Lets see what comes out here

Alright, so I have been thinking about my trip to Bethel and all that it has done in my life, and its been really nice to see that the trip didnt happen in vain. Taking part in Engram this year, I realized that the things I learned were a part of me, and that I was able to bring those things out of other people. I saw myself walking in part of my calling for the first time during Engram, and that was AMAZING! There is such a spirit of being able to bring people into God's presence that I learned in Bethel; taking them by the hand and guiding them to the place where they can be surrounded by glory. I was able to experiment with that whole process while at Bethel, and was able to actually do it during Engram.

I think the main thing that I came back from Bethel with was the knowledge that there is so much more God, and more to learn and experience that you should never be satisfied with what you've encountered already; thanking Him for his presence and all of that is a must, but always going after more. We are called to go from glory to glory, realm to realm, not to just stay in one place because thats all we see. There is always more, and he wants to show us more. So what does that look like? What does that pursuit look like? It looks like being open to what the Holy Spirit is doing. Its going with what God wants to do, because thats the way that He's going to show more of who he is to us. Its searching Him in our quite times, because thats the heart he's looking for. Its like a Misty Edwards song I know:
"You've gotta go down if you wanna go up. You gotta go lower, if you wanna go higher and higher. You gotta hide, do it in secret if you wanna be seen by God."
He doesnt want it to be a show for other people, he wants it to be personal, and thats what I'm learning; this is MY relationship with God, not the churches, not my friends or my families. It's mine.

Another thing that I learned is the power of words; that nothing happens without a declaration. Its all through the Bible, God speaking and things happening. People declaring things over themselves and it coming to pass. There is so much power in the words we use, which is probably where the authority I have through prayer and singing comes from. I've realized that what I say has the impact on the nations, not just on the people in front of me, and that what I pray actually does make an impact. Thats something thats really big. Declaring negative things over yourself has just as much of an impact as the positive does. Declare that you are amazing. Declare that you were created to rock, because YOU WERE! There is no failing with God. Learning to declare that over your life and the people that you love is not only going to make an impact on their self esteem, but its going to work on the places in their hearts that are hurting. Its going to change atmospheres, and its going to make the Devil shutter in nervousness.


Theres more... but im drawing a blank. I would love to have individual conversations with people, because I realize that actually talking about it is completely different than blogging about it, but hopefully this is a little more insight into whats going on in my life and whats changing.