Last night was amazing. It started even before I went to church. Thank you so much for those of you who prayed for me...I could feel it! God eased my anxiety and it started with a soap bubble. Yes, a soap bubble. I was doing dishes and talking with God and a few soap bubbles started floating up around me. I was watching them drift up towards the ceiling, enjoying the way they moved and the little tiny, glossy rainbows reflecting from them. I know this might sound silly (yes, more silly then watching bubbles)...but I was talking with God and said something like, "Okay God. I haven't been feeling your presence lately and it would be great if I could feel you near tonight. I know I shouldn't be testing you but the bubble is about to hit the ceiling and pop and it would be near impossible for it to move back down again...so could you please move it back down so I know you're here?" Well, the bubble didn't just float back down again, it also stopped in mid air right in front of my eyes and hoovered there. No joke. It felt like a giant hug from God. So, my usual anxiety was completely gone as I headed for church. No sweaty palms, no racing heart, no shaky legs...nothing! Just a nice, easy calm. Last night was the high school ministry's service so I met a few of the other volunteers, a couple of the students and then sat down to hear the high school pastor speak. He shared a video from Advent Conspiracy (see below) that just blew me away. It's exactly how my heart feels about this time of year. I just watched it again this morning and started tearing up. I urge you to watch it and rethink Christmas. Anyway, back to the service...wow! I was completely blown away by seeing all these young faces worshiping God -- so full of energy and passion and potential. I need to do a little more praying about it, and check out the Sunday morning life groups, but I have a feeling I finally found where I'm supposed to be serving in the church. I'm really, really excited about it (and hope I can start volunteering in time for broom ball night)! :)
On to other exciting things...I'm driving out the Vegas around lunch time with my Mom. We'll be meeting up with some old Oregon friends for a few days and I'm really looking forward to it. I can't wait!
(I'm having issues uploading the video from Advent Conspiracy. I'll try again later but if you want to check it out now, go here.)
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Favorite Quotes
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” - Jack Kerouac
“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls." - Mother Teresa
“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls." - Mother Teresa
2 comments:
Garth is waiting for YOU next weekend.
How exciting! and that video is GREAT!
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