One of my clients sent me a face book chat message today to let me know that God had answered her prayer... she was pregnant! Praise God! That one was super quick. I think it was about 2 weeks.
God is so good!
Well, I had some really insightful things to say tonight... but apparently I used all of my brain cells pumping out a quick 500 word essay on material that I found wholly uninteresting tonight. Oh, wait, I remember what I was going to write about now...
Last night my friend Donna comes up to me after one of the most incredible church services EVER and says to me, "I saw God's face."
Now wait just a second... I thought... ohhhkayyy, my theology had been flipped upside down but only for half a second as the scripture that says Moses saw God face to face came racing into my mind.
My first thought was, "Well, what did He look like?" Somehow that didn't get quite articulated and the most intellectual word I could come up with was "Cooooolll!!!!!!" Lame and hilarious at the same time.
So this morning I called her first thing to talk about it and hear everything. I don't know if other people have had throne room experiences where it feels like you are just sitting there on the Father's lap and just loving on Him and He is just loving on you... if they haven't, they should it is pretty awesome! I have had that happen a few times and it is absolutely LOVELY! I have been able to feel His garments and His hair, but whenever I would try and look up, either I couldn't or it would be all misty and stuff, plus it also kind of freaked me out.
She described His clothes and hair the exact way I had experienced them, which is really cool because I had never told her that that had happened or what it was like. She said that He told her that she could see His face because she had died to her flesh. I can totally believe that because out of all the people I know she is one that is one of the most dead to the flesh. I must admit I was a tad bit jealous, but only enough as to provoke me to press in to Him and His will further and die to my own flesh.
With all this talk about Heaven I had been hearing lately and how great it will be there and how we will get to do this and that and tons of other things, I was feeling a little bummed out about all the amazing-ness that we get to experience here. It excites me to know that I don't have to wait until I get to Heaven to see the face of my Father, I can have that and all of the rest of His promises right here on earth. I love that!
My heart's desire really is to see the Kingdom come here on the earth as it is in Heaven.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Day 149
CHURCH WAS AWESOME TONIGHT! I am so grateful for my pastors and my church family! I don't think I could be any more blessed!
God is SOOOO GOOD!
I prayed with several people today but my favorite was my friend whose brother is dying. We prayed for peace and the spirit of God was just so incredibly sweet, I think even the air smelled sweeter! The stress finally lifted off of her and she felt better. The one thing she said was, "I don't know what I would do without my church family. I am closer to you guys than some of my blood family!" I think it is so incredibly amazing to see what God is doing and how He just loves to heal our hearts and minds when we are around Him and our brothers and sisters in Christ.
PS. We are praying for this guy at our church to grow new legs ( he lost his in a car accident ). I cannot wait to see him have feet again! I am not sure how that is going to happen but I am believing it will. I see it in my spirit, now if I could just get my natural eyes to see it!
God is SOOOO GOOD!
I prayed with several people today but my favorite was my friend whose brother is dying. We prayed for peace and the spirit of God was just so incredibly sweet, I think even the air smelled sweeter! The stress finally lifted off of her and she felt better. The one thing she said was, "I don't know what I would do without my church family. I am closer to you guys than some of my blood family!" I think it is so incredibly amazing to see what God is doing and how He just loves to heal our hearts and minds when we are around Him and our brothers and sisters in Christ.
PS. We are praying for this guy at our church to grow new legs ( he lost his in a car accident ). I cannot wait to see him have feet again! I am not sure how that is going to happen but I am believing it will. I see it in my spirit, now if I could just get my natural eyes to see it!
Day 148
My sister's best friend had her first baby last week and yesterday he had to be admitted to the hospital for jaundice. I asked her if it would be all right if I came up there after lunch and prayed for him. In between conference meetings, which by the way was AWESOME, I stopped by the hospital. My friend Jennifer was with me and we laid hands on the baby and prayed for him.
I am happy to report that this morning his levels had dropped from an 18 to a 12 and they were able to go home early this morning!
One more baby to go. Pray for baby Caitlin, she was born earlier this week too and has been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. I am believing for NO SURGERY in Jesus' Name!
I am happy to report that this morning his levels had dropped from an 18 to a 12 and they were able to go home early this morning!
One more baby to go. Pray for baby Caitlin, she was born earlier this week too and has been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. I am believing for NO SURGERY in Jesus' Name!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Day 147
Yesterday was the first day that I willfully went to bed without writing this I am sorry to admit. I need to stir myself up or shake myself up or something! If nothing more than to walk in simple obedience to the Lord. Also, it is much easier to write this when my memory of the days events is fresh.
Last night I went to a Kim Clement conference, if anyone hasn't seen him in person they should! It was awesome. My favorite part though was that both of the women who have helped me to grow in the Lord were there and for a moment I got to stand between the two of them and worship God. The words that Prophet Kim spoke were awesome and the music was great but that was the best part of the whole night. I am so blessed to have such awesome and amazing teachers! I am also grateful to my pastors who have planted seeds for years for the move of God that is getting ready to break out in the St. Louis area it is going to be HUGE! The conference was at a place called the Gateway Center, our church is named Gateway Family Church and we were definitely at the gate last night. We stood at the gate and knocked...
I cannot wait to see what God is doing!
I did pray with my friend Ellen last night. She recently saw the manifestation of God's healing power against cancer in her body and last night we got to pray with her for her eyelashes to grow back in the way that they are supposed to. I just thank God for the privilege of being His friend and walking this walk with Him. I am overwhelmed with gratitude!
Last night I went to a Kim Clement conference, if anyone hasn't seen him in person they should! It was awesome. My favorite part though was that both of the women who have helped me to grow in the Lord were there and for a moment I got to stand between the two of them and worship God. The words that Prophet Kim spoke were awesome and the music was great but that was the best part of the whole night. I am so blessed to have such awesome and amazing teachers! I am also grateful to my pastors who have planted seeds for years for the move of God that is getting ready to break out in the St. Louis area it is going to be HUGE! The conference was at a place called the Gateway Center, our church is named Gateway Family Church and we were definitely at the gate last night. We stood at the gate and knocked...
I cannot wait to see what God is doing!
I did pray with my friend Ellen last night. She recently saw the manifestation of God's healing power against cancer in her body and last night we got to pray with her for her eyelashes to grow back in the way that they are supposed to. I just thank God for the privilege of being His friend and walking this walk with Him. I am overwhelmed with gratitude!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Day 146 - Testimonies
This morning I woke up with a song in my head playing over and over: This is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life/ This is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life.... I don't remember any of the other lyrics or who sings it, but I sang it for the first three hours of my day today. This weekend is something that my pastors have prayed for and seeded into for over 14 years and I know that it will be life changing for the entire mid west! I know that this weekend will change many lives and I am so thankful that I have a front row seat!!!
Most of my day was spent praying for the conference this weekend; however, I did get to pray with someone today, but that isn't going to be my focus for tonight's blog. I have something, or rather two somethings, that are much more exciting!
First, a lady at my church who I love very much, Ellen, got a good report back from her doctor. We have been praying since she was first diagnosed with cancer that she would be healed. It did not look good from a medical standpoint many times. There were even people at the church that thought she would die. Praise God though, after a MRI and a CT scan, she shows NO MORE CANCER and they have taken her off of her chemotherapy drugs! GO GODDDD!!!! I am still in amazement at His infinite goodness, all the time, but especially times like this!
Second, my mom prayed with a guy at her work and he got healed. He had horrible low back pain due to arthritis (as well as a host of other medical issues). She asked if she could pray with him. He agreed so they went back to his cube and God removed ALL OF HIS PAIN!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!
Most of my day was spent praying for the conference this weekend; however, I did get to pray with someone today, but that isn't going to be my focus for tonight's blog. I have something, or rather two somethings, that are much more exciting!
