Our God is one of revelation, and my prayer has been for some real, internal revelation.
I mean I'm traveling the world and loving the lost for 11 months…
It only seems fitting right?
Well that's the even funnier part–I got what I prayed for.
Prepare yourselves for word vomit.
Even writing this now, He is continuing to reveal truths to me.
He is blowing my mind, and he has been ever since I stepped off of that bus here in Thailand.
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My favorite word is believe. It is such a powerful word, with so many meanings.
Mark 9:23 simply states, "Everything is possible for him who believes."
You could say this is my motto in life, my motivation to truly live life to the fullest.
Well, before about a week ago I never really paid much attention to the beginning of the verse.
I inserted the word 'simply' for a reason; because there is soooo much more to this verse.
As for some background, this verse is about healing–some serious healing.
Jesus addresses the "unbelieving generation," that's right, unbelieving.
Raise your hand if you would ever like to be called out, in person, face to face, with Jesus?
umm… no thank you please.
Well in a spiritual sense, that is exactly what happened to me.
He revealed to me I only believed to an extent
Like who does that? Answer: everyone…
We say we believe, but do we truly believe?
Our God is capable of the immeasurably more.
Do you believe that?
I thought I did…
Until we met a woman.
A lame woman, with a child.
She was just sitting on the edge of sidewalk.
Begging…But for what?
Money?
Love?
Healing?
Of course I thought she wanted money.
Love and Healing, maybe?
But in this culture that is not something given to people like her.
As I sat down with two other members of my team, we began praying over this woman.
I cannot honestly remember exactly what I said.
Something about love and fulfillment in Christ, but then…
in just a split second my prayer changed.
My prayer was completely shifted.
Directly focused on healing.
I remember praying to never see this woman begging on the corner again.
My team began praying and even declaring healing over this woman.
And although she had no idea what we were saying,
You could see in her eyes that she felt it; she felt God.
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This is when I realized what this verse was truly about.
Believing has such a new meaning now.
It's here, It's now, It's present, it's happening.
I even get chills thinking about it now.
And I can even say after passing that corner every day since then…
I have not seen that woman.
And I do believe that woman was healed.
Not only was that woman healed, but, in that moment, so was I.
I was healed of my disbelief.
Disbelief that I wasn't even aware I had.
"I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
This is verse 24.
It's literally the following verse, that I never paid that much attention to.
But in that moment it was my cry to God–my prayer.
This, this is revelation.
This is God's revelation in my life.
A continuous one.
A working one.
But a promising one.
I challenge you to ask God for revelation in your life.
But be prepared, cause He will answer.
He will begin a revelation in you.
