Jesus? Yes.
So for the past couple of weeks I have felt a bit distant from God. I have a saying where I say that when I feel distant from God, it's like Him and I are on the same bed, not mad at each other, but not talking to each other either. It's like we face different directions, but we are close enough to still be aware of the other. –I realize I'm talking about God like He's my natural husband or something…He is after all the Prince of Peace ;)–
Well, yesterday was a struggle. But…the Lord had a different plan for its ending.
My roommate spent the whole weekend in Florida, because she ran the Disney princess half-marathon on Sunday. She came back on Monday night wobbling around like an old grandma and this continued throughout the day yesterday as well. It's normal for a person to feel quite sore after such a hefty race, but she told me last night that her hip was hurting and that the pain wasn't just in her legs. She asked me to pray over her hip, before she left to go out, for healing.
Not thinking much of it, I did. I laid my hand on her hip and I said "Dear Lord, Sarah's hip is hurting. Will you please bless it? In Jesus name, Amen." (or something along those lines)
Next thing you know Sarah's eyes are shocked. She said as soon as I prayed over her leg, she felt like her legs were renewed. And as soon as she said that, I felt the hand that I had laid on her hip heat up.
She was totally serious…
So this morning I asked her how her leg was, and she said she felt totally fine, minus some minor soreness, but her hip was completely okay.
I heard the Lord tell me: Ask Sarah to pray over your foot.
(My foot had been hurting the past few days very badly)
And, so I did. She looked at me like…are you serious right now? Yes, Sarah, I'm serious. I need you to pray over my foot, it really hurts. (It really did hurt) So, she prayed.
And ever since, my foot hasn't hurt. It creeps back up in pain, but I continue repeating that I am healed in Jesus name and the pain goes away immediately.
But here's what Sarah learned: Sarah learned that there was nothing special about me. I had no special power that she didn't have.
John 14:12-14 says, "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it."
And here's what I learned: Regardless of the things that I go through, regardless of how I feel in my walk with God, regardless of what I do, the Lord STILL can use me. Because it's not me doing those things, it's Christ in me. I don't do any of it, I'm just the empty vessel waiting to be used for His glory, and His glory alone.
2 Timothy 2:13 says, "If we are faithless, He remains faithful,for He cannot deny Himself."
Tell me that's coincidence, and I'll tell you it's Jesus.
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