So many changes, where to begin...

Hello family and friends!

After over of a month of silence on my blog, I'm finally posting an update on my life! I'm sure you all made the correct assumption that my silence has been due to the transition time I've entered into and all the new responsibilities that I'm doing my best to steward :).

I actually don't even know how to communicate what's been happening to me... in all sincerity, all I know is that I am in the biggest transition I've ever experienced, and that this is absolutely the most significant season in my life to date. God is going so deep in me right now... and literally, almost every single area of my life is changing. No joke, from my daily routine to how I communicate with other people, how I lead to how I worship, everything is changing. And to someone like me that would be a completely terrifying prospect if I didn't know beyond the shadow of a doubt that the One who's walking with me is so good and faithful, whose love will never leave me and whose grace is absolutely sufficient for my need. In fact, I'm becoming increasingly more aware of the extravagance of His grace! Lately He delights to pour out measure upon measure upon measure of it over me in every situation, assuring me with such love and strength that He is the God of more than enough! And let me tell you, I definitely need to hear Him say that right now! I came to a point about two weeks ago where I realized that in the midst of taking on so many new responsibilities, I had gotten my priorities very out of line, and that my life had become completely overrun by urgent tasks that demanded my efforts! One thing the Lord has been teaching me is the difference between the urgent and the important. It's INCREDIBLY easy for a task-oriented person like myself to suddenly get swallowed up in lists and lists of tasks that become overwhelming and seemingly insurmountable :). So in partnership with Jesus, the Father, and Holy Spirit, the goal that I'm pressing toward is to have my life ordered and purposed in such a way that the important things remain at the forefront of my view and get the majority of effort while the urgent things are still accomplished with excellence.

Now, I'm sorry if this isn't quite as interesting to read as some of my posts from last year but this year is definitely a NEW year, and God is invading my life in practical, powerful ways, transforming me especially on the most basic, core levels :). I'm really starting to understand the cost of saying "yes" to Him, to revival, to truly living a supernatural lifestyle of walking as Jesus walked... it costs everything. When I say "yes" to Him, I give Him permission to enter into every area of my life. He is free to root out anything that's inconsistent with who He is, even if those lies are in the very fabric of how I function! To me, the cost of this transformation is far surpassed by the incredible fruit that will be produced by this deep, intimate season with Him. I've given Him my life, and far be it from me to give to the Lord that which cost me nothing. So to put it simply, I'm learning what it means to pay the price. I'm learning through difficulty and personal experience how to give myself to Him for love because He's worthy...so much more worthy than we even know!

So if you're hungry for more of Him, it all comes back to love. Ask Him to begin to form His love in you in a new way, and to show you what really loving Him is all about... Wow, I have alot more to say even just on that topic :). I'll have to post again soon so we can talk love because I haven't even scratched the surface of what He's been doing in me in that respect...

I love you all so much, and I pray that God would increase His presence in your lives every day, and that the Holy Spirit would bring forth lasting fruit in us all as He refines us in His glory and fire!

Blessings,

Melissa