First, a lady at my church who I love very much, Ellen, got a good report back from her doctor. We have been praying since she was first diagnosed with cancer that she would be healed. It did not look good from a medical standpoint many times. There were even people at the church that thought she would die. Praise God though, after a MRI and a CT scan, she shows NO MORE CANCER and they have taken her off of her chemotherapy drugs! GO GODDDD!!!! I am still in amazement at His infinite goodness, all the time, but especially times like this!
Second, my mom prayed with a guy at her work and he got healed. He had horrible low back pain due to arthritis (as well as a host of other medical issues). She asked if she could pray with him. He agreed so they went back to his cube and God removed ALL OF HIS PAIN!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Day 145 - More Twisters
Today I was working on my bathroom project which by the way has turned into an EPOCH project. As I was working I began to pray for our area. The tornadoes have ravaged this area for the last few weeks and it looked like we were in for another direct hit this afternoon. My kids field trip was canceled and I kept them home from school. Businesses closed early. Mason's karate class was canceled.
I am not one to usually worry about inclement weather at all. This morning however, I felt compelled to pray for God's protection over our area. I still haven't figured out why He chose to spare this area twice now, but I am immensely grateful.
There were a lot of people praying for this area today. It was evident all over facebook. I wonder if our prayers really turned back the wrath of the storm and if so what is God trying to teach us in all of this. In the Bible the Lord Jesus spoke to the storm and said, "Peace be still!" and the sea immediately obeyed. It also tells me in the Word that what Jesus did we should also do. I speak to these storms and say, "Peace be Still!" The storms in my life and the ones in the physical atmosphere.
I am having to work really hard to keep trusting the Lord with my work situation. I keep putting it back in His hands after I take it back again. I am speaking to my storm and telling it to be still.
I let my storms swirl around me and consume me so much that I am missing opportunities to be a light for Him. As I am writing this and running through my day and trying to determine what to write about since I didn't pray with anyone. The Lord brought me to the moment where I missed Him and opportunity today. I had gone to get my kids some new tennis shoes. We were at The Cyclery and I saw in my mind a picture of the woman who waited on us. All of a sudden I realized I should've just asked her if she had any prayer requests. I was so busy being self absorbed and getting over the drama of the morning I wasn't even paying attention to Him and what He wanted to do today.
LOVE, ME
I am sorry God.
I am not one to usually worry about inclement weather at all. This morning however, I felt compelled to pray for God's protection over our area. I still haven't figured out why He chose to spare this area twice now, but I am immensely grateful.
There were a lot of people praying for this area today. It was evident all over facebook. I wonder if our prayers really turned back the wrath of the storm and if so what is God trying to teach us in all of this. In the Bible the Lord Jesus spoke to the storm and said, "Peace be still!" and the sea immediately obeyed. It also tells me in the Word that what Jesus did we should also do. I speak to these storms and say, "Peace be Still!" The storms in my life and the ones in the physical atmosphere.
I am having to work really hard to keep trusting the Lord with my work situation. I keep putting it back in His hands after I take it back again. I am speaking to my storm and telling it to be still.
I let my storms swirl around me and consume me so much that I am missing opportunities to be a light for Him. As I am writing this and running through my day and trying to determine what to write about since I didn't pray with anyone. The Lord brought me to the moment where I missed Him and opportunity today. I had gone to get my kids some new tennis shoes. We were at The Cyclery and I saw in my mind a picture of the woman who waited on us. All of a sudden I realized I should've just asked her if she had any prayer requests. I was so busy being self absorbed and getting over the drama of the morning I wasn't even paying attention to Him and what He wanted to do today.
LOVE, ME
I am sorry God.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Day 144 - In the middle of my stress
I have kind of a sticky situation going on at work. The man who rents the space next to mine has been taking steps that are making more difficult to operate my business. This results in more stress than I would care to admit. This morning it was particularly high. After a quick conversation with my mentor and some serious prayer, I finally had it together and headed into the building with my client.
Turns out my client had her eye scratched pretty severely. I asked her if she would allow me to pray with her. After a seriously awkward moment, I shared a couple of testimonies with her. She agreed. We prayed and God showed up! He took her pain in her eye down to almost nil immediately and restored the fluid to her eye. It was such a cool moment! I never get tired of seeing the look on people's faces when the realize that God loves them enough to hear from Heaven and heal their bodies.
Her daughter who is 11 years old was also recently diagnosed as having scoliosis. I shared with her the testimony of another girl at church who was healed of that and invited her to bring her daughter. I love that!
Being His child is so AMAZING!
He took me in the middle of my stress mess and used me to pray with and share his love with another person. I am so blessed that I get to use my business to further the Kingdom of Heaven and spread God's love to others! :O)
Turns out my client had her eye scratched pretty severely. I asked her if she would allow me to pray with her. After a seriously awkward moment, I shared a couple of testimonies with her. She agreed. We prayed and God showed up! He took her pain in her eye down to almost nil immediately and restored the fluid to her eye. It was such a cool moment! I never get tired of seeing the look on people's faces when the realize that God loves them enough to hear from Heaven and heal their bodies.
Her daughter who is 11 years old was also recently diagnosed as having scoliosis. I shared with her the testimony of another girl at church who was healed of that and invited her to bring her daughter. I love that!
Being His child is so AMAZING!
He took me in the middle of my stress mess and used me to pray with and share his love with another person. I am so blessed that I get to use my business to further the Kingdom of Heaven and spread God's love to others! :O)
Day 143 - Battling
Yesterday my Internet is down and I cannot get on here and post. Today I get the Internet back online and I cannot get on blogger to make this post. First I couldn't get the laptop to charge and turn on and when it finally did I could not get Blogger to accept my password. Finally I am going to finish it tonight!
I didn't pray with anyone for healing on Monday. My prayers are entirely devoted to the people of Joplin, Missouri. The destruction that occurred there so easily could have occurred here. My area was hit by tornadoes about a month ago on Good Friday. I was at the church praying with a group of people for the Easter Sunday services as the tornado passed right over us. There was a lot of damage from the storms but no one died. In Joplin the death toll is already well over an 100 and climbing.
I know that God is so much bigger than my understanding. I wish that I could understand how He allows that to happen. Allowing one group to live and another not. I know that God didn't send those tornadoes but I just wish I understood why.
Continued prayers for the people of Joplin and Oklahoma.
I didn't pray with anyone for healing on Monday. My prayers are entirely devoted to the people of Joplin, Missouri. The destruction that occurred there so easily could have occurred here. My area was hit by tornadoes about a month ago on Good Friday. I was at the church praying with a group of people for the Easter Sunday services as the tornado passed right over us. There was a lot of damage from the storms but no one died. In Joplin the death toll is already well over an 100 and climbing.
I know that God is so much bigger than my understanding. I wish that I could understand how He allows that to happen. Allowing one group to live and another not. I know that God didn't send those tornadoes but I just wish I understood why.
Continued prayers for the people of Joplin and Oklahoma.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Day 142
I am not sure what to write about tonight, so I guess I will start and hopefully it will come...
I have been still sitting and thinking about the words from scripture where the Lord instructed Peter not to be a stumbling block... I don't want to be a stumbling for God's work in any way, shape or form.
This morning we prayed with a lady and I got both a prophetic vision and a word for her. I am so leery of speaking those things out loud. Most of the time I think, oh that is just me. But I spoke out about what I saw and then the lady we were praying for confirmed the word I got. It was pretty awesome. Then God healed her back and she was able to walk with NO PAIN!!!
I am so grateful to God for teaching me to step out of my comfort zone and follow Him. I am learning to discern and trust that it is Him and not me and I am really grateful for that.
I have been still sitting and thinking about the words from scripture where the Lord instructed Peter not to be a stumbling block... I don't want to be a stumbling for God's work in any way, shape or form.
