Nothing can separate me from His love, because I am HIS daughter. I am His, forever and His love for me endures forever.
The Lord has been moving so radically in the BSSM 2nd year class for the past couple of months. God is freeing people just to BE, religion is dying and individuals are having love encounters with God the father; experiences with God that have changed them from the inside out. It has been such an honor to be apart of this.
The realness of His love for me, Ashley Rae Wenth, hit me again today during outreach. Every Thursday myself and a team of 1st and 2nd year BSSM students go to a middle school and hang out with the Jr. high kids. They are amazing and always make me laugh! This is my designated time for outreach. Today, as I was sharing with the Jr. high girls about experiencing God's love, the Lord was ministering to my heart. As I spoke I realized that throughout my life, especially the past year and a half, I have been on a journey discovering who I am as His kid, His daughter. And that's what makes this journey so worth it.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
R.e.s.t.
Since December I have been on a journey of discovering what rest is, what it looks like, and what it means...
I was laying on my couch back home in Texas, home alone. Class was going on far away in Redding, California (Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry), where I was supposed to be. My delay to returning to Redding after Christmas was unexpected. I had an Epstein Bar Virus (no need to explain) flair up and my Dr was concerned about me. What I needed was rest. He prescribed rest, some meds, rest, change of diet, and a year of rest. One of my dear friends asked me, "What does a year of rest look like?" This has been my journey since returning to school here in Redding, learning about rest and many other things.
So, back to where I was in the beginning, laying on my big brown couch.. I was listening to a message by Heidi Baker, an internationally known missionary, church planter, apostle, revivalist, world changer and a hero of mine. Something that she said in her message really stood out to me... "After 30 years of ministry I've realized that rest is a weapon." I knew that this
was a weapon I needed to learn more about. In life we see many people getting burned out.. on the mission field, in their job, raising a family, but my heart is to burn forever. I want rest to be a part of my lifestyle.
I continue to learn about rest. Some days I do better than others, but I know that each day is NEW and that there is grace for each day.
Something I've been asking myself is.. What do I love to do? What gives me energy? For me, it's having alone time, having quality time with friends, collaging (picture), going on walks, playing the piano, and much more...
Ask yourself those questions.
To learn more about Heidi Baker you can go to: http://www.irismin.org/p/background.php
I was laying on my couch back home in Texas, home alone. Class was going on far away in Redding, California (Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry), where I was supposed to be. My delay to returning to Redding after Christmas was unexpected. I had an Epstein Bar Virus (no need to explain) flair up and my Dr was concerned about me. What I needed was rest. He prescribed rest, some meds, rest, change of diet, and a year of rest. One of my dear friends asked me, "What does a year of rest look like?" This has been my journey since returning to school here in Redding, learning about rest and many other things.
So, back to where I was in the beginning, laying on my big brown couch.. I was listening to a message by Heidi Baker, an internationally known missionary, church planter, apostle, revivalist, world changer and a hero of mine. Something that she said in her message really stood out to me... "After 30 years of ministry I've realized that rest is a weapon." I knew that this
was a weapon I needed to learn more about. In life we see many people getting burned out.. on the mission field, in their job, raising a family, but my heart is to burn forever. I want rest to be a part of my lifestyle.I continue to learn about rest. Some days I do better than others, but I know that each day is NEW and that there is grace for each day.
Something I've been asking myself is.. What do I love to do? What gives me energy? For me, it's having alone time, having quality time with friends, collaging (picture), going on walks, playing the piano, and much more...
Ask yourself those questions.
To learn more about Heidi Baker you can go to: http://www.irismin.org/p/background.php
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Here we go...
There have been a few people who have requested that I start a blog. I was hesitant thinking... "Do I really want to keep up with a blog???" After thinking about it off and on for about a year I decided to do it. I thought that it would fun to have a blog that is me just being me, a daughter of the King of Kings. I believe that knowing who we are as His sone and daughters releases us into our true identity, which changes the world around us. So, this blog is me being. Enjoy being you! You are amazing.
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