First day back, and other things

First day back, 3rd quarter, and the to-do list is full!

You know what I realized today, though?
I am walking in my calling!

Now that I write this, it sounds familiar, and I wonder if I didn't write these same words just a month ago or so...funny how God brings the same revelations to us over and over again until we finally get them.

The realization came today, after our midweek service. Our "prayer leader," a gentleman from the church who has a huge heart for prayer and who spoke to us tonight, delivered a God word about being dressed in righteousness.

He followed his message with a call to prayer at the altar, during which I felt led to go up and play the keys. As I played, our pastor came up, motioned for me to continue playing, and sang a prophetic song straight from the heart of God.

After he finished and dismissed us, I asked him if that song had been a prophetic download.

"Yes!" he said. "That was the Holy Spirit moving, Dahlia! I was going to come up to the microphone to sing it, but at the same time you went up, so I waited, because I thought maybe you had a song. And what you began to play was the song God had given me!"

"Awesome!" The Lord is moving prophetically in our church!

Then, on my solitary drive home, it struck me: a prophetic word I had received from a friend about two years ago -- that God was opening heaven over me in the realm of prophetic art, specifically through the piano.

"AH!" I thought. "I'm living in my calling!" Part of it, at least! Thank You, LORD, for showing me this!
Now is the time!

The winds are blowing through again, so we must follow.
A people daring to believe we can change tomorrow
And be the miracle of light, and we won't give up the fight.

Now is the time for us to shine
Shine with the face of Christ divine.
No compromise, for all heaven cries,
Now is the time.

The river's running through again, rejuvenating.
For everything you touch you change, and we've all been changing.
We're a city shining on a hill, tell this world You're shining still,
Tell this world You always will.

Now is the time...

Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus, King of lights.
Jesus, Jesus, raise a church that's shining bright

I want to follow, but what does it mean,
To live in this world and keep everything clean?
Nothing I own here is ever my own,
When I live in the mercy and blessing You've shown.
I lay down my rights; see the world through Your eyes,
And fight for the hungry who pay for our lives,
I want to have You in all of my world.
So Jesus consume me, flow through me,

Cause now is the time.

Delirious?/Matt Redman