dreams with friends during a dinner yesterday. Meeting with different people this week has reinforced my desire to travel. But God seems to be reminding me about my relationship with Him first. I went to a seminar this morning and something that Rebecca Sundholm said about her son-in-law, Nathan, really struck me. At 12 years of age, he would spend an hour in prayer everyday. I believe she mentioned it before last year. But God really hammered it in today.

God has been sustaining me in terms of service. I'm doing things I never thought I was able to do. But in terms of direction. I need to seek Him. 2008 has definitely been a year of change my church, my workplace and myself. I want to know what 2009 will be like.

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There are babies in church.

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