Wednesday, November 19, 2008

i will serve you while i'm waiting

About 60 days ago, our 70 days of ridiculous miracles started. Pastor asked us to make a list of Ridiculous Miracles we were believing for. I had a hard time with my list. I would write something down, then I would say, “With God, this isn’t really ridiculous”. You see, I have had some ridiculous miracles happen. My family was saved, me and my husband started serving god together, my father was baptized, my father was healed, my friends lives have been impacted and they have given there hearts to the Lord. God has sent special people into our lives. God has taken care of us Financially when there was no way. These are all things that seemed ridiculous before they happened, but then they happened, and I saw that nothing is too ridiculous for God, and because he has me, I know he can make it happen.

All this time, there was still something that I was believing for. I wanted to know my place. I saw people serving God in a place were they felt was right were he put them. The past 3 years that I have been at NVMC, I have served. I didn’t do it for a paycheck, I didn’t do it for recognition, I didn’t do it expecting anything in return. Having a relationship with God, and feeling his presence is an amazing experience. I didn’t want to leave church. I wanted to be there all the time. I remember Little Adam telling me one time, “Mom I wish we had church everyday!” So I started to serve because I wanted more of it, that feeling of being close to God. I have served ever since. I have been in the Choir, served in the children’s Dept, the nursery, First Impressions, Vision Care, Vision Athletics and any and all special events we had. I do not do it for man’s applause. I am telling you this because all this time, I wasn’t sure what his plan was for me, I wasn’t sure of my purpose. I knew I had one! I decided to serve him while I waited for him to show me my purpose. I didn’t serve him asking for something in return, but I do believe that I wouldn’t be were I am in him if I did not serve him.

(Deuteronomy 11:13-15 KJV)
(13) And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, (14) That I will give {you} the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. (15) And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.

I served were there was the greatest need, I served when I wasn’t sure what he wanted me to do, I served him while I waited.

Are you serving him? Don’t wait to serve while you are waiting on him. Serve him, and it will change your life.

Serving him is my way of worshiping God! I serve him by showing others that they matter to God!

God is good. God has given me my purpose. I am passionate about it, and know he has placed me were he wants me. So in the 70 days of ridiculous miracles, he has given me mine.

While I'm Waiting :
By: John Waller

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait

I will move ahead, bold and confident
Takeing every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord

3 comments:

Mimi K said...

Love it!!!! Great Post.

That is what I am learning to do.

WAIT ON THE LORD. HE MAY NOT COME WHEN I WANT HIM TO BUT HE IS ALWAYS RIGHT ON TIME.

~K...rys..tel~ said...

thanks for serving in the athletic dept as well! your a great help...love ya

The Turkington Family said...

HI Angie...Let me start off my introducing myself :-) I am Becca. I am a 25 year old mother of 2 (Soon to be 3) and wife to the most amazing husband of 7 years and counting. Nice to meet you :-)

I want to preface this by saying, I don't believe in coincidences. My husband and I just watched the movie Fireproof and in that movie there is the song "While I'm Waiting" by John Waller. I had never heard this song before but fell in love with it because it says a lot about my life at this current moment. Non the less, I googled some of the lyrics to this song and your page came up. I almost clicked the back button because I was looking for the song, not a blog to read...but then I stopped. This entry caught my eye. I read it all and realized there was a reason I "happened" upon your blog.

You see, we are currently believing God for a "ridiculous" miracle in our lives right now and your blog encouraged me! It was just what I needed to hear. We are currently believing God to completely heal our little unborn baby who is not developing properly (You will have to check out my blog if you want more details...this comment is quickly becoming very lengthy..sorry!)

Anyway...all of that to say, that I appreciate your candid approach in the post and that I was encouraged by you! Thanks for writing this!

(I hope this comment isn't to long...sorry!)

-Becca-