Video: Have it Your Way Part 1:
Have it Your Way Part 2..
Then Moses said to the LORD, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue." So the LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say." But he said, "O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send." So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and He said: "Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And look, he is also coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. Now you shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you shall do. So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God. And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs." Exodus 4:10-17
Here's a video that is the first in a series I'll be doing on the Fruit of the Spirit...
A lot has been happening in my life recently. God has placed me in a position in my county to be a vessel to bring about some awesome things that will help the people in this community. I am amazed daily as I see the hand of God moving. Opposition comes and through prayer, I see God tear it down. Dreams and programs that looked like they didn’t have a chance in the world of coming to into existence are be established by His mighty hand! What an AWESOME God we serve!!! There is truly no one like Him!
And if having a job where I could be used to help implement His plans to help the hurting, lost, and needy weren’t enough, He brings yet another great opportunity to be used by Him, not only in my little community but to all of you! About a year and a half ago, God spoke to me about putting up a profile on MySpace (This is now my second profile. The first is under my name, Terri.) At the time, I had no idea of what that would look like, but it has always been my prayer to be used for the Lord’s purposes, so I said yes and asked the Lord to bless my little page and to use it for His glory. Little did I know how I was about to be blessed with an abundance of friends from that one little page! I am truly blessed beyond measure! The only explanation there can be for how all that has taken place in my life is that it was the hand of our loving Father at work in my life and the lives of many others making divine appointments that would bless each involved and bring about the furthering of His Kingdom. Praise be to the Great I Am, Maker of Heaven and Earth, Creator of the human heart, and the Master of bringing those hearts together to bring about relationships that bring glory to His name!
You would think that all this would be more than enough to enrich this child of the King’s life. I thought it was plenty, but….we serve a God who is MORE THAN ENOUGH! He is a God of plenty and when we think that we cannot contain anymore of His goodness and blessing, He pours on even more! Right now, I am so overwhelmed at the greatness of our God. He has now opened another door of ministry for me through The SonShine Ministry on Lion and Lamb TV. Dave, from Lion and Lamb Ministry spoke to me last year about making videos and have a website like his. As he spoke my heart raced, and I was scared to death! You’re looking at a person who hides from cameras! I hardly ever like having attention drawn to me. (We all like it once and awhile. ïŠ) I wanted no part of being on the World Wide Web! As Dave spoke to me, however, God was also speaking and I knew that what Dave was sharing with me was God’s will for me.
I tried to push the thought of making these videos aside. After all, I was helping with the youth, helping lead worship, doing a one-on-one Bible study with someone else at the time and I had my ministry here on MySpace; I was actively participating in the ministry that I knew God had called me to do, so if I didn’t feel like I had to do the video thing. Ha, ha, ha! It’s amazing how we’ll try to keep from getting too far out of our comfort zones! Things quieted down and I hardly thought about doing videos, then we took our youth to the Desperation Conference in July. Whew! God dealt with a lot of things while we were there, He gave me visions, and….and…He brought the video ministry up again!!! Here I thought it was safely tucked away where it wouldn’t rise to the service for quite some time. So, I bargained with God…I know that’s not what we SHOULD do, and I know that NONE of you ever do that! Well, I did. The Lord knew my financial situation, and He knew I didn’t have the money to invest in a webcam or any equipment, but I reminded Him of this and said, “Lord, I know you want me to do this. I will do it, but I need for you to equip me for this ministry in every way. Webcam and equipment, but I need more than anything to have your heart for this; I need your passion for this. Help me to die to myself and prepare me for the work ahead.†God showed me some other things, which I won’t go into now, but He did begin preparing me for the road ahead. He created a position for me at the Department of Human Services. The position was so new, that NO ONE knew what my job was, no one that is, but God! My first couple of months was spent reading a bunch of rules and regulations, (that I have yet had to use! LOL!) I was given mostly busy work, but then God started developing the job for me. I haven’t got time to go there tonight, but believe me, my job has been incredible ever since!
