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My anything

I know we say this every year but SERIOUSLY what happen to 2015? The years go by faster and faster somehow and yet it is so bittersweet. I can look back on the last year and see what a gift, what an amazing blessing it was for me. I can see ahead also and see that this year has so much more potential and it makes me so excited! 

Last year I decided to change my thinking, my habits, deepen my faith, serve more and work on my marriage more. 

Last year was a year of big prayers for me. My prayers became bigger and deeper and, I think, for the first time I actually believed what I was praying for. In May I started to read Anything by Jennie Allen She challenges you to fully commit and tell God that you will do ANYTHING for Him. It's pretty scary when you think about it, because if there truly is a God then He really is going to listen and take you up on that offer. The bible tells us several time to "test" God.

                                                   "Do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,
that by testing you may discern what is the will of God,
what is good and acceptable and perfect."
~ Romans 12:2

I decided, what can it hurt? Either God uses me... or He doesn't. I desperately wanted Him too though. Soon after I started praying that prayer is when things began to happen. I had been praying for a mentor for months, all in the same week I got a personal mentor and marriage mentors. I think this was a huge first step, because for me to be able to do ANYTHING for God my personal life needs to be solid. My marriage has to be upright and on solid ground {I'm not implying that it was not}. Jorge has to know that no matter what I am doing for the Church that I love him with all of my heart and he has to be my backbone and support me so that I can have the courage and confidence to do what I am being called to do. I had to learn to be content in my relationship with God and learn that just "being still" is enough, that the "doing" {serving} will flow from my "being". There is so much to learn about yourself before you can run out and be a hard core advocate for Jesus. These are things I didn't know or understand a year ago.

If I kept going the way that I had been going I would be exhausted and probably a little bitter. I learned that spending time in your Bible with Jesus is so much more important then serving. I thought that I needed to PROVE my Love to God by constantly serving and doing. To the point that I was frustrated and overwhelmed. When I slowed down and I fully immersed myself in the word, that is when I really began to see things happen.

After my Anything prayer is when all of the Women's Events opportunities came {You can read my previous post for that story}.

I have seen amazing changes in my marriage, in my husband and in my kids this past year. There is no way to explain it.. but God.

This year has already presented an amazing opportunity for me. The relationships that God has weaved beautifully into my life feels so undeserved. The fact that He is actually using me for something bigger then I ever imagined is beyond my comprehension. When I prayed that prayer I never could have dreamed of what would happen and what will happen this year.

I can tell you that as scary as the prayer is at times, and even the things that He has asked me to do at times have seem impossible, He has never left me or forsaken me. I don't think He has any intention to, and I have no intention of giving up my ANYTHING prayer.

This year I challenge you to:

pray the anything prayer for a solid 6 months

Read your Bible at least 3 times a week

Be more intentional with your prayers

You will see big changes, I can guarantee it!




























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