This morning we prayed with a lady and I got both a prophetic vision and a word for her. I am so leery of speaking those things out loud. Most of the time I think, oh that is just me. But I spoke out about what I saw and then the lady we were praying for confirmed the word I got. It was pretty awesome. Then God healed her back and she was able to walk with NO PAIN!!!
I am so grateful to God for teaching me to step out of my comfort zone and follow Him. I am learning to discern and trust that it is Him and not me and I am really grateful for that.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Day 141 - Happy Birthday MEG!
Today is May 21st and my daughter Meg's 9th Birthday. My sister and I took her shopping with her best friend Alyssa as her birthday present from me. The whole day was a lot of fun! My sis and I had fun playing dress up with the girls and they enjoyed it too!
While we were at the store, the girls were trying on clothes and had picked out several things. I knew I had enough money to pay for what they were picking out but I hadn't really planned on spending a bunch of money on clothes for both girls today as I had given Meg her birthday money from me that morning. Just as I was trying to figure out how to address the issue with the girls, a lady came up and gave my sister a 40% off coupon good for our entire purchase. This equaled me being able to get all of the clothes for my daughter's friend virtually for free!
It didn't occur to me how much of a miracle that was until we were sitting down and eating dinner at a restaurant later. My sister and I were talking about it, and I said that it had to be God, and my sister said, "Oh, you know it! A song with Hallelujah in it even came on right after the lady handed me the coupon."
How cool is that!
God just loves us so much and wants us to have the desires of our hearts... mine was to bless my daughter and her friend today and see them just have a really great day.
I didn't pray with anyone today... I saw a couple of possible opportunities but I am sorry to say that I kind of let them slip by. I did pray with my sister's friend tonight though, she is pregnant and overdue. Anybody who has been pregnant can understand what it is like just to want that baby out of your body! So we prayed that she would go into labor in Jesus' Name!
While we were at the store, the girls were trying on clothes and had picked out several things. I knew I had enough money to pay for what they were picking out but I hadn't really planned on spending a bunch of money on clothes for both girls today as I had given Meg her birthday money from me that morning. Just as I was trying to figure out how to address the issue with the girls, a lady came up and gave my sister a 40% off coupon good for our entire purchase. This equaled me being able to get all of the clothes for my daughter's friend virtually for free!
It didn't occur to me how much of a miracle that was until we were sitting down and eating dinner at a restaurant later. My sister and I were talking about it, and I said that it had to be God, and my sister said, "Oh, you know it! A song with Hallelujah in it even came on right after the lady handed me the coupon."
How cool is that!
God just loves us so much and wants us to have the desires of our hearts... mine was to bless my daughter and her friend today and see them just have a really great day.
I didn't pray with anyone today... I saw a couple of possible opportunities but I am sorry to say that I kind of let them slip by. I did pray with my sister's friend tonight though, she is pregnant and overdue. Anybody who has been pregnant can understand what it is like just to want that baby out of your body! So we prayed that she would go into labor in Jesus' Name!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Day 140- A LONG STORY...
Pretty much every story I tell is a long story... but oh well!
So this morning my friend's husband was having surgery at the hospital and I volunteered to come and sit with her during the procedure since Donna was out of town. I don't even know why I volunteered... it just kind of came out of my mouth...
I show up this morning and my friend's in laws are all with her in the waiting room and she wants me to just start laying hands on them and praying with them for healing of different ailments. Let me stop and say that this is WAY outside my comfort zone. I don't know these people at all and they were obviously not all that interested in me either! I explained that Donna couldn't make it because she was out of town but my friend had asked me to come.
We made a little small talk for a few minutes and then the nurse came in and said the procedure was over. I am thinking, "Sweet! I can get out of here now." ( I am not a fan of hospitals or strangers ) My friend drags me with her and says, "No, you are coming with us." I start to hem and haw a little as her mother in law goes to get her cane to walk down the hall, and before I knew it I am asking her if I can pray for her. She agreed! We prayed and God touched her; He also gave me a word of knowledge that I shared with her and it really made her smile! I was so grateful!
Now, I am thinking, "I am outta here now!" But, again, no, I am dragged down the hall to Fred's room. I get in there and can anyone say AWKWARD! I am walking in to some man's hospital room who I have never met. His wife is saying let's pray now. I am so grateful that the Holy Spirit was able to take over. I know it was Him because when I was done praying every single part of a conversation I tried to have I said stupid things. UGH!!!
It must've not been too bad though, because his sister also let me pray for her and God totally touched her and healed her back in less than two minutes in that hospital room! Her pain in her back went from an 8 or 9 to a 1! GO GOD! I know that by the time they left the hospital she was totally pain free!
Later tonight I had a few minutes while I was waiting for a client and I was talking to the Lord about what happened this morning and how grateful I was for His touch on that family. Then I went into a discussion of faith. Long Story short... well sort of... I was asking the Lord, and I know this sounds ridiculous, if I could just stay flowing in the portion of healing that I have been seeing and not move into the bigger, and somewhat scarier, things to believe for ... blind eyes seeing, ears hearing, new limbs, etc.
I know that this sounds contradictory to 1) His Word 2) Everything I have ever prayed for but I was having a freak out moment. It is really hard to actually see someone's leg growing back. Not impossible but it takes a lot of faith to call those things in and actually expect to see it happen. I am not sure why this hit me all of a sudden, but it did.
Immediately after the scripture Matthew 16:23 is what popped into my head. I have this awesome new Bible App on my new phone, so I can read scripture all the time wherever I am and it has TONS of different translations. My new favorite translation to use is the Orthodox Jewish Bible. I know that sounds weird, but it does give you a whole new understanding of some of the words when you read them in the original Hebrew. This verse is no exception. It is the scripture where Jesus tells Peter, "Get behind me, satan." The part that hit me was the second half of this verse... Jesus says, "You are a michshol to me;" The word "michshol" means "stumbling block." I really felt the Lord was telling me not to be a stumbling block for accomplishing His work in and through me. BELIEVE ME! I promptly repented! I wonder how many times we are a stumbling block for the Lord accomplishing what He wants in our lives. I am betting that it is A LOT!
So this morning my friend's husband was having surgery at the hospital and I volunteered to come and sit with her during the procedure since Donna was out of town. I don't even know why I volunteered... it just kind of came out of my mouth...
I show up this morning and my friend's in laws are all with her in the waiting room and she wants me to just start laying hands on them and praying with them for healing of different ailments. Let me stop and say that this is WAY outside my comfort zone. I don't know these people at all and they were obviously not all that interested in me either! I explained that Donna couldn't make it because she was out of town but my friend had asked me to come.
We made a little small talk for a few minutes and then the nurse came in and said the procedure was over. I am thinking, "Sweet! I can get out of here now." ( I am not a fan of hospitals or strangers ) My friend drags me with her and says, "No, you are coming with us." I start to hem and haw a little as her mother in law goes to get her cane to walk down the hall, and before I knew it I am asking her if I can pray for her. She agreed! We prayed and God touched her; He also gave me a word of knowledge that I shared with her and it really made her smile! I was so grateful!
Now, I am thinking, "I am outta here now!" But, again, no, I am dragged down the hall to Fred's room. I get in there and can anyone say AWKWARD! I am walking in to some man's hospital room who I have never met. His wife is saying let's pray now. I am so grateful that the Holy Spirit was able to take over. I know it was Him because when I was done praying every single part of a conversation I tried to have I said stupid things. UGH!!!
It must've not been too bad though, because his sister also let me pray for her and God totally touched her and healed her back in less than two minutes in that hospital room! Her pain in her back went from an 8 or 9 to a 1! GO GOD! I know that by the time they left the hospital she was totally pain free!
Later tonight I had a few minutes while I was waiting for a client and I was talking to the Lord about what happened this morning and how grateful I was for His touch on that family. Then I went into a discussion of faith. Long Story short... well sort of... I was asking the Lord, and I know this sounds ridiculous, if I could just stay flowing in the portion of healing that I have been seeing and not move into the bigger, and somewhat scarier, things to believe for ... blind eyes seeing, ears hearing, new limbs, etc.
