Sucker Punch!

Tonight I went to a worship night where God totally gave me the sucker punch to the face that I begged him for this morning. I kid you not, I asked to be continuously sucker punched in the face by the Holy Spirit, and God, being the provider he is, delivered just that. It's so nice to know that there is a man in my life who wants deep, meaningful relationship with me, and will give me just what I need, just when I need it. Jesus is so good. And he is the only one who could ever do this.

This week specifically, I have just surrendered everything to the Lord and asked desperately for some direction. I didn't even know what for, but he knew. I was horrified to join a lifegroup, but he made a way and sent me packing. And through that, he has given me the most amazing community of believers in three days, three days. Faith does not go unrewarded, friends. It was through my awesome new lg amigos that I was given the opportunity to spend the better part of three hours worshipping and loving on the Lord. There is no better way to spend a Saturday night.

So in these two new experiences, as well as a song in my car this morning, I got my sucker punch. Straight shot, right to the face. God told me three times now that the good things I have been asking for but feeling like I am unworthy of, are coming, and they are coming quickly. I don't even know what these things are! I have just been asking for his favor and for his wonderful plan for my life to continue on. And I still don't know what it is he has promised, but I know that because he has promised it, it will come and be great when it does, because it will be for his glory.

I really just feel like I stepped out of my comfort zone this week because he asked me to, and he has rewarded me. He wants you to know that he will do the same for you. He is calling out to each of us, all we need to do is take that step and he will hold us up in his grace and mercy. He is inviting us into his holiness and love! I think we need to take a second to weigh the gravity of this truth. The Creator of the universe wants to love us and pursue us; his son wants to romance you and marry you. Just say yes, and he will hold your heart and care for it as you grow and bloom in his Spirit. I promise you will never be able to go back, and you will never want to.

Please just know this: when you give God everything, it has to be done with all your heart. Matthew 6:24 says, "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money." You cannot have a love affair with God and still give way to worldly desires. You can't half-heartedly be in a relationship with the King of Glory. Pursue him with everything, and you will be richly rewarded, my life is proof of that. He has changed my life and bewitched my soul, I can never go back, and I will never want to.

God is real, and he is present. How are you going to respond to his invitation?