Walking in the wilderness...

I am learning to walk in the wilderness... I am in need but my needs are provided for. I feel my life appears to but somewhat of a contradiction. I know where I am but not where I am going! I think a lot of what is happening is the Lord is teaching me to walk the path in faith... Again! There was a time in my life I could say that I completely trusted in the Lord and understood the fact that my faith is the evidence or substance of that which is unseen (Heb 11:1)... Whether it was the Future, God, Provision, Direction, Finances, ECT... the Word tells me that my faith is a gift of God not by my works (Eph 2:8-9) I am learning to let go of me and my desires to prove myself. I am saved by grace! I have been walking in my own strength for some time now... I am letting go of the trying... and choose to move forward in faith not push though in my own strength! I moved to TX knowing that God had a plan for me when I arrived. Not knowing exactly what that plan is... Well... That is a hard place for me to be. I have been here for two months and now and feel I have almost nothing to show for it but a bank account that is running on fumes and the fact that I still can't get an job to pay my bills. I am truly humbled because I am realizing I have been working in my own strength for too long here! It is time for some changes. My plans don't mean anything... Unless they are His also... So far I am not sure I have been checking with Him on that matter. I am learning to ask Him before moving forward and am finding freedom knowing that I am loved without condition and not judged for the mistakes I have made so far. I am holding to His promises! God is faithful even in the Wilderness.

I Love Y'all,
Alicia
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Now playing: Ginny Owens - If You Want Me To
via FoxyTunes

Top 5 People Watching songs...

So someone posted this question to the greater public... What would your top 5 People watching songs?
So I went to my I-pod and created an on-the-go playlist... here are the 5 that hit the list first:
Alive Again - Lanae' Hale
All at Once - The Fray
Invisible Love- JJ Heller
Can't Take it In By - Imogin Heap
Deciphering Me - Brooke Fraser

So what would your top 5 people watching songs be?

Much Love! ~ Alicia

And miles to go before I sleep...

I happen to love this poem its by Robert Frost:

Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening

"Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."

So I couldn't help but quote the last line as my title because it is quite true in my life. In the midst of all the busyness in my life (moving, Cancer, ECT...) I still find myself "stopping by the woods" to enjoy exactly where I am at versus rushing on into the future or constantly looking back where I came from. It is always a good thing to stop and let the Lord speak to you especially in a time of crisis or a time of busyness. God's voices is still a still small one... He doesn't change Himself even if life gets louder! We are the ones who need to change... God has made it clear that he is constant! He will always be there... So if you can't hear Him try turning life down for a monent and let Him speak to you in the time when life seems loud!
I love y'all!
Alicia Zinn

This is kinda where I am at right now!

The Climb
Miley Cyrus

I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"
Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking
But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking

I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going
And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on

'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa

1st Wildfire Newsletter

Hello Everyone!

It is almost hard to believe it has been a year since I moved home to be with my family... So much has happened since we hit the road early last May! Many of you got the news around Nov that dad's cancer was in remission... Unfortunately his battle is not over yet... Cancer is never an easily won battle. But God is faithful and we still believe dad's healing is yet to come... Till then dad is working on finding emotional and spiritual healing and leaving the physical healing in the hands of the Great Physician. But I am not just writing to update you on my father but to also let you know what the Lord is doing in my life.

As many of you may already know I have been talking about this ranch in West Texas that my best friend and her family are starting up and how I am going to join them someday! Well... that someday is finally approaching... The Lord is opening the door for me to serve with an incredible team to launch an amazing ministry in West Texas.

Wildfire Miniseries is a Youth outreach ministry located on a ranch near the mountains of Fort Davis in Big Bend. We will be hosting Youth Camps and Retreats as well as Sponsoring Missions trips. I will be helping with office administration and possibly working as a house mom for some of the girls.

I am so thankful for this incredible opportunity! As I make plans for the move I am realizing I can not do this alone. I am so thankful for the support of my family! Both of My parents and even my little brother support what I am doing and have given me their blessing to go.

So in August of this year I am packing everything I have into the back of a small rental truck and moving 1500 miles to Alpine Texas!

This is where you come in... I would like to ask for your support in prayer! Please pray for Safety over the trip, God's provision (moving is not free) and God's blessing and outpouring over this ministry. If the Lord moves on your heart to send a financial gift, I would not turn it down... Let me know, Wild Fire or my church here in NC can take donations on my behalf. For more information you can contact me by email.

Thank you for your prayer & support!

I love y'all!

Alicia Zinn

PS: Below is an info Video about Wildfire Ministries. It is a little out of date. We have recently been put in contact with a grant writer and the purchase of the ranch and the building of the ministry should be paid for by the grant we are applying for. If you would pray that the Lord would continue to guide us through the grant process it would be much appreciated.



Visit Wild Fire online at: http://www.westtexaswildfire.org
For more info email Wild Fire at: info@westtexaswildfire.org

Punishment or Being Perfected!

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. ~ 1 John 4:18

I have been contemplating this verse a lot lately and really tried to understand and remember that I don't need to fear for I have God's people seem to think that through punishment one builds character which makes us better people. It kinda makes sense... right? That's what we were taught... right? "You are grounded!"... 'Why?'... "Because, you are being punished for...(insert offense)"
That is the best way to motivate someone to change... isn't it? I think not! Think about it this way. When you do something wrong and are punished for it... What really motivates you to change? Fear! But not only that... when fear motivates us we focus on what not to do! Rather than teaching us to learn what is right and walk in it, We are being taught to learn what is wrong and attempt to avoid it because when you fall out of line it isn't gonna be pretty. So we spend our lives paralyzed by fear thinking that this is the way life is supposed to be. We just take the cards we are dealt by the enemy and instead of turning in a bad card we hold onto it because we fear the consequences of asking the dealer for a new card... even when it is within your power to win... You put on a happy face and try to play a losing game. In the end the enemy just took more than your money but also more power.

God has called us into a lifestyle of love and trust. A life of learning Him and focusing on Him... So that we could live our lives without fear... but in complete trust of Him no matter how bad the circumstances may be... When you are focused on Him, His love for you washes away any fear that tries to come in and steal your focus. Because stealing the focus from God is one of the enemy's ultimate goals. Because what we behold is what we become. Mind your focus... Even when you focus on what you don't want to be... Ultimately because that is what holds your focus it is what you become most like. Whatever you spend most of your time thinking about you are probably going to be the most like. If it is not God remember that it is replacing Him and therefore becoming a god in your mind.

I love y'all! ~ Alicia