Roarin

"The citadel of God is taken only by those, who storm it in dreadful earnestness, who besiege it, with fiery, unabated zeal" E. M. Bounds

I am currently reading a book by E. M. Bounds titled The Necessity of Prayer. Prayer is a vital par to the ministry that God has called me to in Australia. I love this quote from his book. It captures my desire. I am by no means perfect at getting there, but I yearn to have a fiery zeal that demands God's kingdom. However, it is most important to recognize that this will never be accomplished out of my own strength. It most be achieved by leaning on God, as an ever flowing stream of peace, power, and action. I want desperately to be a part of the kingdom of God, but this comes first by recognizing my need as a sinner to draw from the strength of the Lord. His promises will endure, and I ultimately belong in heaven with Him.

Along these lines, I wanted to take a minute to explain the title of my blog page. I love the song Rorain like a Lion. One of the lines says "My God's not dead, He's surely alive, and He's living on the inside, Roarin like a Lion". I want God's Roar in my heart to be heard throughout the nation of Australia. That will only come with me allowing myself to be used as God's vessel, and be His mouthpiece (just like Moses). In this, God will use me. I want to Roar like a Lion to the Aussies. But again, I must draw close to God in prayer to do this. I read the Chronicles of Narnia series over the past three months, and Aslan reminded me so much of the character of God. C.S. Lewis did many a great favor by personifying God in a different way. The most important thing I recognized is that God is a powerful being, but still the most intimately comforting one as well. This balance is one of the things that makes God so AWESOME! I can't wait to show Aussies this!