Anyhoo….the video ministry didn’t enter my thoughts much, since I was so busy with what all the Lord was doing in my life, then, then, Dave writes me and wants me to come up with a name so he can give me a spot on Lion and Lamb TV to upload my videos. Oh no, it was back! He asked about the webcam and I told him that I really didn’t have the money to invest in one, which I didn’t. I was out of work pretty much most of last year and every time I thought I would have some extra money, something would break down or someone else needed money a lot more than I did. Well, Dave under the direction of God, didn’t take that for an excuse! LOL! He tells me he is going to be sending me one of his old webcams and the next thing I knew, I was recording an audio to introduce The SonShine Ministry so that Dave could create a video from that.
At the beginning of this bio, I shared the story of when God was calling Moses to go to Egypt to speak to the pharaoh and tell him to let God’s people go. The reason I share this, is because I think I can now relate to some of how Moses must have felt. I know that I am not eloquent in speech; I’m much more comfortable behind a keyboard, where no one can hear my physical voice nor see my appearance. It feels a lot safer here, but I have prayed that God take me out of my comfort zones that He would help me to get out of the boat and walk on the water. God has answered my prayer and by reading this account of Moses I have learned that if God ever called me to do something, I would do it no matter how inadequate I felt, because I didn’t want God’s anger to kindle against me. More than anything, I want to see God glorified in my life and the lives of others so while I want others to speak into my life, it is my desire to hear God’s voice myself and be used in any way that He can use me to reach those who are perishing and to encourage others to walk in a manner worthy of our Lord. His grace is truly sufficient, and His power is revealed in our weaknesses.
God has continued to pour out even more of His mercy and grace through each of my friends. Many have sent me letters and comments of encouragement. Some have opened my eyes to the need for such ministries as the SonShine Ministry as they have shared that they are home-bound and cannot leave their homes to fellowship with other Christians. Those letters have touched my heart so much, because I know that all near and dear to God’s heart and are among the many reasons that God has called me to this ministry.One email I received was from a precious sister who shared this video with me:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d61LamkXfwkWhile I was watching this video, God spoke to me and said, have I not said I would give you the nations and have you not asked for them? See, I give you the nations! Go and proclaim my Word!" Then this verse was brought to my memory:
Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations as Your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth as Your possession. Psalm 2:8
Once again, I was overwhelmed with His presence, His goodness, His majesty. What a mighty God. Ask, I will give the nations to you! How many times I had prayed this prayer. Father, give us the nations! Let us reach the lost of this world for you! All of the times I had prayed this prayer came flooding back to me. God, God had heard my prayer and now, He was answering. The thing I was so frightened of, I now saw as the tool that God was going to use to answer my prayer. He hasn’t whisked me across the nations in a jet or bus, He is going to use the Internet to take me to them. I don’t know all who will be reached by The SonShine Ministry, Lion and Lamb and the other ministries making their web home there and on other websites throughout the Internet, but God knows and that is all that matters. He can take those who are but a worm such as I and uses them to bring Him glory and touch lives.If God can use me, He can use you my friend! With God all things are possible! Do you believe that? I pray that you do, because it is true! God is all sufficient and has equipped us to carry out all He has planned for us. He works all things for our good! Give Him praise and ask Him to take you out of your comfort zones. There’s nothing like walking on water with the figure of Jesus before you beckoning you to come and follow Him. The look of joy on His face is well worth any risk and one day, we will hear Him say, “Well done good and faithful servant, enter into my joy!†What a day that will be. Go now, walk in the light of the Son today. Walk so closely that you reflect His light and glory where ever you may go!
Heavenly Father,Oh how great you are! Your goodness overwhelms me, and I stand amazed at your mercy and your grace. Lord, you said to ask, and you would give us the nations. Father, I know that is the cry of not only my heart but of many who will read this, so we do ask for the nations, Father so that your name would be glorified! Open the eyes of the blind and soften the hearts of the hard hearted that they may see and receive you as their Lord and King. We thank you that you hear our cry and we thank you that you have already answered. Bless those who seek to do your will and may they walk by faith and not by sight. Take each of us out of our comfort zones to reach those you have placed in our path. May your will be done on earth we ask, Father, as it is in Heaven. In Jesus precious name, I pray. Amen.