A few things I learned

A few things I learned on Sunday at church...

Whenever we are thirsty, we have living water to fill us up (John 4:13-14).

When you are confronted with the truth about yourself, you must not run into the darkness or hide, but rather you must stay in the light although it is uncomfortable.

"Through some channel--the Scripture, worship, a word of proclamation, the agency of a brother or sister in Christ, even the agency of an unbeliever--the Spirit of God may probe some area in which we are not conformed to the image of Christ. That probing will probably always be confrontational, and it will always be a challenge and a call to us in our brokenness to come out of the brokenness into wholeness in Christ." - Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation by M. Robert Mulholland

Worshiping God by accepting the truth about ourselves (John 4:24).

God, I want to be in your presence and be aware of that. I want to be exposed and not feel the need to run from you or hide myself.

Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love.

Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee;
Take my voice and let me sing,
Always, only for my King.

Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee;
Take my sliver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold.

Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in endless praise;
Take my intellect and use
Every pow'r as Thou shalt choose.

Take my will and make it Thine,
It shall be no longer mine;
Take my heart, it is Thine own,
It shall be Thy royal throne.

Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.

I feel it

I was sitting in church with Nathan on Sunday and all of a sudden I was overwhelmed with the feelings of missing Bosnia. I missed the weather, the smell of the air, the teaching, the children, their smiles, my teammates, the missionaries and their families, the food, all the walking we did, the sightseeing, and just living there in general. It was overwhelming and I couldn't help but cry. Just a little tidbit on how I was feeling Sunday.

The following items are just some things that resonated with me this past Sunday...

This is a Psalm that I read back on 3/1/06. I like to mark the dates in my Bible of when I read something and I feel changed by the verse/passage.
"I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD is your keeper;
the LORD is your shade on your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.

The LORD will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The LORD will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore."

Psalm 121

The following song I have been hearing almost nonstop for the past week and a half. I just feel that God is waking me up and pulling me back to him.
"Everyone needs compassion
A love that's never ending
Let mercy fall on me.

Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a savior
The hope of nations

Savior, He can move the mountains.
My God is mighty to save!
He is mighty to save!
Forever Author of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave!
Jesus conquered the grave!

So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again

I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender"

I feel my desiring for Him growing...
And I can feel myself chasing after Him, while He is drawing me back to Him.
All I can say is "it's about time"...
It's about time :)

-Heather