I know that this sounds contradictory to 1) His Word 2) Everything I have ever prayed for but I was having a freak out moment. It is really hard to actually see someone's leg growing back. Not impossible but it takes a lot of faith to call those things in and actually expect to see it happen. I am not sure why this hit me all of a sudden, but it did.
Immediately after the scripture Matthew 16:23 is what popped into my head. I have this awesome new Bible App on my new phone, so I can read scripture all the time wherever I am and it has TONS of different translations. My new favorite translation to use is the Orthodox Jewish Bible. I know that sounds weird, but it does give you a whole new understanding of some of the words when you read them in the original Hebrew. This verse is no exception. It is the scripture where Jesus tells Peter, "Get behind me, satan." The part that hit me was the second half of this verse... Jesus says, "You are a michshol to me;" The word "michshol" means "stumbling block." I really felt the Lord was telling me not to be a stumbling block for accomplishing His work in and through me. BELIEVE ME! I promptly repented! I wonder how many times we are a stumbling block for the Lord accomplishing what He wants in our lives. I am betting that it is A LOT!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Day 139 - School Field Trips
Today I got to go on a field trip with both of my kids to a local museum. As the tour was finishing our pastor, who was with us, asked the tour guide if she had any prayer requests. She said, "well you can pray for me. I am blind in one eye, my back hurts all the time and I have a hard time with the stairs. Pastor grabbed some of the kids who were with us, one young lady in particular. This young lady had been healed in her eyes last year. She wore glasses for about three years and one day at school the prayer team was praying for the kids and she got healed and hasn't needed her glasses since!
She shared her testimony with our tour guide and then we all prayed with her. Nothing seemed to really be happening. After we prayed for her eye, we asked if we could pray for her back, she agreed.
I asked her to sit down in the chair and then I asked her if she had problems with her legs and she said, "One of my legs is shorter than the other."
She was right! They were about an inch different. We prayed and she saw her leg grow out right in front of her eyes and the kids saw it as well. It was an excellent faith boost for all of us! Thank God for His love and Healing Power and for the boldness of my pastor just to ask!
All he did was ask, "Do you have any prayer requests?" She probably didn't realize that we meant we were going to pray right then, but God showed up and invaded that museum. It was awesome!
She shared her testimony with our tour guide and then we all prayed with her. Nothing seemed to really be happening. After we prayed for her eye, we asked if we could pray for her back, she agreed.
I asked her to sit down in the chair and then I asked her if she had problems with her legs and she said, "One of my legs is shorter than the other."
She was right! They were about an inch different. We prayed and she saw her leg grow out right in front of her eyes and the kids saw it as well. It was an excellent faith boost for all of us! Thank God for His love and Healing Power and for the boldness of my pastor just to ask!
All he did was ask, "Do you have any prayer requests?" She probably didn't realize that we meant we were going to pray right then, but God showed up and invaded that museum. It was awesome!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Day 138 - Today ROCKED!
So today I had two new first time clients that were sick today! I know that is a strange thing to get excited about, but I can't help it.
The first one had been in chronic pain for three years. She had never had an encounter with God or been to church, but she let me pray with her... Although, I thought I freaked her out a little. The downside is that the pain did not go immediately. We prayed a couple of times and then my son got out of karate class and I had to go and so did she. I am continuing to pray for her and I know that the Lord has heard my prayer and is working on her body even as I type this right now.
Then it was time for church. We got to pray with lots of people at church tonight. One of the people we prayed with, Stan, has no legs. He lost them in a car accident. I know it sounds pretty out there, but I am believing that he will have new legs in this life time. I can almost see them attached to his body with shoes on his feet. We prayed with a couple of other people and saw the Lord heal one woman of a bladder and kidney infection and give another woman some desperately needed peace.
I had to go back in to work to do one more new client tonight at ten o'clock at night. She suffered from migraines. I got to share my testimony of how God had healed me of migraines. Her symptoms were the same symptoms I used to have. I hemmed and hawed about asking her if I could pray for her; I waited til we were ready to leave before I got brave enough to say anything. We prayed and her nausea completely left and the blurred vision was almost non-existent by the time we were done! Glory to GOD!!!
I love being His kid!
Also, I had to pray over my laptop tonight the get it the battery charge it needed to right this. As soon as I asked in Jesus' Name, it came right on! Then the battery tried dying on me again and my friend and I prayed and it is working just fine now. I am such a blessed child of the Most High God!
The first one had been in chronic pain for three years. She had never had an encounter with God or been to church, but she let me pray with her... Although, I thought I freaked her out a little. The downside is that the pain did not go immediately. We prayed a couple of times and then my son got out of karate class and I had to go and so did she. I am continuing to pray for her and I know that the Lord has heard my prayer and is working on her body even as I type this right now.
Then it was time for church. We got to pray with lots of people at church tonight. One of the people we prayed with, Stan, has no legs. He lost them in a car accident. I know it sounds pretty out there, but I am believing that he will have new legs in this life time. I can almost see them attached to his body with shoes on his feet. We prayed with a couple of other people and saw the Lord heal one woman of a bladder and kidney infection and give another woman some desperately needed peace.
I had to go back in to work to do one more new client tonight at ten o'clock at night. She suffered from migraines. I got to share my testimony of how God had healed me of migraines. Her symptoms were the same symptoms I used to have. I hemmed and hawed about asking her if I could pray for her; I waited til we were ready to leave before I got brave enough to say anything. We prayed and her nausea completely left and the blurred vision was almost non-existent by the time we were done! Glory to GOD!!!
I love being His kid!
Also, I had to pray over my laptop tonight the get it the battery charge it needed to right this. As soon as I asked in Jesus' Name, it came right on! Then the battery tried dying on me again and my friend and I prayed and it is working just fine now. I am such a blessed child of the Most High God!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Day 137
I am in the process of repainting my bathroom, and while I was painting today I had a lot of time to talk to God and pray for different people and the situations they are facing. I am really learning to see praying for people (in silent, in my own prayer time) as a gift. I had never really thought too much about it before. I might say a quick prayer for this person or that person here and there, but never the deep kind of prayers that come from your gut and you just know that the Father in Heaven has heard them. Honestly, I don't even pray those prayers for myself all that often! Maybe it is because I don't spend enough time in prayer???? HMMMM... that is one to think about.
Since it is Tuesday I took a bit of a break from my bathroom remodeling marathon and went to corporate prayer (....and lunch with my FAVORITES!)... one of the little girls (she is 5 years old) at the school we prayed for last week who was having pain in her legs as a result of tumors growing on her nerve endings came running up to Donna and said, "Look, my legs still don't hurt!" And then she ran off. God, You are SO GOOD!
God, I thank You that you hear and answer our prayers!
Since it is Tuesday I took a bit of a break from my bathroom remodeling marathon and went to corporate prayer (....and lunch with my FAVORITES!)... one of the little girls (she is 5 years old) at the school we prayed for last week who was having pain in her legs as a result of tumors growing on her nerve endings came running up to Donna and said, "Look, my legs still don't hurt!" And then she ran off. God, You are SO GOOD!
God, I thank You that you hear and answer our prayers!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Day 136 - Learning Curve
I am realizing I am definitely more in a learning curve at the moment. God is teaching me so much about Himself and who I am in Him.... Every single thing it seems is another lesson. Don't get me wrong I am grateful, but like all lessons, they are often painful... Jesus Growing Pains :O)
I had the opportunity to pray with a girl on facebook tonight. I have only met her in person one time, she is a friend of a client. She has been going through this awful fear about the end of time, worrying that it will be this weekend or next December, or whatever.
