Learning the discipline of remaining in relationship.
Ladies, wow. This event was something else, before the first worship song even began the Holy Spirit chills were in full force. On May 5th, 2018 women between the ages of 15 to 60 from all over the Beaverton, Oregon area gathered together for a day focused on this idea of residing in the Kingdom of God. Throughout the day, we discussed the precious gift of time and how to make the most of it by keeping an eternal perspective. We talked about how emotions are indicators, not dictators, and how one of the most powerful questions you can ever ask is, “God, what do you want me to know about this?” We talked about the importance of community and standing FOR your sisters and not against them. And finally, we talked about how we cannot just hear truths and sit with them, but rather need to GET OUT and do something about them. God has called us to a life of adventure and action, and we want to be the women to do just that- be doers not just hearers.
We are thanking and praising our Father for what He did, and what He will continue to do in the lives of the women who attended, those who volunteered, and those who were part of the inner team. When you work and do life with God, EVERYONE benefits from it!
“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.” – Hebrews 12:28 NIV
Testimonials
No longer am I living bound by fear with the belief that I am fighting each battle on my own, I am stepping into freedom knowing that our God fights battles on our behalf, we aren’t on our own. We get to dance in the battlefield knowing our God has the victory!!! – Reside Attendee
I am no longer a slave to family identity, but instead I am set free by an all-loving and knowing Father. – Reside Attendee
I am no longer trapped by anxiety and depression. I am now set free by the love and safety the Lord provides! – Reside Attendee
Our Time on Earth Is Temporary
Have you ever taken a second to think about what eternity really means? It’s a pretty crazy concept yet, it is what the basis of our faith in Jesus is all about. Jesus died so that we could live in heaven for eternity with Him in perfect unity. It is a pretty crazy concept to wrap your head around let alone live out every day. We spent the beginning of the conference with Krista elaborating on this topic as well as walking the audience through an activity using paper measuring tapes. She used these pieces of paper as a tool to help people grasp the temporality of our lives on earth. At one point, she lead everyone to move their finger to the average age of death in the states and told them to ripe it off and hold that tail end of paper in their hands. She then told them that this is the section of time that we are living for. As believers, we live our time here on earth in preparation for our time in eternity with God in heaven. This activity for sure made some people uncomfortable, but it was just the reminder that a lot of us needed to be reminded of the reality of the world we live in and how important it is to live our lives for Jesus every day!
Live Salted is a ministry for the hungry ones. They create Scripture-based resources + spaces to cultivate a culture where women live intimately with Jesus and boldly in their communities.
