For week 2 it was on the Holy Spirit. I had some questions that I had been confused about so I got those clarified that week. The biggest thing for me was the day we were learning how to hear God's voice.
After our speaker taught & people asked questions she had us ask the Holy Spirit what He thought of us.
Flashing before my eyes was a butterfly, then a flower, then an eye.
I was like ok, thats cool... then She had us ask Him what is He doing to me in this season?
I heard Him say: I am setting you free.
again, I was like ok, thats cool..
I then started to just sit there and think about it.. butterfly, flower, eye, setting me free.
It all came together then. Throughout this past year people would get flowers for me when they would pray for me and the Lord had had been speaking to me through butterflies. One of my most favorite dreams I had was this beautiful garden & a butterfly in it. I knew that dream was symbolizing a season I was in & God was pruning me to make me more like Him. There is a ton more things the Lord has spoke resembling that I will "burst" or "explode" (set free) .. but that's just too much typing :)
In this season the Lord is setting me free from fear of man, probably the biggest thing. I also know that there is more deeper stuff in me that He will be setting me free from.
Setting me free to who He created me to be!!
This week was "Corporate" week where all the DTS' get together for class. The theme for the week was Awakening the Dreams that God has for us.
Heidi Baker came and shared with us one day. She had told us about this vision that the Holy Spirit showed her. Click this link to read the full vision. This vision she shared with us just hit me. I am SUCH a person that thinks I need to be in control. The first week of being here at YWAM the Lord had started dealing with me about it ! But this vision.. it hit me so hard because we feel as though we are forerunners for the return of Jesus! That this generation right now is the "man running before the bridegroom telling everyone HE'S COMING!!!! WAKE UP!!!!!! " Seriously. One of our friends pointed out to us that right now America is in the biggest economic fall but here at YWAM there is more students than there ever has been and next quarter there is supposed to be even more! They are running out of housing! How are we affording this? We don't have jobs. Jesus is blessing it because the harvest is ripe! He is sending us out! We are hearing about revival happening in muslim towns! Muslim families coming to accept Jesus. Muslim people traveling because they heard christians are near & they know that their God can heal them! In a communist country a ywam team just got invited to speak at a church! This is not heard of !! Something is changing in the spiritual realm. Revival is happening.
Lord, wake me up! Wake up the Church! Set our eyes on you. Turn us back from "doing" and let us be sitting at your feet. I want to know your heart. I want to know you intimately.
My heart cries out just to know you..
no words. haha... thanks ashley. SO good.
ReplyDeletehaha thanks :)
ReplyDeleteSo exciting!! I loved reading this! :)
ReplyDeletethanks brit! miss u!
DeleteSo excited seeing how God is working in your lives. For such a time as this! :) love you and miss you~
ReplyDeletelove u & miss u too mom
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