Bunny Apparitions at Midnight
Scars. Who wants them?
At close to midnight a white bunny invaded our backyard
gate. Five foot long monitor lizards settling into nesting positions in our
backyard, yes, but wild bunnies, a first.
The Lord so sweetly ministered to my heart that night. At
that season of time my husband and I had been through a tough challenge on the
mission field. There was pain, there was sorrow, and there was sadness.
For that particular evening, my husband met with a group of
men he trains in CPM. Grabbing my guitar to enjoy a time of worship was on the
menu for me this night. I set up a chair in the middle of our backyard in order
to enjoy the presence of the Lord under the canopy of the brilliant southern
hemisphere night sky.
I remember a white bunny. I also remember how the Lord met
me and ministered to my heart that evening. The very essence of who Christ
claims to be commands and demands our response. Worship is the very epicenter
of trust and obey expressed, of devotion delighted, of breakthroughs confided
by the Almighty author and Perfector of our faith.
Real Lives,
Transformed Hearts--Worship
Time with Nyn—she could not stop speaking of all God was
doing in her life, through her life. From the moment I picked her up when she
had barely sat still in the shotgun seat, she non-stop poured forth a mighty
tale of God’s hand in her life. As we concluded our hours together, I marveled
that 98% of the time this precious woman was not able to stop speaking of God’s
goodness. Was God desiring to launch a movement in and through this precious
woman, you bet. However, what seemed moved, first and foremost, was the passion
of her transformed heart before a Holy and loving God.
In the book of Acts, they had the same experiential
knowledge of God’s goodness…”how can we stop speaking of that which Christ has
done."(paraphrased)
In the process of pressing into deeper aspects of worship, there
are times of effusive declarations. Then, there are times of silent reflection,
adoration filled worship.
“Profane Him if you dare,
Disdane Him if you must,
But to ignore Him is not an option.”-C.S. Lewis
Practical Steps in Coaching Indigenous Leaders in CPM
1. Invest
an average of 1-2 hour time frame weekly with those you are training in CPM.
2. Divide
the time into 1/3’s. The first 1/3 spend time in framing the first of 8 DBS
questions: (1)What are you thankful for? (2) What are your challenges? (Worship
together in intercession over these areas)
3.
The second 1/3 of time utilize diagram of
their present DBS and/or House Fellowship efforts. Walk through the next of
the 8 DBS questions and how their groups are progressing.: (3) Review the DBS story from last week and
how they applied? How did their POPs they are training apply in obedience as
well?
4. The
last 1/3 of time of coaching them; go through the next story together with them
2x read through, 2x put in own words. Challenge them on their POP contacts as
to when they will meet and facilitate these DBS during this coming week? What is working? What is not? Intercede
together over these POPs/DBSs/House Fellowships areas.
Close in intercession over them,
care deeply for them, and invest in mutual accountability in their lives and
yours.
‘Til the SaSumbi worship,
RA
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