Today in class we had a moment of just resting in God's presence. God was speaking to me so much during this time through the music that was playing. These lyrics stood out to me so much and God showed me something in my life that He is bringing me through. The Lyrics said:
"Sink or swim I'm diving into the passion of your heart"
I was reminded of a time in Kona this summer when we were jumping off of cliffs. The location we were jumping at was called "the end of the world".
I was reminded of how I would get to the top of the cliff where we jump and I would be up there for at least 25 minutes trying to convince myself to do it. I was afraid for whatever reason to just take one step and jump! Fear was in the way of this crazy experience of jumping in to the ocean.
Something the Lord is working on in my life right now is confidence. God told me yesterday:
"your lack of confidence is a thorn in your foot that keeps you from walking in your true identity"
Exactly right where I was at that moment when He spoke to me, I had stepped on a thorn. I was like WOW!
Then He reminded me of a scripture that says:
"Every good and perfect gift comes from God"
He said to me:
"Your gifts are not inadequate they are perfect just for you Emily"
I was like "okay God! Clearly confidence is getting in the way of what you have planned for me".
Going back to earlier today when we were resting in God's presence, when the lyrics sang, "Sink or swim I'm diving into the passion of your heart." Then remembering the "End of the World" cliff jumping experience. God showed me that it is time for me to let go of my insecurities and my lack of confidence in the gifts God has given me, and dive into His passion. Its time to dive in leaving fear behind, and weather I sink or swim I'm going, I'm diving in to this passion of God's CRAZY CRAZY LOVE!
He said:
"its the end of the world for your fears Emily, its time to let them go and just jump!"
So I did I jumped in, I'm diving into the passion of God's love because it changes EVERYTHING! Literally it changes EVERYTHING! It's time to stop letting my fears rob me of the gifts God has given me. No longer am I making fear the center of my life or every decision I make but Jesus is now the center.
"Worry and Fear cease to exist because we know who we are connected to"
As I am learning what it means to abide in Christ, and how to abide in Him I'm seeing more and more the nature of God and the beauty of His love. It is changing me in an incredible way!
"Sink or swim I'm diving into the passion of your heart"
I was reminded of a time in Kona this summer when we were jumping off of cliffs. The location we were jumping at was called "the end of the world".
I was reminded of how I would get to the top of the cliff where we jump and I would be up there for at least 25 minutes trying to convince myself to do it. I was afraid for whatever reason to just take one step and jump! Fear was in the way of this crazy experience of jumping in to the ocean.
Something the Lord is working on in my life right now is confidence. God told me yesterday:
"your lack of confidence is a thorn in your foot that keeps you from walking in your true identity"
Exactly right where I was at that moment when He spoke to me, I had stepped on a thorn. I was like WOW!
Then He reminded me of a scripture that says:
"Every good and perfect gift comes from God"
He said to me:
"Your gifts are not inadequate they are perfect just for you Emily"
I was like "okay God! Clearly confidence is getting in the way of what you have planned for me".
Going back to earlier today when we were resting in God's presence, when the lyrics sang, "Sink or swim I'm diving into the passion of your heart." Then remembering the "End of the World" cliff jumping experience. God showed me that it is time for me to let go of my insecurities and my lack of confidence in the gifts God has given me, and dive into His passion. Its time to dive in leaving fear behind, and weather I sink or swim I'm going, I'm diving in to this passion of God's CRAZY CRAZY LOVE!
He said:
"its the end of the world for your fears Emily, its time to let them go and just jump!"
So I did I jumped in, I'm diving into the passion of God's love because it changes EVERYTHING! Literally it changes EVERYTHING! It's time to stop letting my fears rob me of the gifts God has given me. No longer am I making fear the center of my life or every decision I make but Jesus is now the center.
"Worry and Fear cease to exist because we know who we are connected to"
As I am learning what it means to abide in Christ, and how to abide in Him I'm seeing more and more the nature of God and the beauty of His love. It is changing me in an incredible way!