November 24, 2011
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THANK GOD!
I haven't been keeping up with blogging because a lot has been happening, but I really do need and want an account of all that's transpired in the last few months. That said, here's a quick run down as far as I can remember. All are little milestones of sorts, but the dates in bold are real milestones.
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September 18th. "Church in the Wild" part 1. Pastor Carl Lentz starts the "Church in the Wild" series. Awesome. It gets me re-evaluating my life and my walk as a Christian.
September 25th. "Church in the Wild" part 2. I didn't take notes so I don't really remember what was said, but I remember that it was really good and spurred me on.
October 2nd. Praise team meeting. Because of "Church in the Wild" I share what I have been thinking about and the theme of "It's Not About Me" for the revival/praise night is born.
Pastor Carl is away and Christine Caine (founder of A21) is the guest speaker. She decides to give a message along the same lines of "Church in the Wild". She tells the story about her daughter turning on a flashlight in the middle of a Walmart, being disappointed and asking her mom if they can go find some darkness (to shine the light on). This story sticks with me and convicts me of our role as Christians.
October 9th. "Church in the Wild" part 3. "Be authentic and transparent. Even scars tell a story so stop hiding them. People resonate more with our weaknesses than with our best." "If you are willing to get 'dirty', you will be wildley influential in the wild." "Jesus carried us on Him on the cross. We need to have other people on us."
October 16th. Pastor Chad Veach is the guest preacher at Hillsong NYC. His message is based off of this tweet by Pastor Thomas Hansen (@thomaszhansen): "The Cause is clear. The Call is worth it. The Time is now. And His Grace is sufficient. Only 1 Q remains, Am I up 4 it?"
After the service and after some prayer I send my brother this text: "please pray for me. I'm thinking about going into full time ministry. I haven't told anyone else yet. I'm scared to even tell you this but I feel like I need to tell someone to keep me accountable."
That same night right after making a commitment to fast and pray about what I just went through, God/Satan throws me into a very difficult situation with a brother in Christ.
October 17th. ICE decides that Sandy's mother will be deported on November 16th.
October 18th. Sandy's mother is miraculously freed from jail.
October 20th. I tell Linda, Keri and Reggie about my unknown "calling" and they are understanding and even happy for me! They understand I will be looking to move to Queens and also looking for a new job. Told them that the timing is unknown and that it could be a month from now to a year, to two years. They were will supportive and understanding.
October 22nd. Difficult situation resolved.
October 23rd. Pastor Carl. "To see God's power in your life you don't need a better position, you need a better perspective."
October 28th. My brother has lunch with my parents. He eases their worries about me moving. I had been talking about it, and they had been concerned and reluctant.
November 1st. My dad and I take my mom to the ER because she's having severe back pain. Can't sit, can't lay down, can't really walk.
November 2nd. Nacho passes away. It was quite a traumatic thing. Receive more sad news right after as well.
November 3rd. I spent the day with my brother, sister-in-law and nephew. What a blessing and much needed personal day. Christine tells me to pray more specifically for the things I'm looking for in an apartment. My specific prayers were as follows: 1 bedroom, a large living room so I can have people come over, close to church, liveable (according to my standards), and rent of $1200/month... which I doubted I could find so I changed to $1300.
November 4th. I had the opportunity to talk to my boss. I asked her if and when I moved to Queens.. if I could possibly work from home and only go into the office when I had to. She told me she would not have any problems with it and that she didn't think Linda (head of the department) would have a problem with it either. The only thing is they would need to get approval from the administration.
November 12th. After Jenn's birthday brunch I decided to call and make an appointment to see one of the apartments I found online that was near church. Location was great and pictures looked decent. Hung out at Jonas and Caroline's until the appointment at 4:30pm. Went and saw the apartment. LOVED IT. Went home to talk to my parents about it. I was pretty sure I was going to sign a lease so I prayed the entire way home for my parents to take the sudden news alright. They did!! Spent the night filling out the application and gathering all the docs that the broker needed from me. I prayed that if God gave me this apartment, it would really be His, and not mine.
November 13th. Brought my mom, dad, Caroline, Jenn, Su-Chen, Lester, Brice, Sandy and Hui with me to see the apartment. They all loved it. Gave in my application. Su-Chen also mentions how my broker looks like Lady Gaga... and she totally does. lol
November 16th. I was supposed to go sign the lease papers after my background and financial check on Monday, but it got postponed till Wednesday. Lester, Brice and Edward met me at the broker's office. We went through the lease agreement. Signed all the papers on the apartment! Went to prayer meeting. Shared with Christine and Yolanda about my past month and why it is so significant. God gave me a great apartment, perfect location, everything I asked for, and cheaper than I could've imagined!
November 28th. The day I need to call the broker and make an appointment to pick up my keys and copy of the lease from the super.
November 29th. I get the keys. Start cleaning. Start moving!!
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God moves fast. He really doesn't mess around. It's not easy staying focused and keeping productive though. I have good days and bad days, good weeks and bad weeks. It's a fear of mine to lose sight of all He's done, to not be able to hear His call and not be able obey. Every day is a battle in itself. Gotta keep fighting. Need to be more intentional.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. —Romans 8:28
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