Have you ever felt the sudden, undeniable, unavoidable conviction of the Holy Spirit? I thought I had. Until yesterday, I thought I had been uniquely familiar with the movement of the Spirit in my life. But God humbles the proud by moving unexpectedly and yesterday, standing behind the teller line, staring at the ceiling, not really thinking, just being peaceful, the very presence of the Holy Spirit moved on me, like I have never before felt.
I have been restless about my job. I know that the Lord has things in motion that I cannot possibly see yet and I have faith in that, but I felt like I was standing still and, hyper as I usually am, it was not a good place for me. I have been applying for jobs, seeking writing and/or editing positions where I can write for God (not just anything). So I was thinking about this and the Holy Spirit moved and said, "It's time," and flooded my mind with the conviction to go back to school for my masters. I have been thinking about it on and off for a while, but not in any concrete way (mostly because I am not a good test taker and the GRE is well... a test). But I just started writing, listing what it would take to go back and where. And without even really thinking, the answers were already there: DBU, scholarships, grants, GRE. It was so simple, I don't know why I didn't think of it before. But the truth is that I wasn't yet ready for it.
When I got home, my mother reminded me that my original plan was to only take a year off, and wonder of all wonders, even though I forgot that, the Lord reminded me of "the Plan" one year to the very day of my graduation and my return home. Isn't that something?
Acts 20:22-24
"And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However,
I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the
race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of
testifying to the good news of God's grace."
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
The Race
Do you ever feel like life is a race and you're sprinting just to keep up? In that funny way that God always seems to act when I least expect it, my life has just been immeasurably blessed in the past few weeks, so much so that I am amazed that I can keep up with it all. Just realizing this has been a blessing!
First off today, well yesterday- it is after midnight, was Mother's Day and I don't know about you, but I have an amazing mother. Not only does she cook (and well, might I add) but she is just a really awesome person. She doesn't talk at me (unless I need it) and she's my friend, while still remaining my mother. We have a great relationship, but if you don't have a great relationship with your mother, I want to let you know that it doesn't just happen. It took us a very long time to get where we are now, lots of crying and shouting (we are both female, and black so by nature, we are somewhat loud). But the glorious thing is to look back and see how far God has brought us in the past few years, especially since we moved to Texas. Have I mentioned how much I love this state?
Secondly, we had our youth revival at Westside Baptist Church about two weeks ago and my spirit is still soaring from the experience! One of the things the visiting pastor, Pastor Bertran "Choo-Choo" Bailey, said is that, "when you look back over your past and you can look out into your future and see how God worked and will work, and then they slam together here in the present, you've just got to shout!" I'm paraphrasing wildly, but the message was so wonderful I just had to share!
Lastly, I am healthy!! The long gap between posts was a result of a medical storm that kind of took me by surprise, though I'm pretty sure all medical storms take us by surprise. I don't want to go into it, but suffice it to say, I am well again! And I just have to say that for all of those that I know that are battling things like cancer and some with illnesses I can't even name, I am believing God, the God that heals all wounds and heals us by His stripes, for your healing as well!
First off today, well yesterday- it is after midnight, was Mother's Day and I don't know about you, but I have an amazing mother. Not only does she cook (and well, might I add) but she is just a really awesome person. She doesn't talk at me (unless I need it) and she's my friend, while still remaining my mother. We have a great relationship, but if you don't have a great relationship with your mother, I want to let you know that it doesn't just happen. It took us a very long time to get where we are now, lots of crying and shouting (we are both female, and black so by nature, we are somewhat loud). But the glorious thing is to look back and see how far God has brought us in the past few years, especially since we moved to Texas. Have I mentioned how much I love this state?
Secondly, we had our youth revival at Westside Baptist Church about two weeks ago and my spirit is still soaring from the experience! One of the things the visiting pastor, Pastor Bertran "Choo-Choo" Bailey, said is that, "when you look back over your past and you can look out into your future and see how God worked and will work, and then they slam together here in the present, you've just got to shout!" I'm paraphrasing wildly, but the message was so wonderful I just had to share!
Lastly, I am healthy!! The long gap between posts was a result of a medical storm that kind of took me by surprise, though I'm pretty sure all medical storms take us by surprise. I don't want to go into it, but suffice it to say, I am well again! And I just have to say that for all of those that I know that are battling things like cancer and some with illnesses I can't even name, I am believing God, the God that heals all wounds and heals us by His stripes, for your healing as well!
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