~Sarah~

Okay, so we're not doing so good on updating once a week! Yesterday marked the end of our class on the end times. I am completely bummed! It went by so fast, with so much new information being thrown out. I knew from the beginning that this one class wouldn't make me an expert, but I didn't anticipate leaving the class with more questions than I had when it started. It's truly a facinating subject. I've studies the charts and timelines on my own before. Mostly it was out of curiosity because I was origionally a pre-trib rapture girl. That was all I had been taught and I never researched any other points of view. This class, though, spent the first two weeks not going over WHAT is going to happen in the season before the second coming of Jesus, but WHY. Why are the judgements going to be so harsh? Why would God allow that many people to die and go through hardship? Why wouldn't the church be raptured before such things break out on earth? It comes down to trusting the leadership of King Jesus. Learning the WHYs behind the WHATs really helps to gain the right perspective. I ceased to be a pre-trib girl months before this class, but I'm beginning to understand why. I'm certinaly not ready to preach on the end times in any capacity. This class left me with a lot of questions and I need to really dig into the Word to find answers. But I believe in the urgency of this hour. I believe Jesus is coming back for a unified Bride. His bride, as of now, is not unified. She's not pure. She's not even on board with His heart much of the time. But she will be. The Spirit and the bride will have a unified cry of COME! I want to live prepared, in such a way that I'm steady in prayer and worship. I want to be preserved blameless in the coming of my Lord. I need His grace - His power within.

Into. is 2/3 of the way over. Major bummer! It's going by so fast! We have one week of guest speakers, 3 weeks of an intercession class with Corey Russel, Thanksgiving break, and then the last week of Intro. Please keep praying for us. It's so easy to get distracted, and to let our spirits grow dull and tired. We want to be awake! We want to be focused! Your prayers are much appreciated!