I just sent out my first monthly newsletter! If you did not already give me your address but would like to be added on to my mailing list, just send me a letter or an e-mail. My contact info will be at the end of the blog...it may even be in my profile? I don't know...haha.
So I just read a really inspiring book called Sun Stand Still. It was all about having audacious faith and praying impossible prayers. My new favorite quote comes from this book by Steven Furtick. "if there is no limit to what God can do, then there is also no limit to what we can dream or pray or accomplish in His service."
I have a dog, I love him and he is such a character. I'm not sure why but for some reason he prefers to chase after birds than rabbits. I might have an easier time understanding that if the bird would be on the ground when it catches his attention, but it's usually already in the air. i think to myself, "why do you chase the birds in the air, you'll never catch them you crazy dog!"
As I finished the book I started to realize how right on my dog is...however strange my example was..haha.
But God didn't call us to be Christians to just sit around and go about our everyday business like we're nothing special. At the end of Mark, the end of the last chapter Jesus himself talks about how we will be performing the same miracles He did!
And wouldn't it make sense that God would have us pray audacious prayers and dream of the impossible? That way He could show off His power all the more. Dean Sherman teaching on Spiritual Warfare said this, "Without God, man cannot. Without man, God will not."
I believe God has placed a dream or ambition in everyones heart. It may seem impossible to you, but if it lines up with God's will, I think if you hope and have faith and pray for it, God can and will fulfill it. My dream was always to live out west on a ranch. It also seems impossible that a 20 year old could move to the other side of the country, on her own with hardly any money, and find decent property and a way to pay for it as well as run it.
Well here I am! I've already moved to the other side of the country, I've found a partner to join with me and I know this is God's will for me. You see I gave this dream to God and He played around with it a little bit. Along with my partner Theresa, and a few other people, (Isa, you are not forgotten :)) I will be opening up a ranch for troubled teens and foster kids, primarily Native Americans.
What I really want to pass on from this book is the concept of audacious faith. It is way more then just hoping, and it stems from the verse that tells us faith without works is dead. I firmly believe this is in God's will and I pray for it to happen everyday. Not only do I pray but I've gone out and got busy starting this. Tomorrow I have an appointment at the bank to work on establishing this non-profit organization.
You see, if you have a dream you have to chase it. You can't expect one day that your dream will magically just come true. You have to take initiative.
I don't want to shove this all in your face, by no means. I especially don't want to assume you don't have faith, or audacious faith. I just want you to be as excited as I am that I get to see my dream come true. Maybe you've had the same dream as me! Wanna help? There's plenty to do....
Anyway, I just want to see you chasing your dreams and see them come true.
So that's what I'm up to lately, plus I'm still cooking for YWAM Tribalwinds.
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By mail: Lydia Aulgur
6085 Leupp Rd.
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Phone: (231) 330-5907
E-mail: snyds_1490@hotmail.com
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