"The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever- do not abandon the works of your hands." Psalm 138:8
There is a huge hunger in my heart right now to abide closer and closer within the Lord. I go through these seasons usually before God is about to move in a great way. Although, we have seen Him already do truly amazing things, I still am hungry for more and right now I do not know what "more" looks like. It's so addicting to watch God work in powerful ways! I spent all of Friday afternoon with Him, and my prayer for that whole time went like this.. "Lord, show me Your Perfect Will for this city, give me wisdom that only comes from You to work here(Eph.5:17). Show me what pleases You Lord (Eph. 5:10) and show me more of who You are so that I can imitate You (Eph. 5:1), be more like You. Give me a song for You (Eph. 5:19)!" I decided to make a list of what pleases the Lord and so far I came up with these: "holiness, praise and worship, fasting and prayer, and sacrifical giving". I have a book about God's Glory and recently read in there that Elijah and Elisha both "did whatever it took to get in a place with God for His glory to come so they could be effective." I was reminded of John 15:5b "..apart from Me you can do nothing." I realized that my hunger was for His Glory to be manifested in our work in this city in such a way that many would come to salvation. I have learned and am continually reminded that we can do nothing without Him, and no fruit will ever be seen without Him moving in powerful ways. My job is solely to cry out to Him, pleading on behalf of this city, that He would bring His Glory. My prayer continues... "Lord, I ask You to release your glory into my life, changing my very soul and deepening my love for you, in order to ACCELERATE what You want to do through me, because the days are evil. Help me to make the most of every opportunity! (Eph. 5:16) 'Release Your Glory leading to many salvations'. " The latter is quoted from the book I am reading. I don't know if you have ever been so hungry for His presence that although you run back home to pray more and study His Word more, it's still not enough. I am finding myself not satisfied with the usual time I spend with Him, I find myself hoping that I wouldn't have much language homework so that I can take more time to pray and intercede. I hope this season of my life is a beginning of no return from being complacent in my walk with Him. I hope this encourages many to seek Him passionately as well. He is doing something in me, I am so so thankful that He does not ever cease to work in us...and the promise that He will "fulfill His purpose for me".. is one I grasp on tightly. "Lord...never abandon the works of your hands. Amen!"
