It may seem an easy thing to wait, but it is one of the postures of which a Christian soldier learns not without years of teaching. Marching and quick marching are much easier to GOD’s warriors than standing still. There are hours of perplexity when the most willing spirit, anxiously desirous to serve the LORD, know not what part to take. Then what shall it do? Vex itself by despair? Fly back in cowardice, turn to the right hand in fear, or rush forward in presumption? No, but simply wait. Wait in prayer, however. Call upon GOD, and spread the case before HIM; tell HIM your difficulty, and plead HIS promise of aid. In dilemmas between one duty and another, it is sweet to be humble as a child, and wait with simplicity of soul upon the LORD. It is sure to be well with us when we feel and know our own folly, and are heartily willing to be guided by the will of GOD. But wait in faith. Express your un-staggering confidence in HIM; for unfaithful, untrusting wanting, is but an insult to the LORD. Believe that if HE keeps you tarrying even till midnight, yet HE will come at the right time; the vision shall come and shall not tarry. Wait in quiet patience, not rebelling because you are under affliction, but blessing your GOD for it. Never murmur against the second cause, as the children of Israel did against Moses; never wish you could go back to the world again, but accept the case as it is, and put it as it stands, simply and with your whole heart, without any self-will, into the hand of your covenant GOD, saying, “Now, LORD, not my will, but thine be done. I know not what to do; I am brought to extremities, but I will wait until thou shalt cleave the floods, or drive back my foes. I will wait, if thou keep me many a day, for my heart is fixed upon thee alone, O GOD, and my spirit waiteth for thee in the full conviction that thou wilt be my joy and my salvation, my refuge and my strong tower.”

– Charles Spurgeon — Morning and Evening

Bryce, Robbie, Jeff, Zack, Seth, Thomas and Mara

WORSHIP!!!

Spoke on Calling and how you should not be to eager to try and pin down your ministry. Relax and pray about, God will answer.

Then we talked about where everybody’s heart’s were, praises and such. (Ask those who were there about it .

Jeff’s Gifts – Personable, Counseling, encouragement. Pray that these become cultivated.

Pray for all those who were not at house church tonight.

Pray for Zack’s tummy.  

Pray for Robbie’s adventure to church camp!! There are some very troubled kids going to this camp that need Jesus pray they are broken down to the Lord.

Robbie wants to have a guys weekend for the guys. Basically have a guys weekend where we can all hang out with the youth guys and just fellowship together.

Jeff is taking a Taxes class!

-Liz

I really needed that time because I was just sitting there talking to God…and it was pretty much one-sided until around Walnut and 14th-ish when I heard, “You don’t have to go to college to comfort people in need.”  Or something to that extent…this is actually upsetting that I can’t remember specifically what was said.  Still though, it’s true.  I didn’t have to go to college to be able to talk to the sickies with crohn’s disease or anything else about what they were going through, I already received all the training I needed through eight, ‘joyful’ years.

Also, what I was saying about college, it isn’t college that I would have been deriving joy from.  It would be the end result as it would allow the support of a family.  The end goal, not the process.

Being around the sickies who need support is what I feel a strong pull towards and always have…the issue comes in with its application and what that looks like…that’s all I got for now.

Thank you

I was asked to bring a Psalm every Friday to my community group in relation to whatever was taught on Sunday.  Jeff reminded me and I knew there was something about prophecy within all of the chapters in the Psalms.  Eventually, I landed on Psalm 89.  My notebook, as I wrote in it I noticed how deep and how dark the words are.  I’m just so overwhelmed that I was digging almost scars in to the paper.  Here is the prayer I put down,

“Father, You bestowed strength upon David.  He did not know Your great favor until Samuel spoke Your words to Him.  Your son, the son of David lives in us.  How much more have You chosen to bless and to love and to endow with power YOUR SON who lives in US! – Selah!!

Make us as Samuel, O God, who came with oil to proclaim to all Israel the great blessings and promise You had for David.  Make us your prophets!  Make us to speak Your truths in to the  hearts of your children. – Amen”

I just can hardly contain my composure over this.  I’m just…twitching, almost.  Just stopping continually and just thanking God for this.  GRAH!  Give me a bear to strangle!!

Once You spoke in a vision…do it again, Father, please.  Allow these lowly vessels to relay Your message to the hearts of the broken sons you have chosen and raised up.  Amen

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“You have character.”

…and Romans 5 came to mind.  You know, where it says, “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character hope.  And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.”  It…kinda wrecked me as I asked in this soft, meek voice,

“Are…You saying that I…have character?”

Though I heard no reply, I did feel peace.  Just like…an amount of peace that was almost unnerving so I knew that was the truth.  But in typing this, I saw again the part of where it says ‘hope’.  If I indeed have character…because I have gone through suffering which lead to perseverance and then to character…then the next step is hope.  If I have character, then hope is the next step!  I’m on the cusp of hope!  That thing I’ve been ~needing~ without knowing it was the goal…it’s right there.

He made it so I could persevere through suffering to develop my character to give me hope…for whatever reason.  I may not have anything to show for my life that’s an actual record.  But, if nothing else, I have character, and even that is a gift from God.

So…yeah.  That kinda freaked her out.

It was the first time I had actually talked about how God works in the life of a Christian to someone…and why it tends to hurt but why it’s a good thing.  At any rate, I mentioned house church previously and again tonight.  She mentioned that she would like to come some Wednesday night.

I know we had the notion of keeping it as a family setting of only believers…but she’s genuinely seeking, as she’s asked several questions the past few times we’ve driven together.  Praise be to God for giving me words to speak in those moments >.> But anyway, here comes to actual meat of this whole post:

Would it be fine if she came and observed some Wednesday?