Guatemala has been one tough cookie, but one of those with the hard exterior and the juicy insides.
The Lord has done so many amazing things this month. Oom Jackie says "I'd like to confuse you so that the Spirit can change you." There was major confusion this month, huge headaches, rivers full of tears, AND a massive breakthrough.
When does demonology turn into a mud slide? When did Peter start to sink? When did major panic and confusion set in? When I took my eyes away from God and watched the storm, when I knew more about demons than the Authority even they have to submit under, when I forgot that I had to look at everything with the eyes of Him in me.
Why do I wish I was Einstein (or Picasso at this moment)? Even they had to start with stickmen or 1+1, not all are born Mozarts. Maybe peace beyond all understanding comes when we start with adding before doing astro physics.
Walking in the Spirit - in all obedience to God - can mean strange and difficult to understand situations. It means making a fool of yourself, even if it's only to yourself. It means trusting and searching and exhausting yourself, grabbing fists full of God's cloak and sometimes not even crawling behind Him, but being dragged... and then being lifted in the strongest, gentlest arms imaginable - beyond imagination.
It means freedom in Christ, freedom to start explore who He made me to be, what His purpose might be, it means constantly being surprised.
Surprised by God's sense of humour. Getting teachings from a pastor who's body art matched the confusion in my heart, the holes in my soul (it rhymes ha ha). Go figure. :)
The fashion award this evening goes to..... (drumroll) THE HOLY SPIRIT, dressed in a lovely cloak of love, wearing a crown of gentleness and glass slippers of saving grace.
He loves giving make-overs, even the earth and heaven are due one.