This morning I am going to put together an hour long program our quartet will be giving for the juvenile correction center on Dec. 18.  I think I’ve mentioned this in an earlier blog. One of our other members always does this work, but this program is tied to the time I gave my testimony for these same teens a couple months ago.  My whole body is filled with anxiety as I come into this moment this morning.  I’ve confessed it to God repeatedly and it immediately returns.  God has already given me His message–He said, “I know your anxiety and I want you to change your mindset to anticipation.  Do not look at the darkness of anxiety but to the Light of anticipation.”  You will not be writing the program for yourself.  You are on assignment and My Holy Spirit will give you the words to say and the songs to sing that glorify Me.”

When I gave my testimony for these kids the haunting question that stays with me is this one.  How did you know God answers your prayers?  I had to tell them that at their age I did not know that He did.  This is where trust comes in.  However, I look back 50 years later and know that God wasn’t answering my prayers/pleas.  He was answering those of my grandma and grandpa, my mom and some teachers I had.  I know I didn’t reach out to anyone with my pleas because I was scared to death knowing my plea would be a confession of who I thought I was–my identity, and they would simply confirm my deepest fear.  I want these kids to know that this is what Satan does to our thinking.  God waits for us to reach out in trust, confess to Him and to “someone we trust–someone human”.  This team replaces those anxious pleas with steadfast anchors of love and direction.  It actually helps me right now to write this out to you.  I will starting working on the program as soon as this blog entry is done.

Today I will be God’s warrior in His battle against evil.  I will trust fully in Him, His Son Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit who lives within me.  Thank you Father and Team.