“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—those he redeemed from the hand of the foe.”
-Psalm 107:1-2
I spent the last 8 days in the mountains of Tennessee at training camp for the World Racers launching in January 2014. Going into camp, I was excited to see the future Racers experience God in new ways and to have awesome times of worship…but what I was not expecting was how much God wanted to reveal to me personally last week. Because the Lord has been faithful to be my Redeemer, I must share my story!
Our first night at camp, all of the Adventures staff went through deliverance training. My eyes were opened wide to the fact that so many of our battles are really spiritual in nature. During prayer, the Holy Spirit really showed me that anxiety had a spiritual root in my life that needed to be dealt with. On Saturday morning my team prayed over me for deliverance from the spirit of anxiety and of any generational anxiety that had a foothold in my life. And I have literally felt lighter and so much peace ever since, God has the victory! And He is good!
On Monday morning I was asked to help lead worship for the Racers. It was such an incredible experience to see the Holy Spirit move in the hearts of so many people and I was so filled with joy! After we finished singing and praising, it was time for the teaching. Ron Walborn (a seminary professor who spoke at my training camp in May 2012) got on stage and announced that he was going to be talking to the Racers about the importance of grieving. Immediately, I was taken back to that exact teaching that I had listened to at my training camp. But on that night a year and a half ago I remember vividly being angry with the Lord, and in a place where I wouldn’t sing to him. I refused to praise him because of my pain. But how incredible (and patient with me) is God?? That He would bring so much redemption and bring me so full circle… that at this training camp I was on stage singing praise to Him from the depths of my soul and being filled with so much joy!
On Friday, the last night of camp, I was approached by one of the Racers. She asked me if I had a few minutes to talk with her. I said of course and we went to a nearby picnic table to chat. She told me that earlier that day she had been praying and that the Lord gave her a specific picture of me and told her that she needed to come talk to me. So in boldness she was obedient and listened to the Lord. She confessed to me that she has been struggling with an eating disorder and that she has been praying for freedom. She told me that when she had been praying earlier in her tent, the Lord informed her that I also used to struggle with an eating disorder, but that He had delivered me from it and that I have been walking in freedom from it for many years. She told me that God told her that I (me specifically) needed to pray for freedom over her. That was a lot of pressure! But I was like “dang God, there is now way she could have known that about me unless the information came directly from you…so okay!” I was so humbled that God would use my past struggle to bring someone else freedom! It was such an incredible time of prayer for freedom for my sister! I know that God will be faithful, because that is who He is! His redemption is beautiful!
Jesus continually surprises me with His awesomeness! Whether I am in the woods, on stage singing, listening to a teaching, reading my Bible, or just enjoying a pumpkin spice latte…I am reminded of His unfailing love for me! My prayer for you this week is that you would be overcome by His crazy love for you!
Thanks for your continued prayers, encouragement, and support! I love you guys!
<3 Cassie
