The last few weeks Jesus has been taking me on a journey of
worship. He’s been showing me that it’s
no longer me desiring His presence just because I really like hanging out with
Him, but because His presence is all that will train and qualify me for what
He’s calling me to.
I need His
presence.
He’s been teaching me to rest, and I’ve repented of and
renounced so much striving, performance, religion—all the lies that tell me I
can earn the favor of God. And I’m
finally seeing that all He really wants from me is just to celebrate Him, to
dance for Him, to rest.
He kept telling me to dream bigger dreams, to not limit the
work He wants to do, to not be realistic in what I aim for. Because as a friend told me back in
Amsterdam, “Realism kills passion. And
Jesus sure isn’t realistic!”
And in the midst of my worship, my resting, my
dreaming...God was working.
Just a week and half ago, I met a girl who knew a girl who knew
a girl running a safe house. And this
safe house just happened to be looking for live-in staff.
BOOM.
So sometime in the next few weeks I’ll be moving to Oasis of
Hope (http://oasisofhopeusa.org/home) for a year: the first safe house in Pennsylvania for victims of domestic
minor sex trafficking-- trafficking of American kids within the U.S.
borders. I’ll be live-in staff at the
home, assisting with daily life with the girls, supporting them however I'm needed.
And honestly, now that it’s here, I feel super
unqualified. But Jesus has been showing
me that I have His presence and that’s all I really need.
Just like Moses protested that he couldn’t free the
Israelites from Pharaoh's rule, and God’s immediate answer is ‘I am with you...’ (Ex. 3:11-12)
Just like Jesus told Martha that ‘one thing is needed’- His
presence. (Luke 10:42)
And Isaiah 61: “I have anointed you and qualified you to preach the Gospel of good tidings to the meek, the poor, and the afflicted...” (Amplified Bible)
So I say yes.
If you ask me, that's pretty cool!
[I’ll be
raising my own support while I’m at the home, so if you're interested in giving towards that, you can donate via the link on
the right of this page.
Thank you all for your support, encouragement, prayers... I’m
so excited for this next chapter of my life and will try to keep you all
updated!]
God-speed, Abigail! Esther
ReplyDeleteI am SO EXCITED. I think God is too, In my opinion I think He's really moving full steam ahead and it reminds me a lot of Rees Howells.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited!
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DeleteGirl this awesome!!! It makes my heart sooooo happy:))) you shine Jesus so keep it up!!! Love you! Melissa
ReplyDeleteYes! Oh, praise Jesus for opening these doors! He is ever faithful. Rest assured that His grace is sufficient for you and His power is made PERFECT in weakness! You will continue to be in my prayers
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Jess. You bless me. And I'm so excited about where He's leading you too! ;)
DeleteAbby!!!! I love reading your posts and tonight I needed to be reminded that I need to dream bigger dreams!!! I love your heart for God and for your love for the people that are in sex trafficking !! don't ever give up!
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