Dreaming With God

Exodus 4:2-4 - The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he said “A staff.” Then He said, “Throw it on the ground.” So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. But the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand and grasp it by its tail”-so he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand.

As we lay our dreams down before the Lord, He sanctifies them and gives them back with divine purpose. He took the staff of Moses from being a shepherd’s crook, and made it into a divine tool for releasing signs and wonders before Pharaoh.  God’s desire is that His dreams would become our dreams. As we let go of our natural thought pattern, He will begin to release a supernatural mindset that reveals the divine calling He has on our lives. The first step is doing as Moses did by laying down his staff, we have to lay down all of our abilities and dreams before the One who has the power to redeem them for His glory. When our dreams merge with His, Heaven begins to collide with the earth and our world becomes wrapped up in His.

        I am beginning to get sooo stirred in my spirit about being a part of this movement where God is going to be pouring out His Spirit all across the earth in radical ways. During my time in London on our upcoming outreach, we will be partnering with a school called the Circuit Riders. The mission of the Circuit Riders, as well as Fire and Fragrance, is to release wide-eyed revivalists who would carry the message of the simple Gospel to the nations of the earth as they did in John Wesley's days (Methodist Revival). God is showing us what is looks like to lay down our past hopes and dreams, so that He can sanctify them in order to advance the kingdom of God and bring revival to every nation of the earth. I will be posting some videos and website links that will allow you to get a visual for what this mandate from the Lord looks like. Please continue to keep myself and the rest of the F&F family lifted up during this time of preparation.God Bless.

Outreach

      Soooo my outreach location has been determined.....I will be spending 2-3 months beginning in London and then moving into Amsterdam! I am so excited about this outreach. I have the most amazing group of people in my outreach team. We will be going to London first, and will be partnering with a YWAM school called the Circuit Riders. They are a group of fiery, passionate, radical followers of Jesus who desperately want to see revival break loose on the earth. After our time in London we will be going into Amsterdam to minister. As of now I know that in Amsterdam we will be doing a lot of ministry in the red light district as well as ministry to the homeless. It is going to be a very intense trip, I would sooo appreciate your prayers over the next few months as we prepare for this trip. God is just pouring out His Spirit on us here at the base and revealing His love to us in new ways each day. I feel like I have been getting hit wave after wave by His presence. I will be posting again soon with more details once we get everything lined up for the trip. Look forward to sharing this experience with all of you!

Times of Transition

Seasons of transition are such a vital time in the life of a Christian. I am noticing more than ever that the times of transition that I go through, are actually a training ground for my ministering to others. Our personal victories and stories of overcoming obstacles are meant to be a blessing for everyone. Once we overcome a sin pattern or break agreements that we have made with the lies of the enemy, we take ownership over it. No longer are we slaves to that sin pattern, but we actually take dominion over that area. There is no greater accomplishment than stepping into the freedom that the blood of Jesus bought for us. I know in my life I underestimate the amount of freedom that I actually am able to walk in. Jesus did not live a sin-free life and then bear all of our sins on the cross so that we could have partial freedom. He suffered the cross so that the power of sin would have absolutely zero amount of dominion over us. Paul makes a declaration in Romans 8:2 that states this, “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.” In verse 6 he tells us that those  whose mind is set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace! Jesus said “My peace I give to you”. So as we go through seasons of transition, rejoice in the fact that if our mind remains set of the Spirit of God, life and peace are the outcome. And as we take ownership over that area of transition, we will be able to release life and peace to others who are going through their seasons of transition.

Greetings from Kona! After a very long and tiresome time of traveling, I landed in Kona around 2:30 in the afternoon (April 5th).  Hawaii is such a beautiful place and the base here is amazing as well. It is a community of faith-filled lovers of Jesus. I am so excited for all the relationships that will spring forth from my time here.

Friday was officially our first day of the DTS. I think there are around 10-15 DTS’s going on right now here at the base. In my school we have around 60 students/staff. I room with 5 other guys with whom I have already formed an amazing bond with. We all have much excitement and anticipation for all that the Lord is going to do during these months to come. We had a great opening ceremony with the entire base and then went off into our own school groups for a orientation time. We had a very powerful time of worship and ministry time in the prayer room. And then after our orientation, myself and few others took a stroll down to the beach :) . 

I can’t begin to tell you how grateful I am for all of your support and prayer coverage. I know that I am exactly where God wants me right now and you have all played a major role in getting me here. From the deepest part of my heart I thank you. I will be finding out this upcoming week where I will be sent for the outreach phase. I can not wait to find out. I will be updating this blog as often as possible with information and other various things that the Lord places on my heart. Thank you so much again to all of you who have been praying and sowing into my time here. Blessings.