On the first day
of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible. After forty days Noah opened the window he
had made in the ark and sent out a raven…. Gen 8:4-6. Clarity.
That’s the word that comes to mind.
I feel as though I’m sitting as Noah did, watching the waters of
transition subside revealing an increased clarity of the new land unfolding
before me.
My new software
development position has been a tad tumultuous feeling more like I’ve picked up
the reins of a bucking bronco than the gentle re-entry into the IT world that I
was hoping for. But alas, with the reins
firmly grasped in my white-knuckled hands, the ride continues, rider still
intact and (hopefully) still moving in the right direction.
As the
all-consuming season of starting a new job subsides, I am beginning to feel as
though I’m delighting in feast after feast.
How joyful it is to meet up with old friends over dinner, coffee,
breakfast. It’s a feast of the heart and
a feast of the palate. Ok, maybe a
little too much feasting of the palate – but I’m making up for lost time ;-)
In between
savouring the tea at an oriental restaurant and gazing at lights reflecting on
the water from an Italian restaurant in the Waterfront, I’ve discovered a
little church close to home that is running the Firestarters course from
Bethel. It’s a 12 week course, one night
a week, to impart the DNA of a revivalist – one who walks as Jesus did. Each week we hear testimony after testimony
of people healed through prayer or encouraged by a prophetic word. Meeting with 100 passionate revivalists
every week is definitely a highlight and a feast of note.
A few weeks ago
at my local church, I shared a testimony of a women who was healed of severely
swollen glands at the Firestarters course.
A guy from my church came up to me afterwards explaining that he had had
a bad motorbike accident years ago. His
one foot was in such pain that he even considered the benefits of amputation. A few of us prayed with him but nothing
significant happened immediately, apart from a sense of heat on his ankle. This morning he stood up and testified that
his foot is remarkably improved and that he was going for a walk on the
mountain later today which he certainly could not have done before. Thank you Jesus! More
Lord!
As the definition
of the new land before me takes shape, I’m quite intrigued to see what will
unfold. Transition is a process that
cannot be fast tracked. I look forward
to getting out of the Ark as Noah did, planting some vineyards, so to speak,
and becoming fruitful.
Blessings and
Clarity to you all!
Ceri
