Deeper Joy

I have been in Irvine, CA for about 6 days now. It's been so great!
I have been very blessed with where I am staying. When I was here last time for the outreach we where given some wonderful contacts and and this time I am staying with their daughter. I have a place to myself and and its so peaceful and relaxing when I am there. I am not there to often as I am out and about but I am so thankful. The Lord knew after the craziness of Europe that I needed a good place to be for a few days.

I have been connecting with the Circuit Rider team that stayed on after the outreach and are living here. They are going for it and seeing some awesome stuff happening in the University's and churches in the area. On Sunday I drove down to San Diego to connect with my friend Eddie Brown and then one of my students who is his intern.  Yesterday I was in LA catching up with my friend Shawn Bolz. Its been great!

These last couple days I have been overwhelmed with joy and peace. I can't remember the last time I felt so healthy in every area of my life. I so needed this time and the longer I am in this season the more I am realizing how it is changing me.  Its slow but its deep.  I feel more freedom and life just being me then I ever have. I feel a joy that goes deeper then my circumstances and peace that passes understanding. I love this season and I know come Jan it will be crazy again, but I believe what I am gaining now will mark me.  I can't even fully define or describe it. Its does not feel intense or crazy, just restful and good. I have had a real problem in knowing how to rest in my life, I am not sure but I am be getting there now.  I have a bunch of crazy stuff coming up but I know it will continue to change me in this season. So good!!!!

Thursday I will be going to the Impact LA conference with Shawn Bolz and connecting with Heidi Baker and Sean Feucht, that should be fun! On Sunday I head to Honolulu to teach for a week then strait from there to the Call in Detroit.  I still have not gotten the breakthrough in finances yet and has continued to be my main point of stress but I know the Lord is faithful. If you wanna give its should would be a blessing!

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