I got the opportunity to ask her if Jesus came back tomorrow was she certain where she would go and she said, "Yes," that she had accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior three years ago. She said that she really wanted to have a baby though. She just got married last weekend. I asked her if she was sure that she was sure that she was sure that she wanted to have a baby. So we prayed and asked the Lord for a baby for her and her husband.
What a privilege to be asked to pray with someone who only met me one time! You just never know the impact sharing your faith will have on someone!
Back to the point of all of this... one of the scriptures that I quoted when I was praying with her was "Ask anything in My Name and I will do it." (John 14:14) and old stand by in most Christian's biblical arsenal.
So tonight as I sit down to write this, my laptop's battery is completely dead. For some reason or another it goes through these moments where the cord, even though it is plugged in, does not want to charge the battery. I do NOT want to go downstairs and use the desktop. It is cold down there and I am tired and I want to sit in my comfy bed while I type this, NOT in the uncomfortable leather desk chair.
So I start praying over it. Nothing happens. I can feel there is some reason it isn't working. So I stop and I pray and ask the Lord. I felt compelled to read my Bible first. So I did. Then I prayed some more and messed with the cord and tried telling it to work in the Name of Jesus.... Nothing happened. I listened again to the Lord and felt Him directing me to read the first chapter of this other book that I had pulled out earlier in the day. So I did. After that I felt the block sort of lift. So I tried again. Nothing happened.
By now I am getting fed up. I REALLY DID NOT WANT TO GO DOWNSTAIRS. So as I am getting close to the point of giving up, out of my mouth flies John 14:14, and a voice spoke to me and said, "Aren't you going to believe what you are telling others to believe?"
OUCH!!! He never asks the question to find out an answer, but more to illuminate my own misses and near misses! The minute that scripture came out the battery and plug light lit up on my laptop. Now I am sitting here and writing this... in my nice comfy bed.
I love Him..... He never leaves me where I am. He is always moving me into new places in Him, and I am grateful for His unrelenting LOVE!
Thank You Father for helping me to Believe Your Word! Like the centurion said, "I believe, help me with my unbelief."
I had the opportunity to pray with a girl on facebook tonight. I have only met her in person one time, she is a friend of a client. She has been going through this awful fear about the end of time, worrying that it will be this weekend or next December, or whatever.
I got the opportunity to ask her if Jesus came back tomorrow was she certain where she would go and she said, "Yes," that she had accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior three years ago. She said that she really wanted to have a baby though. She just got married last weekend. I asked her if she was sure that she was sure that she was sure that she wanted to have a baby. So we prayed and asked the Lord for a baby for her and her husband.
What a privilege to be asked to pray with someone who only met me one time! You just never know the impact sharing your faith will have on someone!
Back to the point of all of this... one of the scriptures that I quoted when I was praying with her was "Ask anything in My Name and I will do it." (John 14:14) and old stand by in most Christian's biblical arsenal.
So tonight as I sit down to write this, my laptop's battery is completely dead. For some reason or another it goes through these moments where the cord, even though it is plugged in, does not want to charge the battery. I do NOT want to go downstairs and use the desktop. It is cold down there and I am tired and I want to sit in my comfy bed while I type this, NOT in the uncomfortable leather desk chair.
So I start praying over it. Nothing happens. I can feel there is some reason it isn't working. So I stop and I pray and ask the Lord. I felt compelled to read my Bible first. So I did. Then I prayed some more and messed with the cord and tried telling it to work in the Name of Jesus.... Nothing happened. I listened again to the Lord and felt Him directing me to read the first chapter of this other book that I had pulled out earlier in the day. So I did. After that I felt the block sort of lift. So I tried again. Nothing happened.
By now I am getting fed up. I REALLY DID NOT WANT TO GO DOWNSTAIRS. So as I am getting close to the point of giving up, out of my mouth flies John 14:14, and a voice spoke to me and said, "Aren't you going to believe what you are telling others to believe?"
OUCH!!! He never asks the question to find out an answer, but more to illuminate my own misses and near misses! The minute that scripture came out the battery and plug light lit up on my laptop. Now I am sitting here and writing this... in my nice comfy bed.
I love Him..... He never leaves me where I am. He is always moving me into new places in Him, and I am grateful for His unrelenting LOVE!
Thank You Father for helping me to Believe Your Word! Like the centurion said, "I believe, help me with my unbelief."
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Day 135 AHHHH SUNDAYSSSSS!!!
I love Sundays... all day with my church family!
I woke up this morning and my ankle was barely hurting from my little ladder mishap yesterday. PRAISE GOD!!! There was still a little soreness and stiffness. When I got to church I asked Donna to pray for it. We prayed twice and the pain completely left!!! The pain tried to come back a few minutes later but by the time worship got going, I was jumping up and down like normal, with absolutely no pain!!!!
We got to pray for a lady and see God touch and heal her knee, back and mind this morning. He took her stress and gave her peace and joy. It didn't happen right away though. We must have prayed with this woman for 20 minutes. When that peace came though it came and she was able to walk without her walker!!!
I think I must be going through some kind of season where God is teaching me to press in with people to see complete healing. Pastor preached on pressing in and she told a story about how this anointed man of God had prayed with her father to be healed of ringing in his ears, but the man of God had to pray 5 times before he saw the healing come to pass. He wouldn't quit. I shouldn't quit either. I know that God heals and wants to see everyone healed.
Donna, Barb and I prayed with two different women and saw them both healed of back and leg problems tonight. The first one we prayed several times seeing a little relief each time. The woman was so grateful she was willing to keep some of the pain, and it took some talking to convince her that God is not a half way God and He wanted her to be completely pain free. She did get her complete healing in her knee and was able to bend it easily and even get up and down out of the chair with no pain! GLORY TO GOD!!!
The second woman is just a walking miracle. God has already so massively healed her body, but she was having some hip pain. We saw the Lord grow one of her legs out about 3/4"-1" to be even with the other. She was able to walk pain free!!!
I LOVE BEING HIS CHILD! I AM AMAZED AT HIM EVERYDAY!
During worship tonight He spoke to my heart and said He was giving me a "Love Transfusion." I understood that to mean that He was replacing my love with His infinite love that goes beyond anything I can even comprehend!
There were many more people healed at both services today, I can't even begin to tell all the stories. I am so grateful that I get to be a witness to some of them!
I woke up this morning and my ankle was barely hurting from my little ladder mishap yesterday. PRAISE GOD!!! There was still a little soreness and stiffness. When I got to church I asked Donna to pray for it. We prayed twice and the pain completely left!!! The pain tried to come back a few minutes later but by the time worship got going, I was jumping up and down like normal, with absolutely no pain!!!!
We got to pray for a lady and see God touch and heal her knee, back and mind this morning. He took her stress and gave her peace and joy. It didn't happen right away though. We must have prayed with this woman for 20 minutes. When that peace came though it came and she was able to walk without her walker!!!
I think I must be going through some kind of season where God is teaching me to press in with people to see complete healing. Pastor preached on pressing in and she told a story about how this anointed man of God had prayed with her father to be healed of ringing in his ears, but the man of God had to pray 5 times before he saw the healing come to pass. He wouldn't quit. I shouldn't quit either. I know that God heals and wants to see everyone healed.
Donna, Barb and I prayed with two different women and saw them both healed of back and leg problems tonight. The first one we prayed several times seeing a little relief each time. The woman was so grateful she was willing to keep some of the pain, and it took some talking to convince her that God is not a half way God and He wanted her to be completely pain free. She did get her complete healing in her knee and was able to bend it easily and even get up and down out of the chair with no pain! GLORY TO GOD!!!
The second woman is just a walking miracle. God has already so massively healed her body, but she was having some hip pain. We saw the Lord grow one of her legs out about 3/4"-1" to be even with the other. She was able to walk pain free!!!
I LOVE BEING HIS CHILD! I AM AMAZED AT HIM EVERYDAY!
