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Open Wide Your Mouth…

By Alece on June 30, 2008

Although LaunchPad is on winter break, Jody wanted to share about one of her last few classes of the term:

The lesson was about healing. Going into it, I was not as prepared as I normally am or as much as I wanted to be. I had so much going on personally in my mind and heart that it was hard to focus. The entire way to LaunchPad and then while Matt was teaching the first part of the lesson, I was praying that God would just send His Holy Spirit and give me power, boldness, wisdom, passion, and the words to say.

I began teaching my part of the lesson, and God did just that—He filled me with a huge passion for healing. Words were jumping off the page at me left and right. Finally, I reached a point where I honestly did not know what to say next. My mind went completely blank—I didn’t even know what concept I was trying to get across. So while Rabel finished translating my previous sentence, I said a quick prayer: “God, I’m going to step out in faith, open my mouth, and speak. Fill it with what You want said, because I don’t know what to say.” Boy, did He. I did not even know what the end of the sentence was going to look or sound like; God just put the sentence in my mouth word-by-word. And after that, the words kept coming with power! I was humbled and amazed. God doesn’t need my plan. He needs my willingness, obedience, and faith in Him.

I could feel my faith in Him stretching. As scary as it was, it was a good lesson for me to learn.

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  1. Gary Blaylock says:

    Wow! Way to put your trust in Him!

  2. Hannah says:

    thats so awesome Jody! i love when God teaches/speaks/loves right through us. im so happy for you and your LP class to grow together this year.

  3. Michelle says:

    Thats awesome! I often think of God as our voice and we are just the speakers He is played through. I pray that everything continues to go well.

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