we had the privilege of hearing David Gava for not one, but two weeks. he spoke on the holy spirit and spiritual warfare. i have learned so much! it's absolutely incredible how when you open your heart to God how much he will continue to pour out his love and wisdom on you. all you need is willing heart, and God is guaranteed to show up in mighty ways.
the past two weeks have been a week of firsts for me. the Holy Spirit has been moving in such a mighty way. i've never experienced anything like it. we've been worshipping everyday as a community -- not just the dts, but all the base staff as well. the leadership felt that God was leading them into a season of worship because He had some new things to reveal to them through that. boy, did he reveal himself. i've been in worship where i've gotten caught up in all the hooplah, and that it NOT how this worship has been. there was more than one day where i did not feel like being there, and i didn't feel like God was there. however, when you show up and worship with all your heart regardless of what you 'feel' and regardless of what else is going on, God will show up. in the end, does it really matter though? God is always God -- and he is always good -- and he always deserves to be praised. He deserves to be praised in the good times as well as the bad. (and that's what we'll be doing in Heaven, so get ready!)
let's just start with tuesday november 15th. my heart was heavy, very heavy. i started crying during worship and i felt like i needed to pray for my family. after david spoke, i went to my room to just pray. i also felt like i was supposed to be fasting for an unrelated issue. there was just so much going on. luckily, my one-on-one got me a meeting with David for me to baptized int he Holy Spirit. (please don't get hung up on this, it was my choice and NOBODY told me i needed to, just to clarify.) i called my parents to make sure everything was ok, and it was... so i went to work duty and then met with David. in the meeting david prayed for me... and gave me a prophetic word. it was so encouraging and uplifting, i'm not going to type it all out, but i wrote it in my journal. one big thing was just about giving up my control and to quit trying to control my life. if i give up control, Jesus will continue to pour out His wisdom and understanding in me. when i told him i was southern baptist, he was SO EXCITED. he loves that the baptists are so grounded in the word and know the word of God so well. I know you all will love that!! :)
so the next week and a half went up from there. giving control to God and praying, seeking, and thirsting for more. this week also revealed to me a new mentor. she is one of the elders on the base and her name is lucy. she is a woman full of God's wisdom and discernment. she also gave me a word, on wednesday, along the same lines as david's, but more focused on thirsting for God, truly needing him, and finding my identity in him and not in the world.
...and now my brain is mush from trying to think about and process this more.
so there will be more soon. tomorrow.
for now i will leave you with this wonderful picture of me and a few of the roomies.
i cherish you all.
be blessed.
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