God Sightings: Identify

By: Shayna Bruinsma

As the identify leader, it has been amazing to see God move through the women’s prayer and worship night at Redeemer. Our theme this year is Intimacy with Christ, and I believe God is leading a lot of the women at Redeemer into that place of nearness with Him.

There has been a shift this year within the atmosphere of Identify. The women who participate in the group have been eager to just simply  sit at Jesus’ feet. The Lord has been pouring out His healing hand over them, and there is a hunger for inner and outer healing at Redeemer. Jeremiah 17:14 says “Heal me Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.” I have had the privilege to seeing this healing happen in so many of the girls lives, and what is even more exciting is their hunger for it.

We believe that the Lord mends the brokenhearted, and I believe that He has, and will be bringing wholeness, hope, and restoration throughout this campus. It is a beautiful place to be, and I am so excited to see how God moves within that.

Questions for you reflection:

1) What is one area of your life that God may be wanting to bring healing or hope to?

2) How can you give God opportunity to do this?

Josiah Bokma
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