We sing this song at church called The Anthem by a guy named Jake Hamilton... This is the anthem of our generation/ Here we are God, shake our nation/ All we need is Your love/ You captivate me! Chorus: I am royalty/ I have destiny/ I have been set free/ I'm gonna shape history!
We are all called to be history shapers and nation shakers, but that is sometimes so difficult to walk in. One minute I am praying with people right and left and the next I am wondering why on earth would God ever choose to use me! I mean really, what was He thinking?!?!?!
Today was one of those days.
First thing this morning a friend facebooked me a prayer request. I sent her a message back and we decided to pray for her husbands neck over the phone. He was sleeping when we prayed so I am not sure if the pain left or not. I know that God is doing a work in him. Tonight I had a lady come up for prayer who had the same issue that my friend's husband has. We prayed and we saw God touch and heal her. I know this sounds dumb, but their names even rhyme. While I was praying with her I was praying for my friend's husband too. God is a healing God who doesn't show favorites and what He will do for one, He will do for any other. So I am believing that Dan's neck is healed, in Jesus' Name! Amen!
In the middle of the worship service tonight, I am not sure why, but I was grossly aware of my inadequacies. I missed being in the prayer room prior to service... both services today... I haven't read my Bible like I should, my fellowship time with Him has been completely LAME to non-existent lately, because I have been lazy. I have been neglecting my best friend. All this and I am sure much more is running through my head. I repeat the "focus on Jesus" mantra... it doesn't work. All of a sudden when I had just about completely talked myself out of ministering tonight, I hear the Lord replaying my own words, the words from probably that morning or countless other times, "Father, I give You my hands; I give You my feet. I give You my mouth that You would speak. I give You all of me."
It was like He was saying, "Didn't you mean it?"
Ok, I repent. I am sorry God. I'll be obedient, but... no buts. I'll go.
So the ministry team is called to the front. I try and line up with my favorite person to pray with, Donna, cause she does all the work. :O) Quickly I was drawn to pray with someone else because there were too many people coming to the altar for prayer. The first person I prayed with, God hit her so hard she fell. That has not happened to me too much when praying alone. It was cool seeing her get touched. I on the other hand, felt nothing. No tingles or heat, just an urgency to pray.
Then a group of teenage girls came up, two of them were the girls that got saved last weekend and they wanted to share God's awesomeness with their friend. God touched each and everyone of those girls and they caught His sweet spirit of joy, and so did I! Then we prayed for a little boy legs to grow straight and they looked much better, I am so thankful for God's healing process! We prayed for a dear friend of mine and her stomach pain went from a ten to a zero, I am thankful for the instant miracles, too!
God is so Good! The very moments when I am ready to give up, He shows up and shows off! I think to remind me that it is Him and not me! It is not because of my righteousness, but because of His. This is what allows me to go ahead a claim, "I am gonna shape history!" "Here we are God, shake our nation!" I am so glad His love and miracle working power is not dependent on my abilities; we'd all be in sorry shape if it were!
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