So I am sitting here with a subject at hand that has been bubbling up in my heart to share. It has the potential to be offensive, challenging and encouraging at the same time. Throughout the past week in our training, we really have been challenged to accept and step into the power that God offers. I know that this is the essential reason why I wanted to go on the World Race in the first place. I wanted to see and open myself up to being exposed and used to the full power of God. I, frankly, wanted to feel more of His presence and walk in the gifting that He offers. I am reminded of the truth that it says in scripture about a spiritual gift that is given to each of us as a means of helping the entire church (1 Corth 12:7). Many of the giftings were as apostles, prophets, teachers, those who did miracles, healers, and helping others, etc… (1st Corth 12:27). In one of the services we were challenged to seek God and see what gifting
we would desire to walk in and use. The impression I got was toward the gifts of prophecy (speaking words of edification and foresight) and healing. (Ok, So I hope that I haven’t lost any one yet, please stay with me!) As I was being prayed for, the spirit of God was so strong. It felt like a tingling feeling over my body, but it was sooo sweet. It overwhelmed me so much that I fell backward from His presence. It was amazing to worship Him lying down! Ok it sounds weird but when you have the love of Jesus all over you it is awesome! The rest of the evening I was prayed for again and God spoke and confirmed many things that He was calling me into for the year. I had never felt His presence like that before and I loved it! It felt as if it was literally the first step in experiencing more of His power for this upcoming year.
This past year has put me in the right position to be ready to receive more of Him. He has taught me so much over this year about truly trusting Him. This trust spreads over so many different topics. First, is knowing who He says He is IS true, trusting that He knows and has the best for me, trusting that the things He is bringing me in and healing me through is necessary and essential, and lastly trusting the unknown to Him and just walking in the direction that He is leading me in. Because of this growing trust there has been the unquenchable desire to want more of what HE offers and walk in the power that He wants to give me.
I guess the burning challenge set before me in true humbleness is to write to you to spur you on toward stepping into more power of the Living God. I know that there are so many of you in different places of life in your spiritual walks. Many of you don’t even believe in the One true God, others are seeking and are on a journey, some are stuck and in a place of compliancy or sin, while others are striving to survive and are holding on to the little faith that is left, and there are others that are walking in a seeking /growing relationship with Christ. For all of you I am writing to encourage hope and truth that Christ loves all of us, at whatever position we are at. That God wants all of us to cling to His power and give us victory in so many ways. He said that He came to give us life and to the fullest. Are we living to the fullest? Even after experiencing His power and knowing His truth I know that I fall so short of His glory BUT He still loves me so immensely that it makes me want the desire to be open and willing to accept more of Him. So the challenge is set before you. Are you willing to take one step toward experiencing more of Him? Those that don’t know if there is a God will you be willing to say “God if you are real show me—prove yourself to me,” those stuck in the rut of sin—surrender because HE has so much to offer when you lay things down, and for those seeking Him in their daily lives—I encourage you to walk out of fear and in boldness to tap into more of what He offers. You all, God is
only good and what he ever wanted when He created us was to
just love us! I know I fail daily and daily I have the choice to walk into his loving open arms. Will you?
