During my meditation time this morning I was reminded once
again of a word God spoke to me back in 2008. It was included in this quote
from Charles Stanley. “Yet, even when God is changing our understanding, we can
always remember that Jesus not only saves us, He is the ultimate reminder that
God always keeps His promises!” God always keeps His promises is a
message that God has repeated to me over and over again. Each time I hear it, I’m encouraged. But I must admit, there are times when I
began to think, “How?” and “When?” for some of the promises He has made to
me. Nevertheless, I continue to trust
Him to do ALL that He has promised.
Once again, God is changing my understanding about my
journey and His promises! The past year and a half has really been a season of
change as it relates to my understanding of who He is in my life and the plans
that He has for me. I really know Him
now in ways I thought I knew Him before.
For example, I knew before He was my Provider! But now I can say that
I’ve truly experienced Him as my Provider and know without a doubt that He is
my Provider. My understanding of Matthew
6-“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness;; and all these
things shall be added unto you.” and Philippians 4:13-“But my God shall supply
all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” has forever
been changed.
Also, my understanding of obedience to God has changed. I now have a different understanding of how my obedience to God is required of me, even
when I don’t understand or it doesn’t make sense to me. Recently, I heard a message from my
Pastor. He said, “It doesn’t make sense
to make faith.” Lately, lots of things
God requires of me doesn’t always seem to make sense, but I know it makes
faith! By faith is truly how I’m living these days. And will continue for the
rest of my life!
What’s next for me….
Upon graduating from seminary, I did not know exactly what
was next for me. I didn’t know if I would remain in Phoenix ,
return to Louisiana ,
or go somewhere else. When asked, I said
I was waiting for God to reveal it to me.
I trusted that He would and knew when He did I would have to be obedient
to whatever He said to do. It wasn't until a few
weeks after graduation that He let me know what was next. Once again, I’m in awe of how He orchestrates
my path. At this time, God has me serving as a volunteer intern for a ministry based in Phoenix (Global Training Institute for
Women). The vision for GTIW is to “help
Christian women leaders discover their purpose and impact their world”. Currently
they have a team that travels to Turkey
to train women from the Middle East (Iraq ,
Israel , Jordan , Egypt ,
and Sudan ).
This fall, they will also be launching a
U.S. Ministry team to do a similar training here in the U.S. I’m so humbled to be a part of what God is
doing in this ministry and looking forward to what He has next for me! But for now, I'll be here in Phoenix! He has me on a “need to know basis”. He only tells me what He needs me to know
right now. So I will continue to be
obedient in what He tells me to do,seek Him for what He has next, and live BY FAITH. I am His!
