Echoes

New Season

edge7 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:44:04 +0000

In my last post I wrote that I wasn’t sure if I was entering a new season or just beginning this one. Well, God straight up confirmed tonight that I am entering into a new season next fall. After worship, a friend from church prophesied over me and confirmed a few things God was doing in my life. A Bonus was the confirmation of a new season. In short, a new season means it is time to get a new journal.

Justice

edge7 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:17:22 +0000

Its happened again. Almost as quick as it came it has left. Summer has passed by and I am trying to hold on to the last few days before they too slip into history. I took this summer as a time to work and have less responsibilities on my plate but also to catch a glimpse of the next season God is calling me into. My first year of college left me with a list full of ambitions, hopes, experiences and most of all, questions. What was the vision for this coming season? When will this season come to a close? Where do I go from here. I left my freshman year with a single word that the Holy Spirit dropped in my heart: Justice. It answered some of the questions ringing in my spirit but also it uncovered countless more. I previously asked God “what is ministry?” I knew it was more than just actions done by the church with a label stamped on “Ministry”. Could a pastor buying a private jet and serving water to the thirsty both be considered ministry? The answer to that question was simple but I still was looking for something deeper. I was looking for something that would be the sifter to determine ministry from empty actions. The resounding word was justice. Ministry is Justice. The words are not synonymous but by doing ministry you are executing Justice. Jesus’ spent three years doing ministry that would flip the world upside down and each of those years was about justice. From healing the leaper to defeating death, it was all Justice.

This summer I have gotten a glimpse of what it means to live a life of Justice, but I have only scratched the surface. It seems like I wasted most of my time working and not living a life of Justice, but I also know that this is a process. I am excited to see where this road leads. I am still waiting on God to see if this season is ending or only just beginning. Which ever it is, I know that Justice will be a running theme through the rest of the seasons I experience.

Caught in between

edge7 — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:01:29 +0000

Something I have noticed since I have returned home from college is that there is this weird gap. I live at home but also in LA. I want to be plugged into a church and invest some years there but it is hard to do that when you are hopping back and forth. My church at home is amazing but God has called me to go down south for college ( which is also amazing). The church I’m going to during the school year is good but I leave during summer when they do the most outreach. Its like walking into a movie right when the credits begin to roll. You know something amazing happened but you were a little too late to see it. I think in this process God is teaching me a lesson about THE Church. The global bride of Christ is always active and there is still plenty of work to be done. So even though I may be stuck in between two amazing churches, God has me planted in The Church.

Back Again

edge7 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:16:08 +0000

Its been hard to keep up to date with the blog. Life gets busy and there are not enough hours in the day. But I think I need to write down the things that God speaks to my heart more.
So here it goes.. attempt number 3

Different Day… Still Day

edge7 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:22:16 +0000

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10

This verse took on so much more meaning today. The last few weeks have been chaos. My heart felt like a bunch of angry shoppers on black friday with only one tickle me elmo on sale. This week was different. Today, I felt the overwhelming peace of God all day. There was so much joy in just resting in his presence. I guess what made this time different was the length of time that I could feel God’s tangible presence. It was like I was awakened to Him. I love Psalm 46:10. God will be exalted and nations will exalt him; its going to be epic. We just need to quiet down from our 9000 rpm starbucks-fueled busy lives and know just who it is we serve. God. How awesome is that?!

Returning Home

edge7 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:20:51 +0000

So I will be heading home in a few days for some must needed rest and extended hang outs with Jesus. Maybe I will write something while in gone.

Closer than my Breath

edge7 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:56:38 +0000

During a quiet time I was listening to a song ( I can’t remember which) that brought to words a desire I have. One of the lines says “You are closer than my breath.” That is such a great picture. When it comes to the presence of God. I want Him closer than my breath. I want him under my skin. I want such an intimacy that all I can do is give my life away. Just in my times of prayer, I can feel God’s heart for his people. He desires to be intimate. He wants to invade lives, break down walls, and restore shattered lives. I really believe that God is raising up a generation of intercessors who walk in the authority of Christ and live intimate lives with God. They will know the voice of God and have a intimacy with Him that is indescribable.
I wonder what it would look like if the Church was awaken to the closeness of God. What if we realized on a daily basis that God is closer than our breath? It would change everything..

A Haiku

edge7 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:06:37 +0000

“Finals”
Finals you torture me!
Long sleepless nights meet long days
All I want is Sleep

A Random Tree

edge7 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:30:25 +0000

God told me to go to this tree today. I wasn’t sure where it was but I knew it was somewhere on campus. I stepped outside my dorm into the cold damp air and walked around. It was 11:00pm. There are plenty of trees on campus but I was looking for a specific tree. Why? I didn’t have a clue. After crossing the campus I came upon this single tree. It had lights shining on it and it was in the middle of a courtyard. I impatiently asked God ” ok, I found the tree, what next? ” Then I waited. And waited. Shivered and waited. It was quiet and I could began to feel myself slow down. The stress of finals was melting away and I could hear more clearly. Then God began to speak.

This tree was skinny but had a big canopy of leaves. It looked kinda top heavy. At it’s side it was being supported by a small beam of wood planted in the ground. Peppering the entire tree were little black berries that looked like blue berries. I asked ” God, what’s up with the tree” and he began to explain how this tree was like me. I have a big canopy of leaves but I’m top heavy. My pride and ego have grown so big that I am about to fall over at any second. I need to be supported by Him. I need to loose that pride. Then a verse popped in my head. Matt 21:18-22 . Its the story where Jesus curses the fig tree that didn’t have fruit. That Cut deep. I knew that this was me. After repenting and praying for fruit in my life God pointed out something to me. In the verses after he curses the tree, he talks about prayer and faith. It was a reminder of the level of faith God has called me ( and us as the body of Christ) to. Its a boldness and a faith to see people healed and dead raised. Its a faith that changes campuses. Its a faith that changes landscapes. There was a huge question that lingered in the back of my heart. What exactly is this faith? I gotta get some more. I mean, I know what it does and how it changes situations but what is it? This tangible thing that is the center of our lives with Christ, this Faith changes everything. As I walked back to my room, I kept wondering why did God use a tree to tell me this. What he said had got me thinking. I left with more questions than when I got there, but I can feel the presence of God even as I type this. Its true that when you meet with God you leave changed every time. I can’t stop wondering about the tree….. and this thing called Faith…

Leadership? I thought I was following.

edge7 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:55:19 +0000

I am in the middle of praying about taking a leadership position in the ministry I am part of. My schedule is kinda crazy a the moment but I think God is leading me towards it. I need to pray a little more. Its funny, I thought God had put me in a season of following his lead and other leaders around me. I was in the process of finding a mentor while I’m in college but then God put this in my path. It seems like everyday is a new lesson about leadership. Honestly, Im kinda tired of new lessons because they keep getting harder, but I know that God will make this process work out. He always seems to make life interesting.