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God has been doing so many phenomenal things in my heart since we got back from Colorado a few weeks ago.

It has been wonderful, since I graduated in May, to have extra time to be spending time with David, our evenings are no longer spent wth me busy doing homework and reading textbooks, but instead taking walks around the park, playing tennis, hanging out, watching movies together, and generally just enjoying each other's company more then we have in the past due to the busyness of schedules. It is a weird feeling not to be preparing to go back to classes in a week, since school  is all I have known for the last 15 years!

I am currently working more hours in the bank while I am praying and putting out my resume and applications for a job that will fit my degree. Even in times of worry and uncertainty about finding a job, I find such a peace in knowing that God has great things in store for me...for David and I...and that His timing is always perfect.

God has really been stirring things in my heart about building my faith, and to take him at His word, because His word declares that when he says something that it will not return void. I am asking myself, which in return reflects my family and the student ministry which David and I lead, what is it that I currently can be doing to create more space for the presence of God? Is there anything I am currently doing that is limiting what God can do in me and through me? Am I truly giving him all of me, or only the parts of me that I want him to work in?

I am also currently in the process of setting faith goals. Hebrews 11:1 says that "Faith is the confidence that we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see." I don't want to just live my life in the status quo, I want to believe for the impossible.  Not only am I setting goals for my self, to further my walk with the God of the Ages, but also goals for my family, for Synergy Student Ministries, and for my church. I want to reach my city for Jesus. I want to see teenagers live a passionate and genuine life of worship, prayer and fasting. I want to see those that our lost see the love of my Savior. I want to be able to help those that are hurting and broken. I want to be able to call the destiny and gifts of God out of individuals. I want to go out into the mission field.

My prayer right now, is that God would give me ways and action and steps in order to see the things I am praying in faith to come about. I want to know, when I look at my life this time next year, that my relationship with God gew even deeper, and that I did something to advance His kingdom. I have a desire to truly know God, not just know about Him.

We are designed to be a carrier of the presence of God, He is not with us for a quick sprint through life's experiences, but for a long, daily walkthrough life.

Seek to know the Word.

God has just been really stirring things in my heart…

Today, during my quiet time, God just really opened my eyes to things…..in order to know the Holy Spirit, you must seek to know Him in His word.

I know many times, in Christian walks, we tend to get on a “high” with Jesus, but then situations and circumstances occur, where that “high” turns into just a mediocre way of living. Not that the mediocre way of living means that you have turned your back against Jesus, it just means that we are not living as passionate and genuine as God has called us to be. We often live on a roller coaster, where sometimes we feel on the top, and life is going well, and other times we feel we are at the bottom with troubles and disappointments, feeling disappointed with our relationship with God.

Well, today in my quiet time, God just really showed me that in order to keep that passionate and genuine relationship and communication open with the God the Ages, it comes from knowing the scriptures.

I really feel that God is calling us to just be plain and thoughtful Christians. We need to get back to the basic, and open our Bible, spread it out on a chair, and meditate on the Word of God. It will open itself to us, and the Spirit of God will come from it. “Father, here I am. Teach me.” When the Holy Spirit comes, He takes the things of God and translates them into language our hearts can understand.

People often say, “I don’t have time for a devotional life in prayer and the Word of God.” The reason they do not have time is that they do not know what God has in store for them as they wait before Him. A “devotional life” is not a bargaining chip to get God to pay attention to us. It is the way into pleasure, into His power, and into having an enthralled heart! In revealing His Son, God fascinates His people beyond anything they have ever known. This fascination serves a holy protection mechanism from all the junk, temptations, and deceptions of the enemy, and it strengthens Christians with a Godly motivation to always reach toward the beauty that will remain when all else fades away.

When you are awake at night, think of a helpful verse. When you get up in the morning, no matter how you feel, think of a verse and make the Word of God the important element in your day. The Holy Spirit wrote the Word, and if you make much of the Word, He will make much of you.

If you could be praying for us…we are taking some teenagers to a conference in Colorado on Wednesday, and we are expecting God to not only move mightily in their lives, but we are also seeking direction and guidance for what God has for our life and future! Thanks!

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