Living the Journey

I sit here contemplating what wondrous things God has done—such things that eye hath not seen nor ear heard!

I was privileged to be one of the team leaders on the young ladies’ Journey this past week. I met all of my eleven precious sisters in the Lord on Saturday and we enjoyed getting to know each other that evening not knowing to what extent God was going to move and work so mightily in our hearts the forthcoming days.

The drive up to the Northwoods on Monday was special. We shared what we were anticipating for God to do in our hearts, sang praises, read Scripture, and listened to the dramatized recording of “The Hiding Place”. As we listened, God softened our hearts as we began to see our lack of trust, confidence, and gratefulness in our Almighty God. We realized our insignificance in and of ourselves and began to desire more of a fervent zealous love for our Saviour.

Our hearts burned with an earnest passion to pursue after Jesus Christ that week. We desired to fully know what it was to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. It was a blessing to put aside all activities and schedules just to spend time in the Word and prayer. Each day was special for its own reasons but Tuesday was the most significant of all.

After dinner, we gathered in the Lookout to study and pray. As we opened our hearts to the Lord desiring for Him to search our most inward parts, He gave us grace to share our struggles and disappointments with each other. Brokenness was seen; openness was felt; and oneness was experienced. While weeping with contrite hearts, there was a peaceful stillness in the room. It felt as if God was walking amongst us. We prayed that the Holy Spirit would rest upon each of us. At one point during sharing, we laid hands on a girl and cried out to the Lord that she would be released from the powers of darkness that she had been living in for the past few years. Through her tears, she was filled with joy.

To see girls broken and contrite before the Lord and finding lasting freedom and fulfillment in Jesus Christ alone is something that cannot be fully described but only experienced firsthand.

Rising to see a sunrise and singing praises, spending 3 1/2 hours in prayer, receiving rhemas from the Word of God, memorizing a Psalm, searching our hearts, learning key principles to live a surrendered life—these all hold such special memories, but the most wonderful event of all was falling in love with Jesus again! I praise the Lord for His goodness is drawing near as we drew near to Him. It was a Journey to never be forgotten and it is a Journey that will continue by the grace of God and His power within each of us! Soli deo Gloria!

~ Sara
July 2009 Journey

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