A learning heart: the call to be more. I find it very interesting that the verb used in the previous sentence is "be", not "do". But how often we take on the Martha cloak and resist the role of Mary, sitting at the feet of Jesus...just to learn from Him and to be. This is what we hope for when we take our trips overseas, for our leadership and teams to listen and learn. Learning cannot be done from a person full of pride, it's the essence of humility and humility takes some serious discipline.
Discipline requires action. This time daily in learning and praying through the Live Dead journal is starting to create a discipline in me. In fact, last night I was awakened after a very intense, real dream in which I saw cars being lit on fire, people who fought for justice were under attack and somehow I was sheltered from it but I woke up with a start knowing this was real. Very real for many people around the world right now. I was so shaken and moved by what God was showing me, that I spent a good 45-60 minutes praying and interceding for those around the world that God woke me up to stand in the gap for...this is NOT to be about me, but simply about the power of the Holy Spirit when we submit to his discipline...obedience breeds obedience and it takes faith.
Steve Pennington shares in today's time that, "We cannot escape the conviction that following Christ compels us to uncompromising excellence in our normal Christian lives...Be More!"
Prayer for Unreached People Group: the Sudanese Baggara
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