Selah

Although difficult to accurately define, selah is a word used predominantly in the Psalms, with the Amplified defining it as to pause. I add to to that, to take heed, take a breath then continue.

I've been having many 'selah' moments and I'm so glad that I have been.

My 'selah' week in Sydney was so defining and one of the most challenging, I'm still going over it to this day.

I've also found myself this week re-watching some of the teaching from Colour this year and like WOW! There's Craig Groeschel's message that we are HIS masterpiece, Jeanne Mayo's message on cutting down our nets & whilst in HIS waiting room, Lisa Bevere's Lioness Rising and of course the updates from the global sisterhood - amazing freedom happening in Uganda where women are being restored, lips being created where they had been cut off from the civil war, ears being replaced because there were none, new children's homes being built, traffickers being SENT TO PRISON for the unthinkable acts of child trafficking/prostitution and the list goes on.

Even now I sense His Holy Spirit just surrounding me, powerful times people, powerful times.

Back to the recent Sydney trip though, post the trip, it's actually been well HARD - things have shifted but really I've gone from this intense period of spending with some awesome people to now, everyone going about their daily comings and goings ... and I find myself ... hanging. It's totally bizarre as it's not like I haven't been up in groups before but I can honestly DECLARE - not just say, that this trip was not like any other trip! I'm still seeking God for the answer to the huh?! question (and hence why I've been rewatching the Colour DVD's)!

From tomorrow, I felt God impress on me that I'm to go on a 21 day fast - of what I'm not 100% sure, but no doubt chocolate is one, can totally get that, even food in general but due to the fact that I haven't had much appetite since Sydney, it won't be much of a stretch so tweaking that one a little.
There's a couple of other things but I'll keep them between me and God. These things will probably be the toughest and even thinking about it now kinda saddens me but I must be faithful, there is a purpose for this all.

Genesis 51:10 in The Message "God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life"

So true and may this new week (or next 3) truly be the Genesis of the next season in my journey.

xoxo