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The Storm reveals the Holy in Me
I tend to go into the negative when I hear the word “storm” but that was definitely the old me way of seeing a storm. The more storms I go through the more holiness is revealed in me.
It wasn’t always this way. When I was hit with a storm I could see the ugly very clearly. The more significant the storm the more ugly was revealed.
Luke 6:46-49 is a story that Jesus told that describes me in progress perfectly. I was of the belief that the storm only revealed the ugly but it also reveals the “Holy in Me” as well.
The Perfect Storm
The ugly in me creates the perfect storm that could blow my house down every day. I know what I should do yet I procrastinate, I whine, I complain. When I get busy doing the Lord’s work for me I feel accomplished, happy and content even in the middle of a storm.
There is such a stark difference between me and this other storm chaser. I can easily identify myself with Jesus because I hear Him and do what He says. The feeling of overwhelm in the storm goes away and the calm invades.
Rebuild on the Rock
Jesus shows me the ugly in the storm, I can hear His divine direction for me, as I obey I again feel accomplished, happy and contented. I know my Lifistry is built on the Rock because I know what to do when a storm rocks my world.
They come at us like the full circle of a hurricane. The storm reveals every one of the weaknesses in the life and ministry we are building. Although this is a painful process, it is a good thing to go through with the Lord.
When I can see my weaknesses I can deal with them, by going back to examine the foundational truth in which I had failed to build on, and rebuild it on the Rock.
My Visionary Living Advice 💦 for this week is not to be afraid of the cracks and gaps in your foundation. Ask the Lord to reveal them so you can make sure to rebuild on the Rock.
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The Highway of Heeding
In the past I have not understood the Lord’s direction for me so I refused to heed it. There is a great need for me to understand why I am going into a directions I cannot see the need to go.
You see, I am a bit of a freak when it comes to knowing something. Mystery belongs in a one hour show not a lifetime of serving. I want to know where I am going and how I am getting there.
The Holy Unknown
As I was chasing my Upward Call of God my biggest frustration was the Holy Unknown. The mystery that loomed before me was not something I could accept. The Lord’s lack of future revelation for my ministry was a hindrance to me chasing it.
I eventually learned that if I was obedient to the Lord today, my future followers will benefit from it and so would I. The Holy Unknown, that made me uncomfortable, began to make me comfortable.
Me Following Helped my Following
When I started to heed the Lord’s direction, for this minute, it began to lead me into the Holy Unknown. The place where I follow Jesus and begin to understand the why.
Why am I going this way?
For you and your followers.
Why am I climbing this hill?
For you and your followers.
Why am I parked here?
For you and your followers.
Why is this wall here?
For you and your followers.
Why do I keep falling in this same pit?
For you and your followers.
Every time I asked a question about my Divine Direction the answer was vague but got clearer as I obeyed. For 10 years now I have devoted my life to following the Lord’s direction for me and my ministry. It has finally been revealed to me who my followers are and what they are following me to accomplish.
Years is the more common time frame for obedience and understanding so don’t get discouraged about how long it is taking you.
Time is not the answer to all of your why’s. “Follow Me” is the answer to all of your why’s.
Just as I have learned to heed the Lord’s direction by heeding His direction so must all women called to make a ministry heed the Lord’s direction. In doing that your Upward Call will meet His people where they are and do what it is meant to do.
Meet me in Midlife Ministry Makers this week to dive deep for diving direction into how to heed the Lord’s direction so you can meet your followers where they are.
