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Crossing Over

28 Saturday Apr 2012

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creativity, crossing over, Faith, God, HolySpirit, Prophecy, Writing

This weekend, Firestarters (the ministry I’m a part of) is having a special “Washed: Retreat Weekend” with worship meetings, acoustic coffeehouse sets, personal prophecy sessions, and various arts workshops. It began last night, and will continue until Sunday evening. So far, I have been having a blast! God is moving and speaking among us in so many ways, which always excites me.

This afternoon, I participated in the writers’ workshop, and we did a writing exercise in response to the following prompt: “I am crossing over…” It was inspiring to hear all the different writings that were created and shared as a result. It’s very powerful when writers join together in the Presence of God with the intention of creating under the influence of Holy Spirit. God breathes on us imparting inspiration, revelation and authority to the creative written word. This can be life changing! Today, as we spent time writing, Holy Spirit did something amazing. In response to the prompt, we all ended up writing prophetic declarations over our own lives. This is what I wrote:

Crossing Over – By Angela Garcia

I’m crossing over into the land of promise

Moving into the place where dreams receive body, breath, and spring to life

Drinking in the sweet nourishment of each word He has given me

Landmarks and milestones along my journey

Peering into the distance

Looking ahead

Gazing at what appears to be far off

With the knowledge that often times things are much closer than they seem

I am stretching

Reaching out

Open-handed

Open-hearted

Full of expectation and exhilaration

As I touch “what is to come”

And pull it into “the now”

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Provision in Transition

22 Sunday Apr 2012

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Change, Christianity, Employment, God, kingdom of God, lack, provision, transition

Last week, I wrote about transition and shared about changes happening in my life specifically in the area of employment. I mentioned working three different jobs: the first with few hours, the second one that would end soon, and a new one that I was uncertain about keeping.  Since then, much has happened, so I’ll give a quick update. The first thing is that job number two has indeed ended. Next, I was offered two jobs this week – one that I had applied for and another that came by way of a professional connection. I accepted the former, and turned down the latter not wanting to take on too much at once; however, there’s an open door there for me if anything changes. God is so good!

So far, this transition has been unusually smooth. Everything has been happening so quickly and easily that I can scarcely believe it. I’m not complaining, but I really expected it to be much harder. You see, about three and a half weeks ago, God gave me some revelation about provision, which has only been expanding since then. He will often illuminate scriptures, bringing new insights to light only days before I’m tested with an opportunity to practically walk them out. In this case, it was three days. I really love when God uses this method to teach me. Although, I usually don’t realize it until the moment has arrived, it’s like He gives me a “heads up” about something that will happen and prepares me for it. Then hopefully, when I’m faced with it, I can implement what He has taught and pass the test.

Provision is one of the ongoing topics that God has been teaching me about over the past few years. Slowly but surely, I have been learning that everything I receive – whether it’s blessings, gifts or money earned – it all comes from God. I am not my own provider, God is the one who provides and cares for me. As important as it is to have a job, be responsible and pay my bills, it’s even more important to be obedient to do the things that God has called me to do. As a child of God, I don’t ever need to be afraid that my needs might not be met, because there is absolutely no lack in His Kingdom. I know that I can trust Him to take care of me, because He is faithful. 2 Corinthians 9:8, “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”

 

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Transition Time

10 Tuesday Apr 2012

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Change, Employment, finances, God, Job Search, priorities, transition, trust, work

Last week was the first time that I did not get around to posting since I started writing this blog in November. So, I apologize to you, my readers, for skipping a week. I was simply too exhausted. Right now, I am in the midst of employment transition. So, last week, I put in an extra 17 hours of work – which would have earned me overtime if they had all been for the same employer, but they weren’t. They were split between three different jobs. One job, that I really love, I’ve worked at for two years; but it doesn’t provide enough hours. My second job, where I have worked for one year, will soon be ending. My third job, which I just began last week, is a “fill-in” position, so I’m not sure how many hours I’ll actually get. I haven’t yet decided if I’m going to keep that job either. There are a few other places I want to check out first before I decide.

A few years ago, my job situation would have had me completely stressed out, but not today. I’m completely at peace, knowing that God will provide what I need at just the right time. This is something that I’ve learned through experience. It wasn’t easy, but it was worth every uncomfortable moment. You see, ever since my move to Ottertail, Minnesota in July of 2008, my employment situation has been in virtually a constant flux. There just aren’t as many jobs here as there are in South Florida or Nashville. So for the first time ever, I had difficulty finding employment. I’m sure that the time of my move, on the cusp of a recession, didn’t help matters either. During my first two years, I spent more time unemployed and job hunting than I actually did working. Even when I’ve had “stable” employment, it really hasn’t been “steady” employment because the hours have constantly fluctuated. So, I’ve grown accustomed to living in a state of transitional employment; and I have learned and am still learning to wholly rely on God as provider.

  • Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

I must admit that my job situation is partly one of my own making. It’s the result of a choice that I have made not to place finances over the call of God on my life. If I really wanted a “steadier” job badly enough, I know that I could find something working evenings and weekends. I also could have accepted a promotion offered to me over a year ago, and I’d be spending over 40 hours a week working in Fergus Falls. I turned it down, because I know that God didn’t bring me to Ottertail to spend all of my time in Fergus Falls. I know why I’m here; and I prioritize accordingly. Firestarters is a priority. Being in Ottertail is a priority. Money is a necessity of lesser priority. So, I continue to “pass” on any employment opportunity that would deign to take precedence over the ministry and keep me from where I know I should be.

  • Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Most people don’t like change very much. We are creatures of habit, preferring the familiar to the unexpected. We tend to fear the unknown. So, times of transition can be unnerving and disconcerting. This is precisely why they are so important; because it is during these times that faith is challenged and growth is produced. Transition forces us out of the familiar and positions us to place our dependence on God. We can try to go it on our own, but doing so is fruitless and only produces anxiety and stress. As we choose to rely on God and place our trust in Him, we make room for Him to move in our lives. Consequently, we become encouraged and excited when we see God move on our behalf. As a result, our faith is increased. It’s a wonderful cycle of forward motion in the spirit, because as our faith grows, we choose to depend on God even more.

  • Ephesians 3:12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

 

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