So last night I took a few of my youth girls to hear Kari Jobe and Christine Caine minister in Monroe, Louisiana. It was an awesome night with such powerful worship and words! Not to mention SO much fun on the car ride home. But as I sat there (on the front row, thanks to my girls) I had several revelations during the night.
The first, was how long it's been since i blogged….so I am going to TRY to be back with a vengeance! More to come on that later….
The second thing was thinking about how far we travelled to get there. It was a 3 hour drive, which isn't horrible but isn't close either. It was the first time I left my newborn son to be put to sleep by someone else (oh yeah, ps I'm a mom now! more on that later too…). And it was a weeknight, work night, stormy night. But, we still made it there. And despite so many reasons to cancel, I felt an expectancy that kept me determined to make the trip. So I got to thinking: what makes tonight different? I really could listen to this on a podcast I'm sure. I could stay home and worship to a Kari Jobe classic. I could revisit notes I have from all the previous times I've heard Chris Caine. And I felt God remind me of the people who travelled far and wide to come hear Jesus speak. Sometimes there is a great power in getting out of your seat, getting out of your norm, getting out of your routine and pursuing a moment with God. I can have them in the quiet of my own home, but seeking Him out brings a whole new anointing. Saying "God I know you are going to be in this place tonight, and so I'm going to meet you there." And He was…..
And lastly, I had another revelation during Oceans. (I mean seriously, could that song speak to me more often??? If you're not familiar with it, get it!) They had this awesome LED screen with these huge crashing waves behind the band. Not all storm waves, some were just huge swells like you see in Hawaii. And I thought of Peter getting out of the boat to meet Jesus….and I realized that somehow in my head I've always pictured the waters being calm when he got out of the boat. The image in my head is Jesus appearing on a flat lake, coming through the midst. And that's impressive enough! But as i watched the monster waves roll and crash, I thought about what it would be like to see Jesus standing in the midst of that saying "come walk to me." It's one thing to get out of the boat when the waters are calm, but it's a whole 'nother ballgame to get out when the seas are rough. When there is no flat water to even tread much less stand on! Would I get out of the boat?
So there you go. Just a few of my thoughts from the night. And no, those aren't even any from my notes after the awesome message! Just the random chats between me and God before the night really even started. More to come soon….
much love,
Jessica
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