Camps, Retreats and Much, Much More
Lesson Two…
Over the last 7 months, I have had the privilege of speaking at many different places and to many different groups. I have decided to take time to just evaluate those opportunities and to see what God has been teaching me through this time. The first lesson I learned, and that I wrote about in the first posting in this series, is one of true humility. I am honored and humbled that God would choose to use me.
The second lesson God has taught me over the last 7 months of speaking is how truly Sovereign He is. As I was praying at the beginning of the year for any opportunities the Lord would give me, I sensed He was telling me something unique. I sensed Him telling me that any messages I would speak outside of Seacoast would need to be focused on one passage, Acts 2. I didn’t know why and I wasn’t quite sold on the idea, but I simply sensed Him saying that and knew I needed to be obedient. So, I started studying and preparing. I learned so much about Acts 2 and allowed the principles and truths within the passage to marinate in my heart and soul. I knew God wanted to speak to me first, before He used me to speak to others.
Then the invitations began to come in. The first few opportunities I had, they did not give me a specific theme. They allowed me to choose what I wanted and so it was easy to share with them that God had placed Acts 2 on my heart. Everyone was excited for what God was going to do. Then came those invitations that many speakers dread. It is when a speaker is asked to speak, but to do it within the confines of a particular passage. Some speakers like this system, while others would rather just pray about it and sense what God is saying in that moment. Well, I already knew what God had been telling me, so I was nervous about the passages anyone was going to give me. How was I going to fit that passage into Acts 2? Would the host be upset that I felt God saying teach from Acts 2? These were all possible questions I would have to wrestle with…that is until the requests started coming through.
As God would have it, the places that had a passage picked out for me to speak on were also listening to God on my behalf J and when they called and shared the passage they wanted me to speak on, I was in awe of God. What passage was I given multiple times? Acts 2. God is so good. He is sovereign and He knows what He is doing.