Can you even believe that?? I'm having trouble believing it my self but it is true, I have less than a month left of school. Ahem. LESS THAN A MONTH LEFT OF SCHOOL.I feel like I'm always apologizing to you all for my infrequent posts on here... What I should be doing is truly repenting of that and actually changing the behavior that I'm apologizing for :). Haha, in other words, I 'll stop saying sorry and just start posting more!
Well, I can't even begin to tell you all how crazy and busy (in a good way) it was been these past couple of weeks. Technically we're winding down in the sense that the year's coming to a close but in truth, I think we're accelerating right up to the end! They definitely intend to launch us out of first-year :). God has been speaking and working SO MANY powerful things in me lately and I've truly wanted to share them with you in the passion and conviction of the moment that He's bringing them forth... but unfortunately, due to the busy-ness I've been caught up in, those moments have been slipping through my fingers. So I'm left with a build up of amazing, heart and mind-transforming experiences and revelations that I've yet to impart to you! But fear not, they will be released!
In fact, I'm trying to decide what I can share with you right now... Well, one of the biggest things our leaders have been talking with us about lately has been the "survival skills" we need to be cultivating in order to sustain what we've received in school. One thing Pastor Danny said the other day that really rocked my thinking was this : "Do not mistake Bethel's fire for your own personal fire. Years of effort and time and passion have been poured into this place to create a fire that you can gather around, draw from, and be warmed by, but in the end, IT IS NOT YOUR FIRE." Wow, that was such a provoking reality-check, and it drives me to ask the Lord to show me what fire I have cultivated in my own life, what portion of the flame actually belongs to me! It is such a humbling thought but at the same time it is such an incredible blessing to have had the honor and privilege to warm myself with Bethel's fire this year. And I know that by being in this house, by seeing the heart and core values of this place, I have been equipped to light and sustain the same fire in my life. And for survival skills... well, I've got to start with fire but covering (honest, honorable leadership to serve and be accountable to) and the ability to signal for help (the vulnerability to go to people you trust and to ask for help and strength when things get tough) are just as crucial. These last weeks of school God is really showing me where I'm at with these critical core skills, and I am so grateful that He has been revealing so much...
So that's a bit of a status update with me though it hardly scratches the surface of all God and I have been up to ;). I want to leave you all with two quick testimonies before I sign off to do homework: First, I found out a couple of weeks ago that the Lord healed yet another one of my classmates, Karen, from lactose intolerance! I can hardly express the joy and honor I feel in being able to partner with Jesus in ushering in that healing for 17 people thus far! He is so amazing and faithful! On top of that, we've actually got a healing in process here at the house. Maggie's daughter Brenna sprained her ankle in softball practice yesterday, and since then we've prayed for her several times. However, as I was sitting on my bed earlier this evening the Lord reminded me of a testimony from Easter break! While I was back home at church, I prayed for a girl who had sprained her ankle and she was completely healed! She came in with crutches and left wishing she had brought another shoe! So I shared this testimony with Brenna, and she happily let me impart that testimony of God's love and goodness over her ankle. Praise Jesus, her ankle has been improving throughout this evening, and she can now stand on it when before she couldn't put pressure on it at all! Thank You, Lord! Partner with us and we'll see this work completed in no time! ;)
So that's my report for now! I love you all so much! Keep me in prayer, that the Lord will continue to work in me and through me these last weeks at Bethel, that He will keep stirring and provoking my heart, and above all that my intimacy with Him will grow, and He will prepare me in every way for this summer.
Love and blessings,
Melissa
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