WELCOME!
Welcome! I did it! I finally got a blog up and running. Not only that but a website, Facebook page, Etsy store and funding page. Phew!
This may not seem like a big deal to some of you who I know could throw this together in a matter of hours. For me it seems like quite the achievement because I’m a procrastinator. I know that will surprise some of you who see my busyness, projects, administration because that all seems to suggest otherwise. But it’s true. Give me a deadline, a task and some rules to follow and I do great. Give me an open-ended project or something that has wide parameters and I .... well, I don’t! I find other things to do (yes, productive procrastination is my speciality) and move the harder/less appealing task further down the list. I dawdle. I over think and because there are so many possibilities and I can’t decide, give up and walk away. I decide it doesn’t look [insert word] enough and leave it to the professionals. I doodle. I think some more. I find more productive things to do so I can justify not getting on with whatever it is I SHOULD be prioritising. And then I think about it and leave it be for another day!
So, what made the difference this time?
Passion. Prayer. Purpose. Oh, and copious amounts of tea! But mostly the first three I’m glad to say.
Almost two weeks ago something clicked. Through prayer, journaling, thinking, dreaming, talking and some of those things in life that close doors, I realised what it is I’m supposed to be doing. I understood what that elusive ‘next step’ was to be. It was one that needed a lot of faith because it doesn’t make sense in the world’s way of thinking. It lacks financial security. There are no guaranteed outcomes. And yet I have more peace about pursuing it than any of the other hundreds (and there were literally hundreds) of possibilities that I saw.
And so here I am. A blog, a website, a Facebook profile, Etsy store, Youcaring and Madmimi account later, posting this and welcoming you all to be a part of my journey. And what is that journey exactly?
Well, the next few steps are all I know for now, but here they are with a bit about how I got there.....
When I was leaving Catch the Fire, God gave me the word (and confirmed it through others) that my location was changing but my assignment wasn’t, and that’s key. Through a few different ways he put the US on my heart (and recently I remembered a pastor prophesying that over me in 2008....but that’s a whole other story!), specifically to be in the East and I’m especially interested in being in New York City or Washington DC because of the political, financial and historic significance. I’ve been seeking ministries to partner with, and YWAM has become a very real option for me that I’m incredibly excited about. They have a requisite though that anyone applying for staff positions must complete a DTS first. And that’s my next big step.
I’m applying for a DTS beginning at the end of March in New York. Until then, I don’t consider myself to be filling in time or working to fill a gap. I’m still one who is called to minister within the body, primarily as a priest in the House of Prayer but also discipling and teaching The Bride. I’m going to be using this time as ‘home assignment’ to put it in missions terms. I’ll be involving myself in the local church and houses of prayer and seeing what else God might open up for speaking, teaching and worship. I’m excited to be planning on joining Erick and Lisa Hanson as they minister in Sweden with YWAM in March, and in the mean time believe God for the finances and paperwork to live out this life he’s called me to.
He’s my provider. He’s my guide. He’s the one that put this ream in my heart, and he’s the one that will bring it about. But he does give us wisdom to do parts ourselves and that’s the reason that if you were to visit my parents’ house at any point this week, you’d be confronted with this pink-eyed, messy haired, tea fueled but focused pursuer of dreams.
It’s a big ‘next step’. It’s a walk of faith. And it’s going to be great!
