I know I’ve sent at least five emails about the Bold Believer Bestie meetup, and you might be tired of hearing about it. But I have to share an update.
Before even announcing the meetup, I prayed and fasted. I truly didn’t want to do it. The introvert in me was determined to resist the Holy Spirit. But God sent so much confirmation.
I had to choose between obedience and comfort. I praise God for the conviction and strength to choose obedience. After I had determined in my heart that I would do what God called me to do, I had only one request for our Heavenly Father: "Lord, please bring me 2-3 women to grow in faith with locally." Sure enough, two women signed up for the email link.
I sent emails with more details about the meetup because it had become clear to me that this time was meant to be spent in intimacy with Christ. I wanted to be sure that the women knew we would be studying the Bible.
Y’all, only one beautiful woman showed up, and when I tell you we had such a blessed time and conversation, I could just cry. God is so faithful!
I will not pretend to know the plans God has for me, because truly, I wouldn’t understand what He is doing even if He told me.
But it’s so important to just choose obedience in every area of life—whether that be in friendship, service, career, marriage, giving, etc. Choose to follow the urging of the Holy Spirit, even if you don’t understand why He is telling you to do it.
I have determined in my heart that I will lay down my understanding—my desire to strategize, to create a cohesive brand, not to offend, to assimilate. I will trade it all for blind obedience to Christ. I can only call it radical.
Many may look at it and call it weird, crazy, different, or "all over the place."
I call it God making it all work together for my good.
The question He is asking you today is: Do you trust Him enough to follow Him, even if it makes those closest to you and the world think you’re crazy? Or will you choose conformity and rationale over the leading of the Holy Spirit?
Choose to make yourself available to Him. He has my unchanging "yes." Does He have yours?
I know it can seem scary at times. Maybe you don't understand it.
When fear tried to creep in and tell me that no one would show up, I rebuked it and said, "Even if they don’t, then I will be there, and so will God."
He said to me: "Will you put your trust in Me? Or are you so prideful that you are unwilling to be obedient because of fear of rejection or embarrassment?"
I choose trust. What will you choose?
