Training camp came & went & left with me a changed heart that I will carry on roads less traveled.
By the grace of God I was broken & put back together better than before. I have tasted & seen Him. I know this now because I was taught to discern His voice.
His voice uplifts & speaks words of truth – words that give life & produce the Fruits of the Spirit.
Will you meditate on each Fruit? Ponder what each one means, & how it would look:
- Love
- Joy
- Peace
- Patience
- Kindness
- Goodness
- Faithfulness
- Gentleness
- Self Control
Does that not sound like everything we need to restore this broken world?
Let me paint a picture for you. It has been another sleep deprived 15 hour day of workshops, team builders, sermons, exercise, & getting to know 30+ people over & over again. I need somewhere to recharge & process. My options are a port-o-pottie or my tent. I lie in my hot tent growing rather sticky. I stare at the silhouettes of spiders & centipedes that surround me. The devil whispers to me, “you’re trapped”, a lie I’ve grown all too acquainted with.
I feel my throat tighten & my eyes well up. I seek refuge in the tree line & begin to weep. Then I remember it is only the enemy that evokes feelings of fear & condemnation & I stop him in his tracks. Not by my might, but by His.
Jesus has told me that I am set apart. “For many are called, but few are chosen.” Matthew 22:14
That was day three. A week spent out of my comfort zone is the understatement of the century.
I shared a tent with a stranger, showered with a bucket of water, hiked 2.2 miles up a mountain with 20 lbs on my back in the rain & then camped on it, peed in the woods, slept in a tent with a giant daddy long legs, & flicked a tick off of my sleeping mat. (If you know me then you know what that did to me psychologically.)
I had my faults revealed to me in front of strangers & I cried in front of them too. It was difficult & uncomfortable & I will never be the same.
It is in moments of great trial that we must reach deep into the fabric of our spirit & see what we’re truly made of. If this was after only day seven, I can only imagine what month 11 will look like.
Update:
I’m stoked to share that I will be starting off in Guatemala, then onto Honduras, Costa Rica, & Nicaragua!
While on the field I will be a coordinator for Beauty for Ashes. This means that I’ll be looking for opportunities to facilitate events that foster hope, healing, & restoration for oppressed woman through ministry & training.
I hold the adversity faced by woman very near to my heart, & it ties in perfectly with the storytelling I have already planned. Truly I am feeling as Esther must have, “Perhaps this is the moment for which you have been created.” Esther 4:14
I appreciate you taking the time to read this & support me on this journey!
All the love, Lindsey
P.S. Please read John 15:1-17. It is everything.
Posing with Mount Yomah before climbing it.
The view at the top of Mount Yoma.
Getting our game faces on for Squad Wars! m/
Come have a seat at the table. 🙂
Praise and worship under the night sky~
Keep up the good work Lindsey. I am so proud of you. Be safe be happy love you
Linds! This was such a great piece, and it’s only the very beginning! I cannot wait to see how you’ll use your words to take us on your journey with you. I’ll be following along, love ya!
Lindsay, it looks as if you will have an amazing journey and it has just begun! Many Blessings.
Thank you! I miss and love you.
You guys made it so easy, truly. Thank you for being a light to us all!
Britt! I’m so thankful to have you along on this journey with me. I miss you already! Love you!
Indeed! Blessings to you as well, and may the wind always be at your back.
Ugh that is the sweetest and means so much to me. I’m so incredibly excited & grateful to have you on this journey with me. Thank you for all that you have done for me since the moment we met!
Such beautiful and meaningful thoughts ??
Awesome stuff girl, God is so good!
You have got this girl! Every day you will wake up and know that you made it through another day with Him by your side! I’m so excited to read along with your journey and will keep you all in my prayers for a safe and exciting journey! You are making memories that will last a life time! ??
You are so right. Thanks Quinn for the words of encouragement! Keep us in your prayers and hold down Prime Time for me. :~D
Thanks
Indeed He is!
Lindsey… you showed a ton of strength and courage last week. Thanks for trusting me and Karen so quickly.
Also thanks for this deep, deep truth: “His voice uplifts & speaks words of truth – words that give life.”
Such beautiful, vulnerable words from a such a beautiful heart. From the moment we first met and tried to rescue the frog from your car, I could sense an honesty and openness in you—and that sense only grew as I got more glimpses into your heart. You’re right, “this is the moment for which you have been created,” and the next moment, and the next. I’m so excited to see how the Lord will work in and through you, dear Lindsey!