Walk with Me

On Wednesdays, I volunteer at Life.Church’s youth program called Switch. I could lie and say it’s butterflies and rainbows, and my small group and I sit and sing songs of joy and happiness, and we hold hands and sway to the melody, but I would be lying right to your face. Wednesdays are exhausting. If I let the flesh control my Wednesdays, I would go to the gym after work, make a nice little dinner, run a bubble bath, and read my book as I recharge my social battery. The literal opposite of what my Wednesdays look like. If I choose to do what God wants over what I want, soon I will see an alignment of obedience and desire. Until that day, I will repeat the mantra “obedience over desire”. Switch is (despite the crazy) the highlight of my week. There is something special about seeing youth gather to worship Jesus. After all the kids leave, we stick around to share stories. Whether it’s joy, sorrow, or something that almost makes you pee your pants funny, we all carry it together as a team. Maddy (Youth Pastor) shared the parable of the widow and the Jars. It’s found in 2 Kings 4. Go read it. We discovered there are many stages of jars. There is a lack of jars, the empty jars, the half full middle of the miracle, and there are full jars. We’ve all lived in every stage of the jar. As I sat there, I realized how many of my prayers from my empty jar season have been answered. I am in a full jar season. Praise Jehovah Jireh for providing the friendships, mentors, and community I once begged Him for. God will meet your needs. I am writing this blog not to brag about how my jars are full, but to spread hope for people whose jars aren’t. I have been there. Heck, I’ve had seasons where I took my empty jars and smashed them because it was taking too long for them to be filled. You’re not alone. I see you. GOD SEES YOU. Jehovah Jireh is who He says He is. He didn’t just give her oil for the day. He gave her enough to pay her debts and live on for the rest of her life. That’s how God works. Keep gathering jars. Keep showing up tired. Keep choosing obedience over desire. God is multiplying things you can’t see yet in ways you may never fully understand. It is coming.