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Yes, Lord

Take a deep breath. 
“Yes, Lord.”
Then step out by faith.
	Walk into unknown waters.
Enter cross-currents of
something new.
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Wherever He leads

Overarching vision inspires.
As I commit to go 
wherever, whenever 
He leads.
But time passes. 
With miles journeyed
across oceans. Borders.
And along the way
reality weighs in.
All that comes with 
“Yes, Lord.”
So, I revisit the call.
	Consider His Word.
		Contemplate the cost.
With prayer and surrender.

Keeping on

Paul uses certain images
out of experience.
	Running the race.
		Fighting the good fight.
	In sometimes grueling
overwhelming
places.
He keeps on keeping on
through persecution and prison.

Called to serve

And as we’re called to serve 
among people.
Lost. But resistant. 
	Loved. Yet disinterested.
		Broken. But looking elsewhere.
I need these words
to press on.
Persevere in the hard
seasons.
Keep listening.

Walk

Paul speaks another word
to the common,
 measured,
daily 
life.
Walk.
	Walk in a manner worthy.
Walk as children of light.
	Walk not as unwise,
but as wise.
Filled 
with the Spirit.
Walk in love.

Yes, Lord

“Yes, Lord” is the 
only way to
fully live.
In the walk. 
	In the race. 
		In the fight.
And He provides 
all that we need
for life and godliness.
He is enough.
Alleluia.

“Now to Him who is able
to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works within us,
to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
to all generations forever and ever. Amen.”
Ephesians 3:20-21

What about you?

Have you ever said, “Yes, Lord,” then questioned your decision?  What helps you persevere in the hard season?

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This morning we sang:
Where You go, I’ll go.
Where You stay, I’ll stay.
Where You move, I’ll move.
I will follow You.
One more time, I prayed and asked for His path to be plain and for the strength to walk with Him.

Yes. I often question but He keeps on reminding me of His call and keeps reaffirming I’m where I’m meant to be. To keep persevering, to keep on going, to keep on seeking.

Quite some time ago, I came across Ephesians 3:7 in the Good News translation and it really spoke to me. “I was made a servant of the Gospel by God’s special gift which He gave me through the working of His power.”
It has become a “life verse” for me!

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