June 29, 2007 by His Kingdom Herald.

Once you’ve shot through the rapids and spent some time in a quiet stretch of water you’re faced with several options:

1) You can climb out of the boat, turn your back on the whole thing and walk away because you’ve decided you don’t want to have anything more to do with white water rafting.

2) You can look at the rapids that lie ahead of you, pack up your gear and decide to carry your raft around the rapids because you don’t think you have the skills and equipment necessary to carry you through the next set of challenges.

3) You can set up camp right where you are and decide you’re never going back, you’re never going forward. You will dig in your heels and stay right where you are. (The problem with this choice is that chances are, your supplies will eventually run out and you’ll die if you refuse to move.)

4) You can grab an energy bar, take a big swig of water, strap down your gear, put on your life vest and go for it; knowing that you’ve got someone else in the boat with you who knows the river and promises that :

He will never leave you, nor forsake you. . .

He knows the plans He has for you, plans for a future and a hope. . .

He will not test you beyond what you are able to bear. . .

THE CHOICE IS UP TO YOU. . . WHERE’S YOUR FOCUS?

“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

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June 7, 2007 by His Kingdom Herald.

It’s now been a month since the flood; and life has started to return to some semblance of normalcy for me.

I feel like I’ve just run the rapids on a raging river. . . I’m praying that God will give us a patch of calm water to learn from what we’ve just been through and implement some of the ideas He’s given us to help improve our response next time.

Over the course of 2 weeks we prepared and distributed over 5,000 meals. (The story of the multiplication of the loaves and the fishes has taken on a whole new meaning for me. . . those disciples were HOPPIN’ trying to get that much food distributed - and dealing with the leftovers is definitely a challenge !!!)

One of the most important lessons I learned? Even in the midst of a disaster response your PERSONAL prayer time is VITAL !!!

We prayed with every response crew before they went out. I was praying constantly asking Daddy to supply us with the needed materials and man (or wo-man) power. But I was so pre-occupied and distracted, I found sitting at His feet and allowing Him to feed me almost impossible. I was so busy doing I lost sight of the importance of being.

It’s taken me almost two weeks to find my center back, and feel like I’m able to hear His voice once again. It’s like trying to exist for two weeks in the wilderness with hardly any food or water. I hope I never make that same mistake again!

I’m hoping to be able to use this blog to record some of the awesome things God did and is still doing here in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

If you’re aware of any “God Things” that took place in your sphere of influence, please share them with me either in person or through the comments section here on KingdomReign.net

Click on the blue “Comments” link on the line below this one to read a few “God Things” going on so far.

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