It’s been a couple of months now living in Orlando! Outside of the heat and humidity I really like Orlando. I never imagined living in Florida as I’m more of a tall buildings East Coast kinda guy! It’s never a location for me but obedience to the Lord and that obedience has taken me to so many states and places LOL. I enjoy the team I am planting New Creation Fellowship alongside with. Thanks for your prayers and keep praying for us.
Oftentimes we want to transition and hit the ground running. It’s not been that way here in Orlando. As soon as I got here I started processing the last few years and sorting out all that happened. I recalled a lot that happened in friendships, churches I’ve been a part of, my family especially, and what’s happening worldwide. Moving here was the first time I truly stopped. I had nothing pressing to “do”. I had nowhere pressing to “be”. I’ve had other times in my life like that so I knew to submit willingly and early in the process LOL. It felt like a surgery room. It felt like it needed to be God and me. I have friends who are excited and want updates but in surgery, you’re sedated and can’t talk play-by-play. God wants us healed and healthy for every next journey. We’ll always be in the process of growing but there are things that need to be dealt with internally before certain adventures with Jesus.
I just wanted this post to encourage those who may feel like you’re in that kinda place with God right now. He definitely wants to do real inner work in us for those who will allow him to. The challenge is to focus on him and not all the “stuff” you see bubbling up. I know that’s hard for us nosey and controlling children of God but he’s LORD, not US. HAHA
I’ll leave you with John 15:1-8 CSB:
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you. 8 My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be[a] my disciples.
Until Next Time
Demetrius
This was timely for me ❤️