Carey

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CCCC00" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="133005a0dwocio.gif"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="15a34270.gif" border=0 width="52" height="39" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>The Inner Court</B><B> </B><B><IMG SRC="15c34270.gif" border=0 width="52" height="39" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>Carey</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="denise.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Denise"><U><B>Denise</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="tamara.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tamara"><U><B>Tamara</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Carey</div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Inner Court"><U><B><IMG SRC="1455c5c0.gif" border=0 width="92" height="92" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="conversational_intimacy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Journey"><U><B><IMG SRC="1dd60560.gif" border=0 width="96" height="86" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="resources.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resources"><U><B><IMG SRC="1b0383f0.gif" border=0 width="56" height="63" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Sunday June 8, 2008</div> <div> I've changed the focus of my page to more of a "conversational intimacy" style, a record of God's dialogue with me in our walk together - similar to a journal that many folks keep.</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="13a84070.gif" border=0 width="388" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> June 13, 2008</div> <div> This week I had a couple of breakthroughs in my walk with God. The folks at <A HREF="http://www.ransomedheart.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ransomedheart.com/"><U>Ransomed Heart</U></A> had scheduled a "Wild at Heart Bootcamp" in August, and I had registered for their lottery a month or so ago to be able to attend. I felt from the beginning I might not be selected in the lottery, and sure enough I was placed on the "wait list." But on the other hand I was confident, believing that the door would open for me to be part of the bootcamp. I got the Wild at Heart Field Manual (a supplement to John Edredge's book <U>Wild at Heart</U>) and began to work through the field manual on the Ransomed Heart on-line forums to get prepared for the bootcamp.</div> <bR> <div> As a result, I received an invitation to a Wild at Heart (W@H) men's retreat for July 2008. These retreats are only for W@H graduates, but for some reason the Ransomed Heart organizer decided to make an exception for me. I didn't even know about the retreat until I got the invitation. It's basically a long weekend campout for men and their sons at a remote Colorado campsite, so I'm really looking forward to it.</div> <bR> <div> But still, I remained on the wait list for the bootcamp in August. I didn't bother God about it other than to say I trusted the journey he was leading me into. I saw a message from Ransomed Heart a couple of weeks ago that "Captivating", the women's equivalent to the W@H bootcamp, had been delayed from October to some time next year because the Ransomed Heart women were exhausted and needed some recovery time. I wondered if the Ransomed Heart ministry might be wrapping up their W@H bootcamps and Captivating retreats in favor of some new direction.</div> <bR> <div> But then last Tuesday I received a message from Ransomed Heart announcing an additional W@H bootcamp the first weekend in October. And since I was on the wait list for the August bootcamp, I have preference for the October retreat. I registered for the October bootcamp lottery yesterday, and it turns out someone I have written to on the Ransomed Heart forums (who lives in Alabama) is in the exact same situation as me. Meaning, I believe, we will get to meet face to face in October. So it looks like God is opening doors and directing me into some new adventure, although I can't say what that may be yet.</div> <bR> <div> I was out on a bicycle ride after work yesterday, and I asked God if I should encourage a friend of mine to register for the October W@H lottery. Now, in the past I've had some difficulty distinguishing between what the Holy Spirit was saying and my own thought and desires. But this time the distinction was clear: "Not yet." That was the real breakthrough for the week, being able to hear two clear words from God's Spirit in my heart.</div> <bR> <div> Further up and futher in....</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="13a84070.gif" border=0 width="388" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>