This is a journal of the journey the Lord is leading me on... it will be filled with ramblings, thoughts, conversations with the Lord. (However He chooses to speak to me, often it has been through you.) For several months now He has given me my China Heart Baby, Isabella.... and He has been telling me (I think... Hense the tital) that our family is going to serve Him in China one day. Ministering to His body, to the precious orphans and sharing the Love and truth of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior to those who do not know Him yet.... He is changing me.... He has a plan..... He is fanning the flame burning in me as I continue to seek Him and ask Him to breathe on that flame until it becomes an ALL CONSUMING FIRE! To God be the glory... Have Thine Own Way, LORD, Have Thine Own Way.....

Friday, June 20, 2008

Hello Friends....

If you have accepted my invitation I thank you and welcome you... I am honored with your presence. This is something that has been on my mind for a few months now... The Lord has been moving in mine and Jeremy's hearts.... preparing us for something.... I believe to serve Him for His kingdom. I am quite bad at journaling so I keep thinking if I blog it, I can type away and perhaps keep a record of this journey that Jesus is leading us on. There have been so many times the last few months where He is talking to me... leading me, guiding me, assuring me, changing me... and I often question, Lord, is that You? (hence the title) and yet it has to be because it is too awesome to be a coincidence. I have already lost so many of those times, those precious words, and confirmations from God in my feeble mind.... for this I grieve.... So, as I can recall them I will back track in my posts....
I completely understand if you do not want to share in this journey with me.... I count you all friends and wanted to invite you in to share in my heart's desires, my conversations with the Lord, my daily thoughts.... hoping that in some small way Jesus might minister to you through His refining of me. I also have selfish reasons... I know He will minister to me through you..... He has already spoken to me through many of you. I am praying I will be able to recall some of those times.....
So, if you would like to join me on this journey..... thank you and welcome.... prepare for much rambling and please know I am trusting you with my heart and my mind.... I am taking a risk at loosing your friendships because you will think I am crazy. I would like to type LOL there but to be quite honest, people often find me too strange for their taste..... I believe they are mistaking passion for insanity.... but I will let you be the judge...
Thank you all for being my friend.... each and every one of you are a blessing in my life....
God Bless You and God's Speed to His perfect will in each of our lives....

12 comments:

April said...

Okay, I'm having the me first syndrome. I haven't even read this yet, but I know I'm going to love this blog! I better go read it now.
Love you.

April said...

I am blessed beyond measure by your friendship and the fact that we are so much alike. I am so honored that you would invite me in and I look forward to sharing what God is doing in your life (not that I don't already share it). :-) We will be strange together because I know we dance to the same drummer and we hear the music.

mommy24treasures said...

Oh sweet Daleea thank you for allowing me to follow this upcoming journey. I think of you as a lovely precious friend who loves Jesus with all her heart and lets her light shine unashamedly for His Kingdom. I am excited to follow and know I will be strengthened in my walk with the Lord as I read your ramblings/:)
LOVE
Connie

redmaryjanes said...

Thank you Daleea, it is a blessing to me to know you and I thank you for showing me your heart. I too feel the Lord's calling and do not know where he wants me. I do believe that it is no coincidence that I have met you. You are a wonderful friend and spiritual inspiration. You have my friendship. Do not be afraid to share your journey. I look forward to helping in any way that I can and growing from your insight and experiences.

insanemommy said...

Daleea, my heart nearly exploded when I read what you had so beautifully written. Few people get me, but you really do. Although I am not a "religious" person, as you probably know, I do however believe in G-d( a G-d who doesn't judge) and I feel his spirit and wonderment through you. Maybe G-d is using you as my messenger?! OK, who's the crazy one now?! lol. I truly adore you like no other. You are a blessing from g-d. Thank you for always being there for me....your friend always.

Faith, Hope, and Love said...

Hi Daleea! Thank you for inviting me into such a special place between your heart and God. I look forward to witnessing the beauty of it all!!!

Sharon said...

Thanks Daleea!! I look forward to hearing more!!

Jewels of My Heart said...

Thank you all so much.... it means so much to me to have all of your support and encouragement.... To share in this grand adventure of life the Lord has blessed us with.
I pray that you will be able to see Him in the things that I share and that it will help each of us to see Him more clearly throughout each day. I am counting on this blog and all of you to remind me that no.... I am not crazy.... It was the Lord talking to you. He is faithful!
My dear Rony... I am so thankful that you are not a religious person. For the One and only true God is not a religious God. He wants a personal relationship with each of us. He wants us to walk and talk with Him daily, to seek Him... To Him, true religion is ministering to the widows and orphans.... it is man who has gotten confused along the way and lost what and who Christ's Church really is.....
I love you all..............and I cherish each one of you....

Gwen Oatsvall said...

ok, you know I am in !!! I am right there praying for this sweet angel and your family ... Journal way, ramble, share, enlighten us ... Do whatever God says and we will rejoice w/ you !!! love you sweet sister and know He will make it clear !!!!

Steffie B. said...

Daleea.....I am HONORED to be apart of this glorious journey you are on....God will lead you....you just have to listen and be patient....something that by our nature is NOT easy for many fo us to do.

I will uplift you, your family and your dreams to the Lord....your light shines brightly my beautiful, soulful friend.....I know without a shadow of a doubt, you will be blessed!

3 Peanuts said...

Thank you for including me in your journey!

Love,
Kim

Anonymous said...

Daleea,

Your soft heart for the Lord and desire to know Him and see Him glorified in your life has always drawn me to your blog. I anticipate this blog you have started to move many of us along in our hearts' desire to hear God and be used by Him.

May God bless you with wisdom, clarity, the ability to communicate what you long to say, ears to hear, eyes to see and a heart to understand the One who has drawn you to Himself and led you to share what you are learning along the way!

Love, Amy