How I am spinning
I'm moving to Africa soon. That's a start. I'm winging into a city, country, continent that I have never seen before with no prospect of leaving for 6 months. And there's a civil war there.
Five months ago I was working retail part time, praying for an opportunity to do something bigger, more exciting. God answered.
In the last few months I've been through Nepal and India, enjoying God's limitless provision. He dropped a job in my lap that I could never get by applying based on my education and expience (believe me, I tried). I learned a whole new field (am learning, I should say) that some study for years to get into. I've been talking to people at 20/20, the Oprah Winfrey Show, People Magazine.
That's right, five months ago, retail. Today, Oprah.
And then I move to Africa.
I'm spinning.
This is not to mention the host of new people that I've met. Passionate, adventurous, well-traveled, focussed. They are everything I want to be. It's marvelous.
About a week ago a pastor told me that I am now in God's pipeline and that He is going to do amazing things in, through, around me. This is true, I'm seeing it already, but what is also true is that being in God's pipeline is like being in any other pipeline - it's a wild, spinning, sometimes confusing, often exciting ride.
Personally, I love it.
Five months ago I was working retail part time, praying for an opportunity to do something bigger, more exciting. God answered.
In the last few months I've been through Nepal and India, enjoying God's limitless provision. He dropped a job in my lap that I could never get by applying based on my education and expience (believe me, I tried). I learned a whole new field (am learning, I should say) that some study for years to get into. I've been talking to people at 20/20, the Oprah Winfrey Show, People Magazine.
That's right, five months ago, retail. Today, Oprah.
And then I move to Africa.
I'm spinning.
This is not to mention the host of new people that I've met. Passionate, adventurous, well-traveled, focussed. They are everything I want to be. It's marvelous.
About a week ago a pastor told me that I am now in God's pipeline and that He is going to do amazing things in, through, around me. This is true, I'm seeing it already, but what is also true is that being in God's pipeline is like being in any other pipeline - it's a wild, spinning, sometimes confusing, often exciting ride.
Personally, I love it.
posted by James at 20:47
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3 Comments:
James,
I can't believe I stumbled upon your blog!! God is so great! I have been very involved with spreading the Invisible Children film at my college (Grove City College), and my hometown (D.C.). My friends at school and I are in the process of planning a huge benefit concert for IC next month. We are expecting a couple thousand people to come! I have been on the phone with Margie Dillenburg almost every day for the past 3 weeks. I was just searching the web for more coverage of IC and I found your blog. This is so exciting. Everything you are writing about the excitement and craziness of walking by faith as the Lord leads you to new and unknown places is EXACTLY what my friends and I have been raving about for the past month. Wow. I can't tell you how pumped I am. I will be praying for you hard core as you have an opportunity to meet with Oprah and go to AFRICA!!!! Wow, I am jealous. I have seriously been praying about going to Uganda after finishing school this semester. I am studying for my degree i Elementary Education and I am desperate to find out more about the school that Justin Wheeler started. God is using you and the IC team so mightily. He is doing something that is even bigger that Uganda or even Africa. He is waking up believers. He is using this film and this cause as an instrument to unify the body of Christ. I can't tell you how much I am seeing churches desiring to join forces with other churches to meet this need. Unity, baby! Unity! God is giving us the opportunity to work with non-believers in a way where we can show them the love of Christ without making them into projects. We work along side them and they see how we love the children on Uganda because Christ first loved us. Oh man, James, I am so excited for you. Stay in the Word, stay in prayer. Claim the promises of God every moment. You are in my prayers. I am going to direct my friends to your site so that they will be praying for you too. Keep on keeping on. Cling to Christ.
Your sister in Christ,
Lisa Dougan
douganlm1@gcc.edu
Welcome to the blog, Lisa. I don't know what to say except thank you and amen.
Thank you for your encouragement, prayer, and the work that you're doing to promote IC.
Amen to your assessment of the way God is using Invisible Children. He is moving mightily in this generation - we are only one of his many tools.
God bless you. Work well. Live abundantly.
Refreshing :) It's nice to see other folks doing what there supposed to do and loving it!
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