Turning the page: Our newest adventure!

Well, friends, it looks as if I'm back to only blogging when life hands us a new adventure.  And so, in keeping with that trend... I'm writing today. :)

Where to start?!?

Over 3 years ago, Amick left his corporate job and opened his own creative studio.  We knew it was a step of faith that God was instructing us to take, and my oh my was it hard, but every step He has provided, the business has been successful, and it has allowed him the freedom to be home with us as our family has grown over the last several years.  I look back, and even the hard moments, I wouldn't trade them for anything.

All the while, though, we've known there was more.  Amick is a worshiper, and I believe in my heart of hearts that it's what God created him to do.  And we, along with our kiddos have believed for awhile that a step into full time worship ministry was not far off.

Did we know where? No.
Did we know when? No.
Did we have a dream of what it would look like? Perhaps.

Well guess what?  It's happening now! And, of course God has a way of orchestrating things in a way so that He alone gets glory, and so that when it all unfolds, we can know 100% that it was Him.  There is so much back story to it all, that I wish I had a 100 consecutive Jude naps to write it all out for you, but today. right now. I only get about an hour. So bear with me.

Before I go any further, I need you to understand how much God has revealed and confirmed to us in the last month.  It's been SO. MUCH.  But specifically, with me, God confirmed in a HUGE way, a vision that I had a little over a year ago.  If you know me, then you know that I'm not one to have all sorts of dreams, and prophetic words, and visions etc.  So, obviously, when I did have this one, I knew it was important, important enough to write it down, and I AM SO GLAD I DID.  Here is the excerpt from my blog last year:

MARCH 2013 

"It was a Sunday morning and I could see our city from above and could see all of the churches during worship.  I saw God lift all of the physical buildings from the churches and the only thing left was the people inside.  And suddenly, everyone reacted in fear, in shock, covering themselves as if their clothes had been taken from them.  I then heard God say "My beloved, what are you doing? You are on the same team... YOU ARE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM"

For so long it's been: join a church. only go to that church. don't socialize with other churches. period.  But God is doing a shifting.  And it's not just in me.  I believe He allowed me to see that vision - to see this: Everyone became so fearful and insecure once God removed the church walls - WHY?  Because the security was in the walls of the building - not in the God they were coming to worship.  I heard a pastor say last weekend "It's impossible for ONE church to save everyone - so it's time we stop acting like it".  God's desire is for his people to be unified.  As ONE body.  And I think that applies to our churches as well.  It's time we started joining hands instead of chopping off fingers.  I believe there will truly be a revolution for Jesus in our city when that happens, and I think it can happen... but as long as we're consumed with our own buildings and our names - we won't really see the true life changers in our city rise up. These life changers - they aren't all underneath one roof - they are under multiple roofs, under multiple denominations, with different opinions, sometimes different approaches but ALL of them serving the same God.  It's time we started acting like we all serve the same God.

You may not be jumping up and down right now after reading that - BUT I SERIOUSLY WANT TO, every time I read it!  Because listen, we are moving past denominations, past buildings, past personal preference, and INTO the presence of God.  His presence is everywhere!  And He cared enough to give me that vision to show me yet again, that He moves, and confirms, and cares about each and everyone of us!

We have had the amazing opportunity to build relationships with some great people at Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church.  A church that is hungry for a move of God.  A church that at first glance is different from any church Amick and I have ever attended.  But, a church that serves the same God that we do, and is filled with sons and daughters of the very same God we serve!  And we know without a doubt, that right now, for this season, we are called to serve there, and so starting next week, Amick will begin a new season as their worship pastor.

Did we grow up Methodist? Nope.
Is it different from where we've been? Yep.
Does it matter? Nope.
Are we excited? Yep!

There are so many phenomenal churches in our area, and we have been blessed to see so many of them come together, unified, believing that even though we meet in different buildings, our great God is still the same.  We believe it, and we're living it.
 
For he Himself is our peace, who has made the two ONE and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility... Eph 2:14
 
So, will you be excited with us?  Will you pray for us?  ...And visit too if ya'd like, Amick's first Sunday is on the 31st at 9:30.

WOO HOO!
Oh, and be blessed.