During worship tonight He spoke to my heart and said He was giving me a "Love Transfusion." I understood that to mean that He was replacing my love with His infinite love that goes beyond anything I can even comprehend!
There were many more people healed at both services today, I can't even begin to tell all the stories. I am so grateful that I get to be a witness to some of them!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Day 132, 133 and 134- Catch UP!
So, I have gotten behind the last couple of days... The system was down one day and I kind of let it spiral out of control! Now I find myself typing up three days at once. I hope I don't let myself get this far behind again.
I am going through some "Jesus Growing Pains" that I can't quite describe yet. Hopefully I will be able to articulate them soon. I just came to the realization on Thursday that I am not using everything that the Lord has already given me.
I did have the opportunity Thursday night to see some of our awesome kids in our diversion program graduate. I know as a parent I should not have favorites with my kids, but I do at Juvenile Diversion. One of my "girls," Kate, graduated this week. I am so proud of her and so excited to see all that God has in store for her! I didn't really pray with anyone, but I saw the fruit of many prayers in the faces of those kids who made it through the program and will now have a second chance!
Friday, I got to pray with my extra mom! :O) God answered so quickly and touched and healed her. She didn't know her area was under a boil order and had ingested some of the water which had upset her stomach. Right after we prayed, she had no more issues with her stomach. It was a lame prayer too! I tripped and stuttered all over the words and felt nothing, no anointing, no goosebumps, nothing. God just touched and healed her!
Today, well, the only person I have gotten to pray for is myself.... I slid off a ladder while I was washing walls in my bathroom... I must have done something to my ankle. I didn't feel anything happen but I can barely walk on it. I prayed and it was a little better right away. I am going to get off of here, and go and pray some more, because I can't even walk on it at all at the moment.
Sweet Dreams!
I am going through some "Jesus Growing Pains" that I can't quite describe yet. Hopefully I will be able to articulate them soon. I just came to the realization on Thursday that I am not using everything that the Lord has already given me.
I did have the opportunity Thursday night to see some of our awesome kids in our diversion program graduate. I know as a parent I should not have favorites with my kids, but I do at Juvenile Diversion. One of my "girls," Kate, graduated this week. I am so proud of her and so excited to see all that God has in store for her! I didn't really pray with anyone, but I saw the fruit of many prayers in the faces of those kids who made it through the program and will now have a second chance!
Friday, I got to pray with my extra mom! :O) God answered so quickly and touched and healed her. She didn't know her area was under a boil order and had ingested some of the water which had upset her stomach. Right after we prayed, she had no more issues with her stomach. It was a lame prayer too! I tripped and stuttered all over the words and felt nothing, no anointing, no goosebumps, nothing. God just touched and healed her!
Today, well, the only person I have gotten to pray for is myself.... I slid off a ladder while I was washing walls in my bathroom... I must have done something to my ankle. I didn't feel anything happen but I can barely walk on it. I prayed and it was a little better right away. I am going to get off of here, and go and pray some more, because I can't even walk on it at all at the moment.
Sweet Dreams!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Day 131 - Spirit of Joy :O)
So today was an awesome day...
I found out I got straight A's in my classes for this past semester.
I came up with a solution for the lady at work.
I stripped all the wallpaper out of my bathroom.
And... I got to pray with some people at church :O)
My favorite was the last lady we prayed with. She came up to the altar with all kinds of confusion and she couldn't even tell us what she needed prayer for. This other lady and I prayed with her and we were having a difficult time getting break through. Finally the Spirit of the Lord hit her and lifted off all of that oppression and stress and confusion. He replaced it with His wonderful light and joy. That joyful spirit just spread all over the room and we all just got hit. What impressed me the most was while we were praying for her, I could feel the Father's intense love for her just permeating, it was so completely tangible.
If I could ever fully comprehend just how much the Lord loves me and every other person, how different my life would be. How much more fully His would my life be? He loves us so much we can actually touch it! If I was the only person on the planet He still would have sent His Son Jesus to die on a cross for only me.
I found out I got straight A's in my classes for this past semester.
I came up with a solution for the lady at work.
I stripped all the wallpaper out of my bathroom.
And... I got to pray with some people at church :O)
My favorite was the last lady we prayed with. She came up to the altar with all kinds of confusion and she couldn't even tell us what she needed prayer for. This other lady and I prayed with her and we were having a difficult time getting break through. Finally the Spirit of the Lord hit her and lifted off all of that oppression and stress and confusion. He replaced it with His wonderful light and joy. That joyful spirit just spread all over the room and we all just got hit. What impressed me the most was while we were praying for her, I could feel the Father's intense love for her just permeating, it was so completely tangible.
If I could ever fully comprehend just how much the Lord loves me and every other person, how different my life would be. How much more fully His would my life be? He loves us so much we can actually touch it! If I was the only person on the planet He still would have sent His Son Jesus to die on a cross for only me.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Day 130... Miracle
Yesterday I wrote about Mason and his fish... who I am happy to report is now named "Miracle" because it is a miracle that she is living! Last night when I was praying, I was totally praying in faith, but it is still hard to believe. I had my hand on that fish's fin for over 20 minutes!
My son has new resolve that God hears and answers his prayers!
Today after prayer at church we went to the school cafeteria across the hall to pray with the kids. All of the little kiddos are so cute and sweet! We prayed with the Kindergartner through 4th graders. Pastor went in with us and asked the kids to line up if they wanted us to pray with them for anything.
One little girl just hugged and hugged me. One little boy had a headache and God took care of it right there. One little girl had an infected tooth and God began to take away the pain. We prayed for allergies and legs, boo boos and coughs. We prayed for some of their parents and neighbors and friends. I love children and their innocent hearts. So many of them were touched today and I love that all of these kids go to a school where we can teach them to offer their cares up to God and expect Him to hear and answer their prayers!
God is so GOOD! After we left one of the teachers sent me a text message asking us to pray for her next week and to tell us that one of the little boys came up to her after prayer time and said, Mrs........, I saw Jesus standing right behind you!
How AWESOME IS THAT!!!!
My son has new resolve that God hears and answers his prayers!
Today after prayer at church we went to the school cafeteria across the hall to pray with the kids. All of the little kiddos are so cute and sweet! We prayed with the Kindergartner through 4th graders. Pastor went in with us and asked the kids to line up if they wanted us to pray with them for anything.
One little girl just hugged and hugged me. One little boy had a headache and God took care of it right there. One little girl had an infected tooth and God began to take away the pain. We prayed for allergies and legs, boo boos and coughs. We prayed for some of their parents and neighbors and friends. I love children and their innocent hearts. So many of them were touched today and I love that all of these kids go to a school where we can teach them to offer their cares up to God and expect Him to hear and answer their prayers!
God is so GOOD! After we left one of the teachers sent me a text message asking us to pray for her next week and to tell us that one of the little boys came up to her after prayer time and said, Mrs........, I saw Jesus standing right behind you!
How AWESOME IS THAT!!!!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Day 129 - The Best Gift Ever!
So I have two stories tonight... one that happened earlier and one that is going on right now.
I was sitting on the couch earlier just vegging out and a facebook chat message came across my phone from a young lady (she will be 11 later this week) asking me if I could pray with her because she was afraid that if she died tonight that she wouldn't make it into heaven. I asked her if she wanted to know for sure and she said yes. So right there over Facebook she prayed and asked Jesus to be Lord over her life. It was awesome and amazing! I love how God works! This little girl knew she wanted Jesus and she went to Facebook to find someone to help her walk through this. I love that God will use all kinds of tools even social media.
