Hey:)

My first thought as I’m writing this is that I Iove being able to bring each heart to this place and give each eye a glimpse into the things written on this page.

This week has been wild. It’s been full of ups and downs, highs and lows, singing and shouting, crying and laughing, being close and feeling distant. Each one of those things are a blessing to walk through, just take some time to process.

I’ve spent the past 7 days in GA walking through a little bit more leader training before our racers get here tomorrow. We’ve had session and classes each day, fire worship, and time spent together crafting. I’m so grateful to be in a space with familiar people that I love so dearly and who speak life into me.

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Just the other day I sat under the stars (something I love to do) and talked to one of my friends, Skylar. We sat on the circle drive and she just listened as I processed. Anything and everything was on my mind and I felt so fearful. She just let me brain dump and would occasionally respond with a question that offended my flesh. I felt the Lord’s gentle rebuke through her words and was reminded of how grateful I am to have relationships that are sharpening.

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A TESTIMONY

worship is something I love. Musical worship is a place where I’m brought back to seeing the King rightly.

At the beginning of the week, a new friend of mine asked if I would lead worship on our squad’s day to lead. My response was “no.” I laughed and thought id mention that I neither sing nor know how to plan an instrument. We laughed and she told me to ask the Lord. Right away I knew He said yes, that this is something He had for me. I didn’t tell her that, just kept laughing lol.

That night, we had a spontaneous late night worship. I was just sitting and journaling with the Lord and decided to ask the guy who was singing if he’d sing a song I had brought up. He looked at me and said, “will you sing it?” I looked at him and said, “I don’t know how to sing.” That conversation preceded to happen two more times before I eventually said yes. We started singing and some joined in. I was reminded of the question Maddie asked me earlier and the Lord’s response to that. The Lord was nudging me.

After that, I told Maddie that I would lead with her on Tuesday morning. We practiced the night before yet I was nervous the morning of. But the Lord gave us a vision of communal worship - where it would be spontaneous, and whenever someone had a song on their heart, they would start singing and everyone else would join in. I saw a ray of radiant light shooting up from each person as they started singing. It was a direct line from them to Heaven.

We shared this vision and red Psalm 27 (a psalm that describes what most of us have been walking through right now) then we started singing. Some people were being so met with tears and dancing and so much joy, while others were feeling mundane but trying so hard to mean the words we were singing. We asked the Lord simply to meet us where we were at in the way He desired to meet us. A while went by and the songs on peoples hearts kept us going. We were over time but no one cared, we just wanted a touch of Heaven. Then the Spirit just fell and we couldn’t help but scream His praise louder and louder and louder till all of a sudden a hush ran through the room and the noise stopped. He met us. He was faithful. Linger just a little longer.

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There are so many testimonies I could and would share but i simply can not fit them.

I so want each of you to be here with me so I could explain so many of these testimonies in detail. I want to share the joys and the sadness ( which I’m learning can co-exist ).

Everyday is filled with SOOOO much laughter that has me bending over and almost peering my pants. Each day is filled with the most intentional conversations and sweet ways of seeing each other. Prayer is constant - literally just flowing from our lips. Simply, it is FUN to be here.

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My squad comes tomorrow afternoon and I am both excited and scared and anticipant and overwhelmed.

I’ve been continually reminded of these things :

• I have counted the cost and found that He is worthy.

• I will not offer a sacrifice that costs me nothing.

•what an exciting invitation!

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Please pray for my squad as they’re about to arrive and for our time at training camp together - That the Lord would break things open!

I’m so excited to see what He is going to do in this season!!

I’m so grateful and could so use prayers of peace - peace that would just wash over my heart and mind as He meets me in those spaces!!

May we all be fragrant offerings unto the Lord - for He is worthy!

“The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord. Hear my voice when I call, Lord; be merciful to me and answer me. My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek. Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Savior. Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. Teach me your way, Lord; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors. Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations. I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27‬ ‭NIV‬‬

This songgggggg!🙌