[[March 26, 2011]]

Well lately I've been participating in a single women's Bible study here in Indonesia. (Oh side note, I also got asked to try out for the worship team here!!! God's cool.) In this Bible study we are going through Beth Moore's study of David: Seeking a heart like His. Some things have hit me super deep so far and I know the Lord is growing and convicting. Tis so sweet. This made me laugh first off...she called David Cinder'fella' since he was out tending the sheep while all his brothers were in the house during Samuel's search for who to anoint as the future King. She said that we know we're beginning to grow when there's a shift in what impresses us. WOW! That is so true and definitely something the Lord has been developing in me as a young woman. I also think that young women really need to hear this message. They need to know that God has made them unusual and for a specific purpose and design. They do not need to be impressed by the things of this world nor chase after them. Fulfillment does not come through the attentions or even the love of a man. It is something that God alone can fill. They should be seeking after a heart like His and things like His.

Also in 1 Samuel 16:13 it says that "...from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came upon David in Power." Came upon means literally, RUSHED on David. The Lord couldn't wait to come into David's life. He RUSHED! He did not take His time or come on like a warm blanket...no...He came on like a sudden chill! He came on with Sonic the Hedgehog speed and united with David, the man after His own heart. And it's not just David. When someone receives the Spirit of God in salvation, He RUSHES in! Doesn't that jsut make your heart pump knowing that we may take part in that beautiful process. And then, He comes to stay. From that Day on!

This hit me hard too. She spoke on one of my absolute favorite Pslams...62! Oh read it and love it and treasure it and whisper it and cry through it. She siad that "we will either wrestle all our lives with unmet expectations or intentionally rest our souls in God. You cannot expect of people what only God can deliver! The balance is this: We can't put it up until we have poured it out. Sapak means to spill forth, to pour out (a drink offering), to bare one's soul in sorrow or anger. Used literally to denote pouring out the contents of a vessel "to mound up...to sprawl out...to gush out. and then give it up! We don't just cry ourselves to rest...we cry ourselves to trust. Significant rest comes to the soul when we accept that God alone is in charge of our honor. God does not just defend our dignity...He defines it!" Just chew that over bc that seriously frosts my flakes :) 

-Lin Sue