It has been some time since my last blog. I do not usually write unless I feel inspired to. Let's just say, it has been a blog drought. However, this past week has been significantly inspirational to me. Sometimes you need a drought to prepare you for the pouring rain.

Recently, I was given a book, Sun Stand Still by Steven Furtick. When the book was presented to me my eyes skimmed the title and below were these profound words, 'What Happens When You Dare to Ask God For The Impossible.' These words immediately tugged at my heart and invoked joyful and expectant emotions. At that moment perhaps a longing or "the impossible" entered my mind. I am still exploring and may be it will be shared at another time. Ever since I have been full of expectancy and excitement. Furtick's book moves you to practice audacious faith. It is so easy as Christians to become stagnant in our thought process and we expect God to do everything. We pray God's will be done in our lives and situations, which I am not opposed to since Jesus taught us to pray for God's will. My intent and emphasis is He wants us to take responsibility and be more active in what He is doing in us, our families, church, communities, and across the world. We have to be His hands, feet, and sometimes His voice to those who cannot hear. His power is in all of us to do and be, but we reserve it instead of exhaust it. We have to identify our dreams and visions that God has written on our hearts, take faith steps or leaps, and trust Him when it seems impossible.

My audacious journey began several years back during my darkest hour. I was at my weakest moment and felt like I had lost my way and was tired of living without purpose and meaning. I felt a stirring, a dream brewing inside of me, which I ignored for most of my life. A vision began to take shape of me helping others in their darkest hours. I was compelled to react with faith, but had all the typical How, When, or Why questions. So, I began to converse with God to show me the next step He wanted me to take and ask for the courage. My circumstances said there is no way possible. I was newly single (really for the first time in my life) and had to support myself. It was impressed upon me to go to graduate school for my Masters in counseling. I remember thinking How am I going to do this? I must be out of my mind. I think that's the point with faith, believing in the what you do not know or see ahead.

Now several years later I am walking in that same vision, but I am still in the midst of the journey. I feel even more motivated to expand the dream and more full of faith to do whatever I'm led to. I know God has even more planned for me. I could end my journey here and be real content in my counseling practice, but I want to seek the impossible. There was a line is the book that said, "If the size of your vision for your life isn't intimidating, there's a good chance it's insulting to God." God is BIG, He wants us to dream BIG and practice BIG faith. Together, let's dare to ask God for the impossible and watch what He does.