The flip-side of the Origami Owl tag says “Let your heart not be troubled” – a timely gift from my friend Tina Chamness.
God is so so good. I’ve been spinning for months. In my spirit I feel a call toward a BIG BIG vision and I feel so small. Too small to even see the whole picture and too small to do the job.
However, I am a person who knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am most ALIVE when I am doing NEW things all the time.
I’ve had to defend this to people many times who think this is just a restlessness…a searching.
And I love to be challenged…really, I do. I know that sounds crazy to a lot of people. I prefer to have people question and challenge me on things like this and then I can test my heart and find out if what they are saying is possibly true. Sometimes they are. But not when it comes to this one!
I was born for change. Its in my DNA. Without it, my spirit has been slowly dying.
This world is not lacking in change. It is lacking in people who thrive during radical change. There are legions of people who are not only uncomfortable with change but they live in fear of it. I will not elaborate on fear at this time because I could literally write for days about that one point but I will pass along the word that God gave me last week:
God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid but a spirit of power and love and self-control. ~ 2 Timothy 1:7
I had an amazing opportunity to go to the 1st Annual Call to Destiny Summit presented by Princess Bola Adelani last Friday & Saturday. Barbara Stomprud, of Vessel of Honor Ministry from Oklahoma, walked us through her Training for Reigning program. WOW!!! I am so grateful for Barbara’s ministry and for the revelation that I received through that experience.
I wish I could say I left with total clarity on my purpose and destiny but I didn’t.
Not because the program wasn’t AWESOME. What has become clear to me, through some soul searching with my friend Katynia Speight, is that I need to get on my face and in the Word seeking further revelation. I know that God has been with me throughout my life; I can clearly see the evidence. It is awesome to feel KNOWN in the way He knows me.
Selfishly, I have not spent much time getting to know Him.
I’ve been on a 4 year self-awareness journey that involved very little God-awareness. I never doubted His presence and thanked Him regularly for what He has done in my life but I never bothered to really get to know Him. And that became very clear at Barbara’s Training for Reigning.
So I am very excited about what lies ahead and I will write throughout my journey because God has told me to live my faith out loud, especially the deficiencies and struggles.
So as I continue to wrestle with my destiny, I will wait on God for instructions. I will grab hold of the signs he sends me because I know He is always trying to show us the way.
For example, last Sunday (the day after the training ended) my friend Tina Chamness pulled me aside after church and explained that earlier in the week she was listening to a song by The Band Perry and I kept coming to mind. Tina and I are not extremely close (yet) so for me to come to mind WAS FROM GOD. She felt she needed to make me a CD with that song (and others) and give me the song along with the Origami Owl tag that was developed from the lyrics (see above).
I am extremely grateful for her obedience to do what God placed on her heart. Even though I left the training without clarity on my destiny, I had already shared with Katynia on Friday night that I know I need to deal with the things that would keep me immovable. I said I believe I am supposed to be able to GO on a moment’s notice. I was talking about making changes in my businesses, my housing, my possessions etc so that I could be nimble and GO when God says so. I explained that I’m not sure where or when but I believe I have to start getting ready.
The song Tina was listening to is called “Pioneer” by The Band Perry. Her gift of sharing this song with me and also giving me a necklace that I could wear daily to remind me is one of the greatest gifts anyone has ever given me. I thank Tina and I thank God for using her to confirm me as a Pioneer.
I believe when you have been given a gift, you should give what you can so I will include Tina’s Facebook Page and her website if you are interested in learning more about Origami Owl’s beautiful living lockets.
As I continue to get to know God, I realize that my comfort with change, my desire for new and my willingness to GO are the makings of a Pioneer. I have tremendous faith and an incomplete puzzle-like vision so I will need to lean on God for understanding as he leads me to new frontiers.
This was another song on the CD. The lyrics are amazing, especially as I come to grips with my calling to be a Pioneer.
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
The video includes all the lyrics but I have seen different lyrics where the line reads “My SOUL will rest in your embrace”…either way is awesome…just wanted to share the alternative lyrics. ENJOY!!!
If you’ve read to the bottom, please share your response and comments. I appreciate your support.
Are you a fellow Pioneer? Where is God calling you?
If not, do you know WHO YOU ARE?
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When we act on what has been revealed, more is revealed… Our steps eventually lead us into Destiny. God doesn’t often reveal the whole picture at once… Act on what became clearer at the summit… My 2cents. Stay connected.