I decided that it's time for another entry. This blog has several focuses and yet I seem to never write!! I'm writing to update everyone on Emilia and her growth...on what our family is doing in Taiwan...and also on what God is doing in our lives!!
Jeff and I have entered a really cool season in our lives...it feels that the couple years of "crafting weapons" is now complete and we are beginning to start to aim those "weapons" at very specific targets. Things are becoming more and more purposeful. Now please don't get me wrong, we have definitely been purposeful in our time here in Taiwan...it's just the next chapter, step, season, of what God has called us to do here in Taiwan.
In some ways as a Mom I feel like I've been "wandering" a bit more than I have been "purposeful". Emilia is now 3 years old...there was a time about 18 months ago when I wondered if she would ever grow older and now I'm wondering if we can slow things down!! She is an amazing little girl. She brings joy to everyone she meets. She has such a peaceful countenance about her. And she loves to dance...yep...she is a music lover and when the music plays, she starts her little groove!! I love it...I love that she's connected to music, I love that she feels it, I love that she doesn't care who watches or what they think! She's free...free to move...free to enjoy the moment!!
God has opened up Taiwan in such an amazing way over the last few months. We have seen a wonderful increase of people coming to the Lord and being baptized. We have had the opportunity to start discipling (one on one) quite a few individuals and they are now multiplying themselves! Revival of individual hearts is taking place. Taiwan is beginning to see the true power of God!! We as a Church are beginning to become purposeful in what we are here for.
As I continue to walk this journey of life I also continue to realize that it's not about starting over all the time and erasing the stuff that has happened because I "failed" or didn't complete it. It's about taking what I need to from every situation and walking FORWARD! Purposefully walking into the presence of God so that I can touch Him...feel Him...truly KNOW Him!! Intimacy is about full relationship...not about kind of knowing or sort of understanding. It's about the adventure of knowing as much as I can right now...because He is so amazing to know about! Intimacy means crying and laughing and loving. From that the purpose is honed and the target is hit! "I" don't need to strategize anything if I'm living out of pure intimacy...because when we live out of pure intimacy with this most amazing Father...the strategy is imparted directly to me!
