Joshua 6:10And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 11So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came …
A few of us committed a week to walking around our core community asking God to tear down some barriers. Here’s the day-by-day scoop.
Jericho Walk, Day 6
Motivation – when it lives, it thrives – when it’s waning, not much is required to kill it. Interestingly enough, though I wasn’t awake enough to realize which wall we would be praying against, I do recall being unmotivated to roll out of bed & start the day. Philippians 3:12-4:8 (King James Version) 12Not as …
Jericho Walk, Day 5
Nothing like an end-to-end day to up the ante on stress, although it wasn’t the most stressful of days in recent memory. A schedule adjustment led to an early walk, then a meeting, then another walk with another companion at the originally scheduled time. Notes on the walks are out of reach at the moment. God, …
Jericho Walk, Day 4
Today’s wall? Limited Opportunities… for what, you may ask? Well, for working in the language with native users who will be patient yet direct, and of course have the time and energy (and patience) to work with learners. (I shall forever be a learner, just sayin’) Lord, open up some opportunities, and open our eyes …
Jericho Walk, Day 3
2:30…make that 3:30…er, 4:00…’ish…. a perfectly imperfect start to today’s walk. The target? The wall of Perfectionism. Perfectionism has some intriguing side effects. For some, it creates a monster that must judge itself and others harshly for falling short of the goal – a demanding insatiable taskmaster that produces formidable warriors. For others, it’s rather …