A whole lot of Spirit.

Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. (Psalms 27:14 NLT)

God works in mysterious ways. But if we trust Him, He can show us His never ending almighty love. God's timing is perfect and as Christians, that is something we need to remember. Sometimes waiting for God to answer prayers is a challenge but if we truly and honestly believe that God's power is awesome, then we can find the strength to go on in Him. 

The last eight years have been a struggle for me. I carried a lot of regret in my heart and a lot of anger which not only affected me, but affected those whom I love. Only this year (three weeks ago) did I seek prayer for this. Three of us prayed and I truly desired God's love to take a hold on me. At the time I felt nothing, I just cried and became upset with myself for showing myself as weak. But the ultimate explanation for this is Jesus loves the weak. Then last week at Momentum 2013, the Holy Spirit came down and healed me of my anger. As I didn't realise how much anger I had stored, it scared me how long I was shouting for and then it became painful. Peace was prayed over me and a healing from this anger was brought into my heart, and it was meant to happen then. At a time when God was working wonders, He showed me how he can work wonders in me too, and the passion to share His word has increased in me tenfold. 

But I've called you friends because I've made known to you everything that I've heard from my Father. (John 15:15 GWT)

Jesus is our friend and in a church that is even unsure of Jesus as a brother, this is something which gave real encouragement to me as the concern I had for my church grew and grew. Luckily, Jesus was there to guide me through and showed me how His light always shines brightest. 

As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ (Matthew 10:7 NIV)

Bringing the kingdom of heaven therefore  into this church was always going to be hard, but now, with three of us on the same spiritual understanding and receiving the same messages from God, it can be done. Again this shows that the power of God cannot be defeated and He is always there as a rock on which we can stand. 

Therefore anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT)

I had a dream telling me about the church and although I didn't understand the picture at first, I felt compelled to share it. When I did, as a group we received clarification that we must become the seed that regrows into new life with Christ and shares the compassion in our hearts with the congregation so they can see Christ in us. One song in particular then became apparent that we had to use whilst praying over our church and welcoming God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit into the building and the hearts of the people in the church. 

'You made us for much more than this, Awake the kingdom seed in us! Fill us with the strength and love of Christ!' (Build your Kingdom here: Rend Collective Experiment)  

A new tent.

I bought a new tent for momentum. The last one I bought was a pop-up tent too... But less acceptable for a christian festival. So I had to take it back and buy this one. This one is bigger, more fun, and less... Weedy. You see, the other tent was for your average festival... With a massive cannabis leaf on the side. Totally inappropriate. So in four days I am going to 'pitch and go' and be totally drowned in the Holy Spirit. Because I can. 

Confused

I'm confused. I have dreams which don't match my feelings and then I can't help but think about my dreams in the day. And it's got me confused. So confused. I think I better pray about this one. 

Awesome in Power

This time last year I was in a confused place. I was in a relationship that although it was with a Christian, it was also sexual. When I went to Momentum with him and his church mates, I enjoyed myself so much and the Holy Spirit really latched onto me.

Messages received:
1. Improved relationship with my mum.
2. Improved Christan life and fellowship at Timperley Methodist Church
3. Hold off the Sex

1. The relationship with my momma has most definitely improved. I have spent this whole year at home and it has gone much more successfully than I first perceived. Amen to that.

2. Since Momentum last year, the minister at Timperley has moved to pastures new, I have been enlisted onto the leadership as a member of the younger church, and we have new youth worker. Now I am by no means considered youth in the eyes of the church, I am not even a student, I am a young adult. Luckily though, this new youth worker decided to dedicate her first few months to young adults and this could not have come at a more appropriate time. Six of the young adults associated with Timperley Methodist Church have been on a camp, with the youth workers, and joined a group called Connect. I was one of these 6, and the only one who was a Christian.In four days, we had lots of fun, as well as a good amount of worship time and bible study. After four days, the other 5 young adults gave their life to Jesus. Amen to that.

3. I decided after Momentum to tell my boyfriend at the time that I felt like we shouldn't have sex anymore. Temptation was high and there were plenty of opportunities, but I resisted temptation several times. Then he broke up with me in November. Opportunity knocked on New Year's Eve, with a different guy, and again I resisted. Not without getting closer than was necessary though. Then tonight, I was due to go to the party of this same guy, and the new youth worker told me to not go, to remove myself from the tempting situation. In a nutshell, I haven't been to the party. Amen to that.

I can't wait to go to Momentum again this year and I am really excited to see the work that God can do. Not only with me, but with others that I love, the church I go to, and the development of my relationship with God.