Prayer is Powerful!

God is big, so powerful, more than we can comprehend. And I have put him in a box that is only as big as my understanding, which is pretty small! In James 4:2 he tells us that we do not have because we do not ask. I am beginning to grasp the truth in this finally. I have been asking for divine opportunities for spiritual conversations at work and on the outreaches, but I limit God's power to that. Or maybe I just was too scared to see him actually deliver. But he tells us to ask, be bold and ask for things that are in his will! To be filled with the spirit is in his will, so it makes sense that that is definitely something he would give us! In the Great Commission he tells us to go and make disciples of all nations, so why wouldn't he lead us to people who is preparing to hear the Gospel? It is definitely time to start being bold in prayer and giving God the glory and power is capable of! It only strengthens our testimonies when we continue to ask for big things that God already wants of us and for us and he provides! 


Another thing I am really learning is how to be vulnerable. I have been recommended the book Strong Women Soft Hearts, and it transforms how we think of vulnerability. It is risking being hurt by others to gain a Christ-like love with them. Christ wants us to be vulnerable with him, others, and ourselves. He has created us for relationship and fellowship and it glorifies him when we bring ourselves to his knees broken and when we come to others and they can love on us with Christ's love. Don't get me wrong, I am struggling with this TONS. Today I was sitting with my discipler and she is really challenging my thinking on this and challenging me to be vulnerable on project. I have built up so many walls to protect myself and keep myself from being hurt, after all in Proverbs 4:23 God tells us to guard our hearts for from it flows the spring of life. I think I took that one to heart to the point of exclusion of all other verses. Christ was vulnerable with us here on earth and it drew him closer to his followers and God. Why shouldn't we do the same? We should and he wants us to! It pleases him to do this!


This is all going somewhere I promise, I just have a lot I want to get down and think through. I also couldn't wait to share what the lord has been teaching me!


Just to keep in your prayers and FYI my personal goals for this summer have been...
1) Learn to rely on the Lord more and grow in my walk with him...PRAYER!
2) Learn how to share my faith and the Gospel in effective ways
3) Be vulnerable with others and the Lord
4) Be intentional with all of my relationships at work, on outreaches, and with other students


Now here are some specific prayer requests that we have, as the Lord reveals his truth and power to me I am encouraged to prayer with boldness and confidence in the Lord!
1) Bring us into conversations at work where we can share the gospel and be lead by the spirit.
2) Bring us to people on outreaches and be able to share the gospel and see Christ transform lives.
3) Give me the courage to meet with a few coworkers after work to share the gospel with them and be intentional. Work in their hearts and be softening them to meet with me and hear the Word. 
4) Help me take the steps of faith to be vulnerable and seek out conversations with certain people where I can share parts of the depths of my soul with them. 


I really want to see God work this summer in all of the lives of the students on SP and those we encounter. God is bigger than everything here on earth and has overcome it all, John 16:33, we can believe that and put everything out before him because nothing is too big for our King. By putting God in a box based on our very limited understanding of his power we deny his power and sovereignty. I just couldn't wait to share this and I hope everyone reading can take this and challenge their prayer life and vulnerability even more! The more trust we put in God the bigger he will deliver in our lives!