10k Tuesday Oct. 6,2009
Every Tuesday we here at 10k Homes send out a prayer request and challenge, the following is an excerpt from this weeks 10K Tuesday.
When faced with a crisis as large as the HIV/AIDS pandemic, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of people affected. You hear of millions of children left orphaned and it’s as if a part of your brain shuts down. You feel compassion, but what can you do in the face of so many? One way to make a difference is to focus on the stories you know. Instead of praying for millions, pray for the one you know.
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Allowing God to Speak
As we scout out the land here with the 10,000 Homes Project we realize a reoccurring theme in sensing God’s direction. It is that no matter how smooth or abrupt our transition that somehow the actual point of the move is not a one time action from the Lord but rather just one in a series of actions, thoughts, revelations and relationships that the Lord has somehow put together. I experienced several times when you sense God’s direction to a specific place that it is not the actual “Voice of the Lord” but rather the exclamation mark on a long paragraph filled with much minor scenarios such as God word and spirit leading you to change the way you think or behave. God giving you compassion and tears for others that even afterward you really can’t explain. I believe God is always leading us, we sometimes place more significant on certain parts of it but God is intricately working in our lives. If we catch on to the little things He is speaking to us then the big things aren’t so intimidating!
Over the past year in seeking the Lords direction Anneke and I have been looking for the large sign in the cloud. We have been surprised that it never arrived but still confident in what the Lord was doing in us as a couple and family so we kept walking step by step.
We came to Africa not knowing what to do but knowing it is the next step. As we scout out the possibilities and connect what God is doing in our lives with the choices we have to make we don’t necessarily feel a super emotional event but rather a continuation of the peace God has given us on this journey.
A peace that tells us He is in control. A peace that says He is leading us and has created us to be a influence in our own unigue way. A peace that says, “God for It”! even if you dont have hope or strength. Peace that gives you courage to do what He has created you to do!
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