It's hard to believe that almost a year ago (6-14-10) I was on my way to Africa... and in 7 days I will heading back. What a journey this past year has been! Pretty much starting with my last trip to Africa, God's presence in my life has been incredible... Lifetime movie material really lol. I am intrigued to see how the Lord uses this time in Africa to further develop me in Him; how my story will grow and bring more and more glory to Him!
In terms of prayer, the biggest thing I ask is for boldness. The boldness to speak of my experiences that are undeniably Jesus' doing. To be vulnerable not for my own gain but so that God's actions in my life can be seen and given the much deserved credit. Lord knows that my prayer for years has been to be used by Him and the realness of this request was revealed to me last year. "...enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus" Acts 4:29-30. Jesus has been working hard through me performing these miraculous signs and wonders, therefore, I ask for prayers for boldness in speaking of His amazingness! May my story be used on this trip to Malawi in His perfect way that only adds to God's glorification. Pray that He will humble me when needed and that my pride won't get in the way of boasting in the Lord. I want Paul's attitude at all times: "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong" 2 Corinthians 12:9-10.
Father, give me the strength to speak of my weakness, my sin, and my imperfections. "But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things- and the things that are not- to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before Him... Therefore, as it is written: 'Let him who boasts boast in the Lord'" 1 Corinthians 2:27-31.
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