the future
At the first Friday Night Rock of the year, I shared that I’ve been asking God what I should believe Him for this year. For days nothing was jumping out to me until just before the Rock started when suddenly a verse came to mind that I hadn’t thought about since my college days. It was Habakkuk 1: 5
"Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told." (see also Acts 13:41)
Now originally, this prophecy was foretelling the coming judgment of God on Israel. That's not quite the sentiment I was thinking about... rather it was the thought that God is going to do something so shocking, so surprising that I wouldn’t believe it if I was told.
For sure this year holds a lot of changes for me and The Rock, many of which I am not even aware of at this time, I'm sure. The ones I am aware of are profound:
1) We have 3 people raising support to go on staff with The Rock (Nate, Luke and Holly) and when they are done we will have 5 people on staff (8 when you count spouses). This will really help us love and lead more people to Christ.
2) Our very own facility, Zeke’s, will open up in late spring. We have been praying, preparing, and sacrificing for this for years. When Zeke’s opens, we will have a very high profile, versatile tool to reach out to ISU and the entire city of Ames.
3) On a personal note, I now have a teenager in the house! Rex turned 13 and with that a time of transitioning into adulthood. Rex and I now get up before daybreak 4 days each week for physical and spiritual exercise. And over spring break, I plan on taking him on a “right of passage” journey to the New Orleans area (mission trip) and then into the desert wasteland of the SW United States.
I know that God is preparing many good works for us to walk in this year, and I want to be ready for them. So I am making a concerted effort to get my financial support up to par, a staff team in place, and a people filled with faith ready to do good deeds. This is partly why we are going through the book of Mark this semester, but more on that in a future blog.
Comments
Yay! More people getting up before dawn :)
Posted by: Autumn at January 22, 2007 12:53 PM