Well, it's been a few weeks since my last post and I find myself once again acknowledging that there are no shortcuts and nothing will move me forward without me putting in the energy and time. I can't blame anyone else. I can't blame it on lack of resources, although I really need studio space & money. I can't blame it on God for not helping me more (certainly can never blame anything on Him except good things He gets the credit). He gave me a real passionate vision of what I would love to see come to fruition a few weeks ago.
On February 19th I drove to Ocean Shores, WA (Pacific Coast) with Sophie, my retired service dog, to celebrate her 9th birthday. There are two things Sophie loves to do more than anything (except eat of course) and they are; play in the snow and run on the beach chasing the birds. On my trip down and back I was listening to a worship CD and worshiping along with it when I started seeing an incredible vision of people worshiping God through dance, song and music. I saw people with pains and hurts being freed and hearts healing as they are touched by God. I saw a ministry team made up of myself and others with disabilities touching the lives of people all over the Globe!
Then I came home...and slowly since that day my passion and vision got cloudier and cloudier until I started getting caught up in my own stuff and the world's opinions and what everyone else says I should do. The enemy wants you to lose and the world wants you to conform to their way of doing things. It's so easy to do that but you have to fight every step of the way and be like the beautiful and strong salmon that fight against all rational and swim opposite the tide. They are not only fighting for themselves but a future that they see b/c they have to swim upstream to spawn and create their next generation. As Christians and people who have vision that doesn't fit this world's boxes, we need to be like salmon and stick together encouraging each other upstream to a greater future!
The journey is not an easy one but we must fight the temptation to turnaround and go with the flow. If you have a passion and vision that's different from the world stick to it and continue upstream because you are not alone and God will move Heaven and Earth to help you upstream!!! Keep swimming!!!!
