"God does not look at how fervently we preach the gospel or how willingly we suffer for Him; He looks to see how obedient we are. God's kingdom begins when there is an absolute obedience to God - no voicing of opinion, no presenting of reasonings, no murmuring, no reviling... Wherever there is a church on this earth who truly obeys God's authority, there is the testimony of the Kingdom and there Satan is defeated. Satan is not afraid of our work so long as we act on the principle of rebellion. He only laughs in secret when we do things according to our own thoughts."

- Watchman Nee, Spiritual Authority
Worth It

I have to go to New Testament in a few minutes, but before I left I wanted to post this while I have time.

Lifegroup last night was SO good!

1. I led worship; played O Taste and See, Happy Day, How Deep the Father's Love for Us, and Revelation Song (how's that for irony? But it was definitely in A and not in D). I think it went well. My pride is being "knocked down", that's for sure! I've come a long way since sophomore year, that's for sure. Learning how to not be selfish and just be open to doing whatever they need me to do. It's not about me in the first place. So what if I'm uncomfortable? I mean, I realized that I would have to be okay with it if after last night they were like, "So, that was good, but I think that we're just going to go back to doing iPod", and then have to deal with the awkwardness of the next Lifegroup when it's back to normal. But thankfully that is not the case :). Oh, and I really loved it.

2. Sarah and David recorded LOST for me. This has nothing to do with Lifegroup; just another great thing about them :). I'm going to watch it today (hopefully).

3. Last night was focused on us all sharing about what God did in our hearts at World Mandate, and just discussing the weekend in general. Towards the end, I said something about Saturday night that I felt really weird about sharing after the fact - after I said it, I was like, "I'm a loser, why did I just say that?". But right after, we broke up into groups of 2 to pray for each other. Immediately, one girl in our group turned right to me and started crying, saying that what I had just said resonated with her so much and that it's something that she's been dealing with all week, and especially that day (it has to do a lot with insecurity, lies, spiritual attacks, etc.). I've never felt that strongly that I've wanted to take someone else's burden before! But I got to pray for her for a long time, and I felt His presence more than I have in a long time as I did. It was just such a momentous moment, being able to pray for this girl, that God would set her free in a very significant way, and feeling God moving as I was praying. It was so powerful. At the post-meeting, Joey and Sarah said that they felt like everyone was bored, but I was like, "you guys have NO idea what happened after!!". Seriously, though. It made it all worth it! It was one of those moments that made me so glad to be an intern, and one of those moments that made me think, "THIS is what I want to do for the rest of my life". The Lord is so good.

Bye guys!

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Comments on "Worth It":
1. Zach - 02/03/2010 6:06 pm CST

1. I'm so glad you're getting to play music!
2. LOST WAS MIND BENDINGLY AMAZING.
3. Your last two posts have talked about things that you feel God leading you to do in your life, do you think you're coming closer to finding your major?

I'm glad your second semester is treating you well!

2. Molly - 02/03/2010 10:28 pm CST

I already know my major - Biblical Studies.

3. Bill - 02/03/2010 10:48 pm CST

Yes!

4. ryan - 02/03/2010 11:01 pm CST

that is so amazing, molly!
God is using you in powerful and exciting ways! :D

5. MaMa - 02/04/2010 7:38 am CST

Molly:  we must talk soon (Living SENT 2010 event), when are you coming home next or maybe PaPa and me can run up to see you over a weekend soon, let me know.

6. Marie - 02/04/2010 12:40 pm CST

glad you picked a major! good luck with it!

7. Riley - 02/05/2010 7:26 pm CST

What a great evening! Continuing to pray for you and God's work in your life. Obviously He is working.

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