Isaiah 43:1- “But now thus says the Lord he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Fear not for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.”
I have so much joy reading this verse every morning and getting a sweet reminder from my Heavenly Father that I don’t have to fear because He has redeemed me and calls me by my name! I am literally His!!! & so are you!!!
The night before we went to ministry one day I was writing down some verses that God brought to mind. I decided to look up this verse and read it. I’ve always known that He was my Heavenly Father but I never looked at it as being His too. Since finding this verse and knowing that I am His, I’ve shared it almost every time we have lead someone to salvation. It’s not just believing and knowing that He is our Heavenly Father but that we are also His.
Through ministry I’ve grown so much in sharing The Word. Honestly my biggest fear was that I couldn’t share the gospel, love of Christ, or my faith because I don’t have as much knowledge of the Bible as everyone else. That hasn’t stopped me from sharing though. Every time I share scripture, I find The Lord teaching me through just simply showing other people scripture in my bible. I’ve came across bible stories that I’ve never heard about. I’ve gone from not knowing to actually understanding and then applying them. From there I share them with people the next day.
I can’t begin to explain how much I’ve been growing. I wish everyone could experience what I have been experiencing. The ultimatum is to meet and talk to people who have never heard of Jesus or have other beliefs and lead them to Christ, or pray for healing etc. Those are all amazing stories and seeds are planted but I want to sit on and talk about how amazing it is when you walk into a home and find out they believe in the same God that I do! It’s a huge win, I’ve gained so much knowledge and wisdom when I get the opportunity to hear where other people are in their faith. It makes me eager to get to where they’re at. It makes me hungry to dive into the word more.
In the remainder of my trip The Lord has asked me to fast all communication back at home. It started off by Him having me listen to the song “Spirit Lead me” over and over again one morning. I want to be fully present. I want to grow an intimate relationship with Him. I want Him to fully use my gift of healing and I want Him to use my confidence in being this prayer warrior to the fullest. I’ve said this before and I will say it again, in this season I want to be His hands and feet like never before. No distractions. I am taking this and faithfully doing what He has asked.
These past two weeks have been the most wonderful and fruitful weeks of my life. I’ve seen healing happen. I’ve seen people who have had nightmares and demonic visions being filled with the Holy Spirit. I see them have a new mindset of believing in God because He is real and not just a God we should believe in because everyone else says so. I’ve seen people come to Christ, I’ve kinda seen it all.
Don’t worry you will still get updates on how I’m doing weekly and get to read amazing stories I’ve came across. I find myself distracted every time I think about home right after ministry and wanting to tell them all about it.
-To my family and friends; I love you and no need to worry because I’m sure I’ll be okay ;).
Thank you for all your love,support and prayers.
Xoxo- Jo
