But Wait! There's More!
So today I went to my first Large Group as an alumni. I've gone to the past two, but I stayed outside guarding the items and engaging in conversations with people who walked by, so today was the first time I went and listened to the message this school year. I'm really glad I got to listen to the message.
Last night I was reading from the Gospel of John where Jesus talks about his followers doing greater things than He. (John 14: 10-14) For me, I started to wonder what that meant. The obvious conclusion one comes to is about miracles. Supernatural events that intrude upon the ordinary. I kind of left it at that and then went along with my day.
Today though, Ryan Pfeiffer talked about that same passage! It was pretty crazy. He mentioned how the greatest miracle of all is to see someone be transformed spiritually and have their lives changed. It made me think of this passage from Mark where Jesus asks his opponents if it's easier to heal a man or to declare that his sins are forgiven.
Ryan went on to mention how we as believers can do greater things than Jesus because we have the full revelation of the cross. Everything that the Old Testament was pointing to was completed with the death and resurrection of Jesus. So the church now has this complete revelation that we can give to people as opposed to something that has yet to be fulfilled.
Ryan finished off by talking about how we can ask for anything in Jesus' name and He will do it. The anything refers to everything that is in God's will. And God's will is HUUUGE!
This is probably like the third or fourth time I've ever heard Ryan speak, but today was probably the first time I felt his message really speak to me.
As I was praying toward the end, I felt God speaking to me and saying that He is going to show me these greater things this year. Dora's words came to mind, "Our ceiling is God's floor." Everything that I've been through these past two years and the ways I've seen God come through and provide for me are barely the tip of what God wants to do in my life. Every day I'm amazed at where God has brought me out of and where He has placed me. And that's only the beginning is what God was telling me. There's so much more to come! He wants to bring me even deeper into His presence! As I was praying and even now as I'm recording tonight, I'm just struck by that statement. I have seen God do some amazing stuff from Urbana to LAUP to volunteer staff. It's like one of those late night commercials. BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! It's like "Woah God, I'm good with everything you've done so far, but you want to do even more?!" Augh! God is just so amazing y'all!
What's even more amazing is that right after I finished praying, I got a call from a friend of mine who wants to meet up weekly to study the Bible even more. She was blessed by the LaFe bible studies last year and wants to keep seeking and finding answers to her questions. Plus tomorrow I'll be getting lunch with the pastor at Ethnos! Discipleship, community, fellowship, etc. I am just really overwhelmed by everything God is doing in my life right now.
Now if I could only find a job, life would be slightly better. (Actually finding a giant pile of money would help too)