Ok Story #2... right now as I sit here typing this my ten year old son is in his room crying out to Jesus for his fish to live. He hadn't been taking very good care of them lately, and everytime I asked him if he had done this or that the answer was always yes. I never really followed up too closely because they are his fish in his room and his responsibility. He had two left from the original 6 about 3 years ago. The black googley eyed one died tonight and he flushed it. He has one orange one left. I helped him move the orange one into a different container with fresh water and we prayed over it. He told the Lord he was sorry for not taking good care of his animals. I tucked him in to bed and told him to pray for his fish while he went to sleep. I can still hear him sniffling in the next room...
So being the good mom that I am, I just went and checked on him and his fish. It will truly be a miracle of God if that fish lives. We have done all I know to do... the rest is up to God.
It may seem silly to pray over a fish like this, but I don't think it is for a couple of reasons.
1) My son is learning several valuable lessons... to take care of his things/pets and how to pray for the sick and have compassion for God's creation
2) It is good practice for building our faith and speaking the word and praying with the expectation that our Father will hear from heaven and answer our prayers
Whether his fish lives here or in another location, I believe that God will bring good out of the situation!
I was sitting on the couch earlier just vegging out and a facebook chat message came across my phone from a young lady (she will be 11 later this week) asking me if I could pray with her because she was afraid that if she died tonight that she wouldn't make it into heaven. I asked her if she wanted to know for sure and she said yes. So right there over Facebook she prayed and asked Jesus to be Lord over her life. It was awesome and amazing! I love how God works! This little girl knew she wanted Jesus and she went to Facebook to find someone to help her walk through this. I love that God will use all kinds of tools even social media.
Ok Story #2... right now as I sit here typing this my ten year old son is in his room crying out to Jesus for his fish to live. He hadn't been taking very good care of them lately, and everytime I asked him if he had done this or that the answer was always yes. I never really followed up too closely because they are his fish in his room and his responsibility. He had two left from the original 6 about 3 years ago. The black googley eyed one died tonight and he flushed it. He has one orange one left. I helped him move the orange one into a different container with fresh water and we prayed over it. He told the Lord he was sorry for not taking good care of his animals. I tucked him in to bed and told him to pray for his fish while he went to sleep. I can still hear him sniffling in the next room...
So being the good mom that I am, I just went and checked on him and his fish. It will truly be a miracle of God if that fish lives. We have done all I know to do... the rest is up to God.
It may seem silly to pray over a fish like this, but I don't think it is for a couple of reasons.
1) My son is learning several valuable lessons... to take care of his things/pets and how to pray for the sick and have compassion for God's creation
2) It is good practice for building our faith and speaking the word and praying with the expectation that our Father will hear from heaven and answer our prayers
Whether his fish lives here or in another location, I believe that God will bring good out of the situation!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Day 128 - Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day
I have to start by saying how grateful I am for my own mother, without her I wouldn't be where I am today. So thanks MOM :O)
And thank you to all of my extra moms who have poured into my life!
Every week I get to pray with people alongside one of my extra moms. I am so blessed!
Tonight we got to pray with someone for healing of plantar fasciitis and high blood pressure. The Lord showed up so quickly and touched his body. I love it when God shows up and shows off just because He loves us!
The relief that the man felt after God touched him was all over his face. God has come and touched me and healed me and met me in the middle of my hurt and pain and distress and He has brought His peace and His love and healing! I know what it is like to receive from Him and have Him take my mess and make it into a message!
I have to start by saying how grateful I am for my own mother, without her I wouldn't be where I am today. So thanks MOM :O)
And thank you to all of my extra moms who have poured into my life!
Every week I get to pray with people alongside one of my extra moms. I am so blessed!
Tonight we got to pray with someone for healing of plantar fasciitis and high blood pressure. The Lord showed up so quickly and touched his body. I love it when God shows up and shows off just because He loves us!
The relief that the man felt after God touched him was all over his face. God has come and touched me and healed me and met me in the middle of my hurt and pain and distress and He has brought His peace and His love and healing! I know what it is like to receive from Him and have Him take my mess and make it into a message!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Day 127
I'm so tired my eyes are drooping so I will keep it short. I didn't pray with anyone today.
Tomorrow is Mother's Day. I got all of the cooking done for our family get together today. That is one of my mother's Mother's Day gifts. I know it really blessed her. She kept telling me over and over how grateful she was.
I hope you all have a Blessed Sunday! Happy Mother's Day!
Oh, wait, one more miracle... My daughter apologized for her diva behavior tonight - unprompted and unsolicited. Miraculous!
Tomorrow is Mother's Day. I got all of the cooking done for our family get together today. That is one of my mother's Mother's Day gifts. I know it really blessed her. She kept telling me over and over how grateful she was.
I hope you all have a Blessed Sunday! Happy Mother's Day!
Oh, wait, one more miracle... My daughter apologized for her diva behavior tonight - unprompted and unsolicited. Miraculous!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 126 - GOD IS SO AWESOME!
A client that I had airbrushed a couple months ago came in today... she is about 5 months pregnant. She said to me, "I have to tell you, you remember when we prayed the last time I was here for my baby?"
Yessssss....
"Well we went back to the doctor. They took a ton of ultrasound pictures. My husband and I were there for what seems like forever. When we finished we had to wait for the team of doctors to look at the ultrasounds, so we were going to leave and go to lunch and come back. The ultrasound tech asked us to wait a minute while she checked with the doctors to make sure that she got all the shots they needed. She left the room and a few minutes later she comes back in with one of the doctors. My husband and I were really worried then. The doctor then told us that there was no reason for us to come back because the cyst that had grown on our son's spine was completely gone!"
I started tearing up. I couldn't believe it! I just love when God shows up like that! It is even more awesome because I am usually apprehensive about bringing up Jesus, God, God's healing power and other spiritual things on the first appointment. I usually try and wait until at least the second appointment! ;O)
BUT GOD! He knew that that was an appointed time and I thank Him for helping me to listen to Him and be obedient.
Yessssss....
"Well we went back to the doctor. They took a ton of ultrasound pictures. My husband and I were there for what seems like forever. When we finished we had to wait for the team of doctors to look at the ultrasounds, so we were going to leave and go to lunch and come back. The ultrasound tech asked us to wait a minute while she checked with the doctors to make sure that she got all the shots they needed. She left the room and a few minutes later she comes back in with one of the doctors. My husband and I were really worried then. The doctor then told us that there was no reason for us to come back because the cyst that had grown on our son's spine was completely gone!"
I started tearing up. I couldn't believe it! I just love when God shows up like that! It is even more awesome because I am usually apprehensive about bringing up Jesus, God, God's healing power and other spiritual things on the first appointment. I usually try and wait until at least the second appointment! ;O)
BUT GOD! He knew that that was an appointed time and I thank Him for helping me to listen to Him and be obedient.
Day 125 - I Must Have Been Exhausted
I think this makes twice in one week that I forgot to do this. I am sorry God. I am so grateful for His mercy. This has been a rough week! Finals are finally over and I am reaching the light at the end of the tunnel. Just a few more days of flurried activity and then I will be able to breathe a sigh of relief.
God has been so abundantly gracious with me even though I have been pretty lousy in pursuing my relationship with Him this week. At the end of my rope.. He lifted a tremendous weight off of me yesterday and then showered blessings down from heaven. I have been so highly favored despite my lousy attitude lately. I had an abundance of increase in my business yesterday topped off with a financial miracle of 1000$ that was entirely unexpected. The university I attend sent a letter to me stating that they chose me to receive a scholarship for my summer classes of $1000. Here is the miracle... I NEVER APPLIED! That is how GOOD our GOD is!
I don't think I prayed for anyone yesterday ... oh wait! I did get to witness to someone who was in fear about the end of the world and pray for her that God would give her peace and that she would hear the truth in the scriptures. This was a girl I had had as a client for a special event one time and she found me on facebook just to ask me about God. I think that is pretty amazingly awesome. You just never know when something you say will stick with someone. I am so thankful that I get to be a blessing to others!
