Many of us have heard that there are 365 passages in the Bible telling us do not fear. One for each day of the year. Fear can be crippling and it can paralyze us from doing the work God has called us to do.
I have a personal testimony about overcoming fear. Since I was a child I have had a fear of guns. It has been something that I have always told myself one day I would conquer. One day I would actually fire a gun and put that fear behind me. So a date was set as part of a sending off of one of the sons our family is really close to. He was going to be leaving for boot camp in the Air Force and had wanted all of us to go to the shooting range with him. We were there with well trained military veterans and I had no doubt we would be in a safe environment and in very capable hands. I was doing okay, that is until the moment we got there.
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The Federal application to obtain nonprofit status is quite a lengthy application that takes a lot of thought and preparation. I have been at work on this for the last couple of months in my spare time around work and family activities and my goal is to have it completed and submitted before the end of this calendar year. It is going slow... much slower than I would like. I have been struggling to properly convey what God has laid on our hearts for this ministry into written form in a way that it will connect with the hearts of others. After all, some of these documents that are submitted become public record so it is important we our purpose be clear and connect people. But God in His patient and oh so gentle way reminded me of the day He gave me the name Open Window Ministries because the day He gave me the name of the ministry was the same day He showed me that this ministry was not going to be based solely upon the gifts an abilities He has blessed me with, but on the gifts and abilities of a group of individuals that He would put together. So there it was, my 'Ah-ha' moment. So simple. Yet I was so caught up in the process of the task at hand that I failed to remember that I'm not supposed to be doing this alone, even though I view this application process as a task that surely no one else would be overly excited to help with. God has aligned us with some very gifted, loving, and committed individuals who will do anything to help in any way that they can. I just needed to get out of my own way and ask for help on the things that I conceived in my own mind that no one would really want to help with. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness, or a sign that you don't have your act together. One of God's greatest desires is to see the Body of Christ working together in love and in unity. So whatever is challenging you, seek the Lord and ask Him who He has brought into your life that can help you, then go to that person and share with them what you are struggling with and ask for their help. It may very well be just as much of a blessing to them as it is to you. Philippians 2:4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Copyright 2015 Christine Edwards Our official date of incorporation as a non-profit corporation with the State of Vermont took place on September 14, 2015. As I got up that morning to spend time in the Word and pray I knew that it was going to be the day that I got the paperwork submitted with the state. This was going to be a big step for us; a step of obedience in what God was asking us to do. As I sat in the chair with my Bible and my journal I wrote about the dream God had given me just hours before I awoke. In my dream I saw a double rainbow. It was beautiful and vibrant in color and before my eyes the double rainbow turned into a triple rainbow and then a quadruple rainbow! I was in awe of what I was witnessing in my dream. I was in the process of getting my son ready for school and getting my work laid out on the table for the day ahead when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I looked out the front window and low and behold there was a rainbow! Shocked I opened up the front door and stepped outside. It was not only one rainbow but two! It was a beautiful sight and even my neighbor on her way to work had stopped on the road to take a picture of God's masterpiece in the sky. My excitement could not be contained as I called my son to come and see it and then ran upstairs to wake John to come take a look.No the rainbow did not turn to a triple or quadruple as I admired it, but I was beyond blessed to see those rainbows that morning. For me this was God's way of telling me that the plans I had for the day were right on task with what He wanted me to do. I believe that as we step forward in obedience to what He has called us to do, we will see multiplication of blessings in many ways just as those rainbows multiplied in my dream. And God didn't stop there. He also ended the day with a beautiful sunset! Thank you Lord for the signs and wonders that you so lovingly give us to encourage us along the way! Copyright 2015 Christine Edwards |
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