I suppose no one should be surprised to hear that last night’s meeting went overwhelmingly good.  God’s Spirit was rich in presence.  Before the time was done the initial anxiety within the group seemed gone.  It was replaced with thanksgiving. The agenda God had given me was followed even though I’d thought I should abandon it even while we were meeting.  Yet, somehow, even the comments of the group kept us on the agenda and God’s message seemed to come through loud and clear.  I’m reading Jeremiah presently and in this book God is often called:  God of the Angel Armies.  Well, His Mighty Army was fighting last night to overcome and He won–Praise be to God our Father.

Trust and Obey–those words were the closing ones on the little agenda for last night.  I wasn’t sure why I felt nudged to place them there but as we got to the close of the time together I knew.  There has been anxiety and anger expressed over this ministry starting and how it “should” move forward.  The goal of last night was to unite the four working together in this as a team under God’s leadership.  That part seemed to solidify within the first hour.  As we got to the end one individual wanted to step into the “but what about ….” part down the road.  This was the time to remind us that God’s leading is for today.  This is where we surrender our anxiety and with the surrender, step into trusting the God we want honored.  We obey what we know to do today and wait for His timing and direction.  This message was heard and even acknowledged as what each one wanted to do.  I thank God for this simple message, but one so difficult and impossible at the human level.

Surrendering, trusting, obeying are terms used in heart/spirit living.  This is living in the new creation Jesus gave when we invited Him to live in our hearts.  I love His patience with me as I work through this for me in day to day living.  Surrendering is one big one for me right now.  It needs to happen several times a day now that I’m more awake to myself.