where You go, I go...

***Where You go, I go. What You say, I say. What You pray, I pray. What You pray, I pray.***

We lift YOUR NAME. There is NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN BY WHICH WE ARE SAVED. 


Though the world sees and soon forgets, we will not forget who You are and what You've done for us!


Where You go, I go!


God IS so good and absolutely WORTHY. 


God has really been preparing my heart through my life, and more recently, during my time in Korea. Sunday night, I felt the Lord's voice and calling on my heart. It was something NOT in my "prescribed" plan, but isn't that exactly it? MY plan? What IIIII want to do? Clearly, I'm missing the bigger picture here. Now, I am not to say  that God could not use me wherever I am (because He can), but would it be in His perfect will and desire?


When people asked how long I would stay in Korea, at first I would say that I don't know and it will be until God says to move. Then, my heart and fleshly desires pulled me back to what  IIII wanted without seeking God. IIII wanted to go to the World Cup in Brazil. IIII wanted to teach in South America. IIII wanted to see the world. Now, I am not saying that these things can't happen or won't happen sometime in the future, but what I AM saying is that I was taking the wrong perspective. Even just last week, God was speaking to me, reminding me that my life is in HIS hands. My every step is according to HIS plan. Was I willing to give up the dream of going with my family and friends to Brazil for the WC? Was I willing to give up this idea of leaving after two years to join the Peace Corps and teach in South America? Was I willing to listen FOR GOD? 


And so this brings me back to Sunday. God spoke something to me. I was so taken aback by it and kind of in disbelief. Not disbelief in His ability to carry out the plan but in disbelief of how BIG God's plan is and that He plans for ME to have the honor in taking part and returning such glory to Him, the maker of the stars. God, You mean to say that so many things I felt at the beginning of my process to South Korea to just be "silly" thoughts were actually OF YOU? I've been praying so hard to understand WHY and what that specific purpose was for me here...and there truly IS a time for everything. You spoke things to me from the beginning, but I was clearly not believing it and brushing it off as silly and crazy. If you would have spoken audibly to me at THAT time, I probably would have just laughed it off...and I'm sorry for that. But I am so thankful that You consider me in spite of my unbelief.


And so...the words spoken were so big for me that I knew right in that moment I needed to take on a Godly fast. For this Holy Week, I am devoting myself to prayer and study and just BEING in the presence of God...putting aside the fleshly desires to focus completely on the spiritual. I do this with a sincere heart, wanting to be completely surrendered to the glory of the Creator. As Christ Himself said, "I have food to eat that you know nothing about...My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to finish His work." (John 4:32,34)


...and again when He says, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty." (John 4:35)


Lord, God, may "Zeal for Your house consume me." (John 2:17)