Working, Running, Faithfully Journeying!

So it's been a while since I've been on, probably because I have been working so much...I am thrilled to have been hired by Lighthouse Mission and share of who I am. I am able to bring all my strengths to the table and help undergird a ministry I have respected and participated in for some time now.

This is not without it's challenges...I have never written a grant, never been that type of person that asks for things for free...At garage sales, I don't so much as bargain over anything...If I want it I pay for it.

But God has been showing me that as we grow in Him, he calls us continually to new places, new challenges, new excercises in growth and strength. Additionally, we are always to remember that our life is not our own, and just like a soldier who is told to go stand on the front line some where or charge an enemy...I am asked to do things that in my own comfort zone I would never dare to do. Yet here I am not my own...and I need to literally, mentally, put my self aside and faithfully do as commissioned...even against my natural character might lean.

It is hard, and yet thrilling to see God back it all up, with company after company coming through to assist, donating time, resources and $$ to support the Mission!
I am astounded.

Following the Lord is not an easy walk, I don't think we are going to get to the point where we 'retire' until we actually breathe our last breath! I heard a message on Sunday that talks about running the race and finishing well...It was a dramatic comparison of our walk with the agonizing marathons of grecian olympics. The word Agon in the Greek is used for race...very interesting, because at times our walk, our run, our race in Christ for the prize of God is just that AGONizing...and yet the most rewarding!

So enjoy the journey, enjoy the challenges, enjoy the run, and faithfully continue stedfast to the end!!!