Rory Dyer and his team was at homegrp on Friday and i think i can definitely say that we were all so incredibly blessed. But like what Simon said, this isn't an 'experience'. it's not a 'once-off' but the beginning/continuation of the journey of knowing more and more of the incredible character of our Heavenly Father.
Truly, this is our Father. The depth of grace and love poured out over us... Rory shared this story of how he used an analogy of pouring out a cup of water to talk about God's outpouring of love and grace into our lives. And God convicted him... after all, how can we use a human creation as small as that to convey this incredible goodness? And the real picture that we should have, is that of something like Niagara Falls!
That brought to mind the times I've been to Niagara. And it all came flooding back, the sounds, the sights, the incredible roaring of the water, the pure quantity of it and the incredible magnifience of it all. That much, God impressed upon me, is still not enough to show the extent of His love and grace to me. I could just imagined myself under the falls, with the water pouring pouring pouring pouring over me.
and it occurred to me why I had to go there not just once, but twice.
wow.
and then as rory told the story of God's lavish love, and how he tried to show it to his daughter and the tears really came to me. God's incredible incredible lavish love. And then rory looked at me and told me that in my hard work as i do my work, God sees it. and it's not about balancing and adding up... His love and grace is off the charts! He will lavish lavish lavish lavish lavish His love over me
and what I really felt God saying to me is, my grace is sufficient. and even more than that, it's MORE than sufficient. right now, just as i feel so burnt out and feeling that i can't get through the next wk, much less the next 3.5 years... God said, "My grace is more than enough to sustain you. I will give you enough grace, enough strength, enough to get you through and more than that. I will lavish my love on you, just like the image of Niagara Falls. Would your loving Father bring you through more than what you can bear?"
i want to know the Father's heart. I want to know His love and grace and strength more and more this year. I want to know the character of the Heavenly Father in my life. and I will run, like a child, into His arms, seeking my refuge and solace in Him alone.
"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty." Ps 91:1
My incredible Father!
Truly, this is our Father. The depth of grace and love poured out over us... Rory shared this story of how he used an analogy of pouring out a cup of water to talk about God's outpouring of love and grace into our lives. And God convicted him... after all, how can we use a human creation as small as that to convey this incredible goodness? And the real picture that we should have, is that of something like Niagara Falls!
That brought to mind the times I've been to Niagara. And it all came flooding back, the sounds, the sights, the incredible roaring of the water, the pure quantity of it and the incredible magnifience of it all. That much, God impressed upon me, is still not enough to show the extent of His love and grace to me. I could just imagined myself under the falls, with the water pouring pouring pouring pouring over me.
and it occurred to me why I had to go there not just once, but twice.
wow.
and then as rory told the story of God's lavish love, and how he tried to show it to his daughter and the tears really came to me. God's incredible incredible lavish love. And then rory looked at me and told me that in my hard work as i do my work, God sees it. and it's not about balancing and adding up... His love and grace is off the charts! He will lavish lavish lavish lavish lavish His love over me
and what I really felt God saying to me is, my grace is sufficient. and even more than that, it's MORE than sufficient. right now, just as i feel so burnt out and feeling that i can't get through the next wk, much less the next 3.5 years... God said, "My grace is more than enough to sustain you. I will give you enough grace, enough strength, enough to get you through and more than that. I will lavish my love on you, just like the image of Niagara Falls. Would your loving Father bring you through more than what you can bear?"
i want to know the Father's heart. I want to know His love and grace and strength more and more this year. I want to know the character of the Heavenly Father in my life. and I will run, like a child, into His arms, seeking my refuge and solace in Him alone.
"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty." Ps 91:1
My incredible Father!
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