I had heard her name before, but had never heard her speak. A heart-felt and radical message she gave in a church in the USA last year spoke deeply to my soul and spirit yesterday...
"If you look for a moment at yourself, that's your moment of weakness. Fix your eyes on Jesus. He's the prize. He's the purpose. He's the reason. Do not for a moment get your eyes back on yourself, and start bargaining with God and telling Him what He can and can not do with you...
Stop bargaining with God over a life that has already been given. You said, God: anywhere, anytime, and you'd say anything...
The best thing if you want to stand firm is to lay down and surrender, and stop bargaining with God."
~Heidi Baker -
Christian missionary serving in war-torn north-eastern Mozambique
