Here I am once again at a Starbucks with Dana, trying to wrap my mind around the events of this week. Both Dana and I have said how this week has seemed so long! I think it’s because we’ve kept ourselves really busy, and we both feel very productive with all that we’ve been able to get done this week.
Wednesday night was a lot of fun. We had the opportunity to go back to People’s Church of Montreal and lead worship for their young adults group. It was a very laid-back atmosphere, which helped Dana and I to really relax and enter in to our element. The guest speaker was a missionary from Quebec City (originally from the States), and he spoke on evangelism. After his talk, we broke up into discussion groups and had an excellent discussion with the young adults about what evangelism is, and how we can walk in step with the Holy Spirit, listening to Him for what He would want us to say and do. Dana and I talked about it afterwards, and remembered how we had talked a couple years ago about going downtown Kitchener (or anywhere, really) to play guitar and sing some worship songs or our original songs so that we could draw people to come and start discussions. I want to see lives changed through the knowledge of Jesus Christ and all He has done!
I read David Wilkerson’s The Cross and the Switchblade for the first time when I was about 12 years old, and it really changed my life. Since then, I’ve read it half a dozen times. Each time I read it, it reminds me of that deep fiery passion I have to reach out to people and introduce them to Christ.
This is one thing I love about my fiancé Clarke Rieck…a couple years ago when we were just friends, he came downtown Kitchener with me, and we went on a prayer walk. He has such a heart for others, and I think this is one of the things that drew us together. I haven’t met a lot of men like him, who has such a heart to be the hands and feet of Jesus. I’m pretty blessed to have him in my life, and I look forward to partnering with him in marriage! 🙂
I want to be able to continue to put myself in situations where I can live on the edge of my seat…where I do not allow myself to slip in to the trap of “comfortable living”, but instead, be led by the Holy Spirit…wherever, whenever, and however He leads.
This week has been so encouraging to me. I am thankful for the fresh perspective on life I have gained, as well as a renewed vision and a renewed motivation to pursue music ministry as God has called me to. I no longer want to allow discouragement to have a voice in my life, because so often in the past, it has prevented me from stepping forward in faith and perseverance.
The words of my song, “Wounded Soldier” come to mind as I write this:
Keep pressing on, Mighty Warrior!
The Joy of the Lord is your strength!
His peace will be your guide
As you fight to keep your fire
So stand up!
This morning I was reading Jeremiah 29:13, which says,
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
Friends, I pray you will be blessed and motivated even now to stand up and shake off the chains of discouragement, laziness, comfortableness, and walk forward…RUN forward towards Christ. Seek Him as you would seek for the greatest treasure! He has promised that we will find Him when we seek Him with ALL our hearts.
Love and blessings,
Lindsey