God has been so abundantly gracious with me even though I have been pretty lousy in pursuing my relationship with Him this week. At the end of my rope.. He lifted a tremendous weight off of me yesterday and then showered blessings down from heaven. I have been so highly favored despite my lousy attitude lately. I had an abundance of increase in my business yesterday topped off with a financial miracle of 1000$ that was entirely unexpected. The university I attend sent a letter to me stating that they chose me to receive a scholarship for my summer classes of $1000. Here is the miracle... I NEVER APPLIED! That is how GOOD our GOD is!
I don't think I prayed for anyone yesterday ... oh wait! I did get to witness to someone who was in fear about the end of the world and pray for her that God would give her peace and that she would hear the truth in the scriptures. This was a girl I had had as a client for a special event one time and she found me on facebook just to ask me about God. I think that is pretty amazingly awesome. You just never know when something you say will stick with someone. I am so thankful that I get to be a blessing to others!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Day 124 - Even When I Don't Feel Like It
I have been having one of those days. A day when it seems like the world is crashing in. I was not even going to go to church tonight. I have my last final tomorrow and I was going to stay home and study and throw a pity party. God had a different plan...
My daughter was invited to her best friend's house this afternoon... and then they would bring her back to church tonight. I could have said, "No." I knew at that exact moment that I needed to come to church tonight. So I let her go.
I came back to church... I was going to slip out as soon as service was over so I wouldn't have to minister to people, because I just didn't feel like it. I ran into someone upstairs when I was picking up my kids that needed prayer for healing. So we prayed. My faith was as close to non-existent at that point as it gets.
She didn't get totally healed but there was some improvement. I am so glad He is not dependent on us to make miracles happen.
My daughter was invited to her best friend's house this afternoon... and then they would bring her back to church tonight. I could have said, "No." I knew at that exact moment that I needed to come to church tonight. So I let her go.
I came back to church... I was going to slip out as soon as service was over so I wouldn't have to minister to people, because I just didn't feel like it. I ran into someone upstairs when I was picking up my kids that needed prayer for healing. So we prayed. My faith was as close to non-existent at that point as it gets.
She didn't get totally healed but there was some improvement. I am so glad He is not dependent on us to make miracles happen.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Day 123 - Catching up!
Ok so I am caught up on my posts...
Today, I spent completely consumed in self :O) Not really, but mostly. Finals week is a lot of work! I had amazing favor today! I love being a child of the King. One of my professors just changed the grade on a paper that I had turned in and it made all the difference. I will probably end up with an A for the semester in that class because of that! Thanks God for working on his heart! ( and without me even asking! )
Every Tuesday we have corporate prayer at church for an hour in the afternoon. Today there weren't many people there, just a few of us. My mentor and extra mom, Donna is a prayer warrior, probably why I like hanging around her so much. I learn a lot from her. :O) As we gathered together after about a half hour of worship we began to pray... well, she began to pray. LOL
The rest of us were kind of just stating what needed to be prayed out and she just started praying and we agreed with her. Toward the end though, I mentioned that we hadn't really prayed for the church's needs as a whole. She looked at me and said with her eyes, "Well, pray then... this isn't the Donna show!"
We are all called to intercede for others, for our church, for our community, and country and Israel. Sometimes I forget though that there is no one person who is more anointed than anyone else to pray for fruition in these areas. The Lord has given us all the task to come to Him with prayer and thanksgiving in everything. We are all called to intercede.
Sometimes though it is difficult for me to see myself as the woman that God created me to be: a powerful woman of the Most High God, strong in the power of His might, Redeemed, Holy, Set Apart, Chosen, Called, Queen, Royal Priest, Friend, Heir, Child, Beloved, and a host of other things. It is time to start walking in what His word says.
Needless to say, the minute I opened my mouth, the prayers and intercession came and it was awesome and covered everything without even a thought from my brain. Thank You Holy Spirit!
Today, I spent completely consumed in self :O) Not really, but mostly. Finals week is a lot of work! I had amazing favor today! I love being a child of the King. One of my professors just changed the grade on a paper that I had turned in and it made all the difference. I will probably end up with an A for the semester in that class because of that! Thanks God for working on his heart! ( and without me even asking! )
Every Tuesday we have corporate prayer at church for an hour in the afternoon. Today there weren't many people there, just a few of us. My mentor and extra mom, Donna is a prayer warrior, probably why I like hanging around her so much. I learn a lot from her. :O) As we gathered together after about a half hour of worship we began to pray... well, she began to pray. LOL
The rest of us were kind of just stating what needed to be prayed out and she just started praying and we agreed with her. Toward the end though, I mentioned that we hadn't really prayed for the church's needs as a whole. She looked at me and said with her eyes, "Well, pray then... this isn't the Donna show!"
We are all called to intercede for others, for our church, for our community, and country and Israel. Sometimes I forget though that there is no one person who is more anointed than anyone else to pray for fruition in these areas. The Lord has given us all the task to come to Him with prayer and thanksgiving in everything. We are all called to intercede.
Sometimes though it is difficult for me to see myself as the woman that God created me to be: a powerful woman of the Most High God, strong in the power of His might, Redeemed, Holy, Set Apart, Chosen, Called, Queen, Royal Priest, Friend, Heir, Child, Beloved, and a host of other things. It is time to start walking in what His word says.
Needless to say, the minute I opened my mouth, the prayers and intercession came and it was awesome and covered everything without even a thought from my brain. Thank You Holy Spirit!
Day 122 - O my GOSH!
I just got on here to write today's blog post, and I always look at the day before to make sure that I number them correctly, and I just realized I completely forgot to post last night! I am not sure how that happened... I am sure it is the insanity that is my life this week. Finals week, gotta love it! Well I suppose I will have to think for a minute and try and remember yesterday... Thinking... thinking... thinking...
This could be a problem... I can't even remember what I did yesterday!
Thank You Holy Spirit! I started to run through the day chronologically and then I remembered! I got to pray with my beautiful friend Sarah. She had this yucky stuff going on in her sinuses. I shared my testimony about how God had healed me of sinus junk a couple of times. We prayed. Unfortunately for both of us, we didn't see her get better right away, but I know God is working on it! She is teaching her first class this week. I am so excited for her. I love watching people walk into what God has called them to for their destiny. She is a beautiful young lady with so much love and light of God dwelling in her to share with the world, and I get the privilege of being her friend and getting to pray with and for her!
This could be a problem... I can't even remember what I did yesterday!
Thank You Holy Spirit! I started to run through the day chronologically and then I remembered! I got to pray with my beautiful friend Sarah. She had this yucky stuff going on in her sinuses. I shared my testimony about how God had healed me of sinus junk a couple of times. We prayed. Unfortunately for both of us, we didn't see her get better right away, but I know God is working on it! She is teaching her first class this week. I am so excited for her. I love watching people walk into what God has called them to for their destiny. She is a beautiful young lady with so much love and light of God dwelling in her to share with the world, and I get the privilege of being her friend and getting to pray with and for her!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Day 121 - Blessed Beyond the Curse
I got to see my father un law today. His prognosis is much better than we thought. I know it is because of prayer. We prayed when they took him to the hospital. We prayed during surgery and in between times. The Lord heard and He is definitely working on their behalf.
I got to pray with two people today for healing in their backs. Both of them experienced the pain leave while we prayed, GLORY TO GOD! I love it when He takes our pain away and gives us joy in its place. He is so amazing! I am so blessed! God is so good!
Now it is time for me to pray that I remember everything I have read and studied and get cracking on my books! Tomorrow starts FINALS week!
I got to pray with two people today for healing in their backs. Both of them experienced the pain leave while we prayed, GLORY TO GOD! I love it when He takes our pain away and gives us joy in its place. He is so amazing! I am so blessed! God is so good!
Now it is time for me to pray that I remember everything I have read and studied and get cracking on my books! Tomorrow starts FINALS week!
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