First Call Post

I returned from The Call, Washington DC around 7:30pm tonight. I have so much to share. I am somewhat overwhelmed with all that God is showing me. I can't possibly put everything into words. I will make some effort to share. Here is just a brief unveiling of some words spoken over me during this crucial weekend.

I feel like the Lord is not only bolstering me forward, but also closing some chapters in my life. There are things in my past and even in my present where I need closer. When you don't have closer on an issue that issue can become burdensome and heavy. If you don't find closer that issue will haunt you despite your best effort to move on. Closer has to happen supernaturally and definitively. The Lord has given me great hope for the future. With this hope He has also told me that I need focus. If I am distracted by numerous other things (especially things in my past) I will not be successful in what He has for me now. This even means sacrificing some things that I deeply want. This cutting away is difficult, but at the same time very refreshing.

Although I had a major spiritual renewal at The Call I also fell in love with the city. It was different to hear sirens sounding every ten minutes. Fire trucks, police cars, and EMS. There was never a dull moment. You walk down a street and come face to face with poverty. I saw numerous men sleeping on cardboard with merely a sheet to warm themselves. Terrorism also looms in your mind. Washington DC is undeniably more of a target than Fort Wayne. Even with all this danger in mind I felt like I should have been born there. There is so much culture. As you walk down the street you may hear Chinese, Spanish, French, or Arabic speaking people. Such beautiful sounds. Then so many different museums. Unfortunately, we weren't able to visit any museums. They had a Holocaust museum. I will regret not slipping away to visit it. But, I forced myself to pray and fast with the crowd because that is why I came. I wasn't there to go sight seeing. But, if I could I would go back for that purpose. I am usually fearful and disoriented in cities I have never been at. Indianapolis even scares me. I hate being in big cities that I am not use to. I didn't feel that at all when I was in DC. It felt safe, relaxed, and welcomed. I love art and culture. Washington DC has it all! I love that city enough to move there one day. If God would ever direct me to do so.