Delighting in the New

When God draws you into something new, how do you react? Do you jump in with both feet or wonder if God has lost His omnipotent mind?

After God told us to take a break from worship at Grace in the Desert (temporary or permanent, we’re not sure), I went into a spiral of sorts. I needed to grieve the loss of this huge part of my life. I wasn’t much use to anyone for a while. In fact, I really dropped the ball with much of my communication.

I wondered what God was going to do in my life – and what He wanted me to do with my life.

Then the idea started to take shape. He started working on me and piece by piece the puzzle started to come together. God was giving me an opportunity to reach others and touch hearts and souls to bring them into deeper (or a new) relationship with Him and His Son, Jesus. 

So when Jesus says in Revelation “I’m making everything new,” He doesn’t just mean in the life to come. He makes things new in this life, as well. I’m living proof. 😊 

God brought me back to one of my first loves – writing. With His collaboration, I have already published one devotional – Even the Hummingbirds Are Still. His sense of humor was evident in the fact that He had me writing about stillness when I have always been more of a “Martha.” LOL His next writing assignment has me working on a book titled Broken Things which I can also relate to. This book uses the lyrics of “Come to the Table” by Sidewalk Prophets to show us how God can use us even in our brokenness to manifest His Power and accomplish His Purpose. But that’s not the half of it …

God also tasked me with resurrecting Ceri’s Godspirations and using that platform to spread the word about the Word. He not only gave me the idea, but an assignment for each day of every week. A lot, right? I was questioning His sanity and my own for following along, but He has assured me that He will provide all I need, including the capacity to get all things done in this new adventure.

So … newness in mission. And newness in joy and expectancy. And newness in possibilities and realizing that all of this is in His hands – I’m just the broken vessel that He is using.

And joy in watching Him work in this new season of my life. I stand amazed at all He can do with the little I have to bring to the table.

I pray that you will join me on this adventure with our amazing God. I pray that as we journey together, you, too, will find newness of mission and purpose. Let’s explore together all that God has in store for us – if only7 we will let Him be the guide and lead into “all things new.”