Last night we visited the Rehab Center here in the city we are currently living. We visited once before, two weeks ago. Two weeks ago God began to break me in that place. I will never forget as I walked in that place two weeks ago, I could not help but think of my brother as he is in prison. I remember thanking God for letting me be in that place. I spent most of the time that night just silently praying for the men in the rehab center, even when we came back to our house that night I couldnt get those men or my brother out of my mind.
Yet yesterday morning my first thought when I woke was ” I dont want to go to the Rehab Center tonight.” I then thought about it and I began to pray before I even left my bed. I asked God to change my attitude. I had no idea why suddenly I did not want to be at that place where only two weeks ago I felt like I was with brothers. I just didnt understand why I was feeling this was. Trough out the whole day yesterday I just wrestled with not wanting to go and why i didnt want to go. My attitude got worse and worse just in general the closer it got to us needing to leave. One of my team mates suggested maybe i should just stay back and I told her “No, I need to go” I knew that this feeling was not right and that it was not of God. Knew that for some reason Satan was trying to detour me from going and I was not going to let that happen. So the time came to leave and we started walkng. The further we walked the better I began to feel. I knew then that I was doing what God wanted.
When we arrived our team prayed before we went in. I knew right then that God had big plans for that night. We went in we worshiped, we played games, and pastor Elmer shared a message. Then I could just really feel the holy spirits presence. Pastor Elmer the gave then men the opportunity to be prayed for and us the opportunity to pray for them. I remember saying thanks to God for the opportunity. You see the whole night this one man, there was truly something about him that reminded me of my brother. I could just see my brother when I looked at him. So I went right over to him and the man standing next to them and began to just pray with all my heart. I dont even remember most of what I prayed. What I do know is that those men are Gods sons. . I know that those men are someone’s son, brother, uncle…They have purpose, and God has a plan for their lives.
I know that last night was on know that last night I was able to pray with someone elses brother. That last night was a divine appointment. Last night God gave me the words even wen i didnt know what to pray. I prayed for my brother for years. Yet I was never able to do what I did last night. I was never able to lay my hands upon him and pray for him, and to speak life into him. Last night i was able to lay hands on my “Brother”, I was able to see that God is going to use him in a mighty way. I was able to see that God was bringing him freedom that only he can give.
