A big part of training camp is embracing the Holy Spirit, and the power that we as Christians have in the Spirit. After we had been there a few days we started to put this into practice.
Let me tell you it was absolutely terrifying, this was unlike anything I had ever done before. First we prayed for one another for physical healing, and while I wish I could tell you that my back is now in perfect working order, or that the guy I was praying for was miraculously healed, I can’t.
What I can say is this, what the guy from my squad prayed over me was not what I expected, but it was exactly what I needed.
These three words he prayed over me.
Accepted. Enough. Loved.
He prayed that I was accepted by the Lord, that I was enough just as I am, and that the Father loves me so much.
At the moment I was thinking yeah I know all this, but it was still cool that that he had gotten specific things to pray over me.
Later that evening we had a lecture about speaking words over each other, and prophesying over one another. The leader of this meeting pretty much said “well let’s get to it.” So I turned to the guy from my squad sitting next to me, who I don’t think I had talked to at all yet that week.
We talked about how all this was kind of new to us, and then I prayed over him. Then he prayed over me and can you guess what it was he prayed?
Accepted. Enough. Loved.
He prayed over any instance in the past where I hadn’t felt accepted. He prayed that I was accepted where I was. He prayed that I was enough, and that any instance in the past where I hadn’t felt enough was a lie. Then he prayed the love of the Father over me.
In the moment I was thinking what the heck Lord, I know this! I know you love me! God wasn’t done yet though.
So then she said we were going to get crazy. She had us circle up one outside circle, one inside. The people in the outside circle were going to close their eyes and the people on the inside were going to move to someone new. The people on the outside would then wait on the Spirit and pray whatever it was that was laid on their heart, without ever opening their eyes.
So I was on the inside circle, and perhaps a bit skeptical. So I moved over to a girl I had never even seen, and placed my hand on her shoulder. She reached out and after waving her arm around a bit found my shoulder. After about a minute she started by saying, so this is totally new to me but here it goes. I keep getting the word Accepted.
She then went on to pray over me, and acceptance wasn’t all she prayed, she ended up praying.
Accepted. Enough. Loved.
By the end of her prayer I was teary eyed and completely confused. I really didn’t understand why the Lord told me this three times in one day, but hindsight is 20/20 isn’t it.
If you had spent any amount of time with me the week before training camp you probably would have heard me say, “What if everyone hates me?” Completely idiotic worry! My squad mates are absolutely amazing people who love the Lord. I knew that at the time I was saying it; however I was still so worried that I wasn’t going to fit in.
Looking back it’s so cool to know that not only were my worries completely unfounded, that the Lord wanted to comfort me. He wanted me to know that even if they had all hated me, that I will always be accepted, enough, and loved by Him, my Father.
Next time you I’ll tell you some more cool stuff God did during training camp.
Love you all,
Audrey
My awesome squad, ready for squad wars!
