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My 10-day training camp was NOT what I thought it was going to be. It was both mentally and spiritually exhausting but at the same time amazing and rejuvenating. Something I didn’t know I needed. We processed so much that I’m still processing through some things some of which God is still showing me. So as He reveals them to me I will share with you.
Here’s one I think we all need. During training camp, we had different field scenarios of what we may encounter while on the race. One of the scenarios was a Watch Night. I’m sure you’re wondering what that is because I was too. A Watch Night is when your squad is assigned to pray ALL night from 11pm to 6am. ouR (R squad– you like how I did that??) decided it was best for our men to hang back as they were preparing for another field scenario. As a result, the women grouped together and decided to take one hour shifts. We counted off and everyone with the same number joined as a group. I LOVED this idea because it gave us an opportunity to pray with some of our team members who we hadn’t had a chance to spend much time with.
My group had the midnight hour. We didn’t know what to expect but had a plan as to how we’d execute the full hour. The plan was to start with thanks then move on to prayer requests and petitions. God, however, had other plans because we only got through thanking Him. We praised God and thanked Him so much we lost track of time. When this assignment was given, I didn’t think I could do it. I thought I’d get sleepy. I thought we’d run out of things to pray for. But we lost track of time in our thankfulness!!
What I learned from this scenario is that often times we take so much for granted when we really need to just stop and thank God in the midst of our daily lives and uncertainties. The very next day after training camp I went right back to work at 8am Sunday morning. Things quickly fell back to normal as if I didn’t just have this exhilarating experience for 10 days. It was back to that fast-paced retail lifestyle. And I went back to my quick time with Jesus and not the necessary quality time I should be spending with Him. I get so caught up with life and sometimes it is hard to maintain a balance with everything going on. This year I pray that I will cultivate a good balance and make putting Him first my priority.
Being home for 3 weeks already I didn’t realize how blessed I am with this squad. We are truly a family and I can already tell I have some prayer warriors going to war on my behalf and I can learn a lot about prayer from them! Last week, two of my squad mates reached out to me to ask they could intercede in prayer for me. I was BLOWN away! Even though my time with God was poor, He showed my squad mates I needed someone to intercede in prayer for me! (**PRAISE BREAK**) More blessings happened when I received a text this morning from another squad mate. She told me she was using her hour of prayer for me (**PRAISE BREAK**)!! Even when I am not in it, God sees and hears me and is able to sew seeds through others who are His vessels.
God, I hear you! Thank you for having these women pour into me and show me Your love. I can’t wait for what else You are going to show me this year.
