Story # 1
Last night I had an incredible night when I attended the Noche de Victoria (Night of Victory) here in Leon, Nicaragua. I attended this free event with my new friends, Megan (from Tennessee) Ivanya, Jenny, and Deanna (from Leon). As we were heading back to El Ayudante in a taxi, we reminisced about the night and had smiles on our faces and the wind whipped our hair.
As we got out of the taxi, Megan spotted my share of the fare. We began walking along the path, when suddenly, a not- so – good shape on her face emerged. She turned to me and said, “I think I lost A LOT of money.” I asked, “Are you sure it’s not in your pocket?” She said, “Yes, I’m pretty sure.” Then it happened, the boldness, the boldness that’s been inside of me all along and I’ve been discovering more facets of, came bubbling up all the way, and the words suddenly came out of my lips:
“Megan, I don’t think you lost your money. I’m going to declare that you didn’t lose it.”
Then I declared, in the name of Jesus, that Megan didn’t lose her money, but instead it was in a crevice of her pocket that she hadn’t checked yet. I said that if she honestly did lose the money, that the money would come back to her by a miracle.
That was it. I just declared it, and I didn’t think twice about it. I let my faith and trust lead me to a thought pattern full of truth and boldness (which is empowering) and I spoke it out ( which is also, incredibly empowering!)
This morning I caught up with Megan. I asked her, “Did you find the money you were missing?” With a huge smile on her face, she said, “Yes. It was in my pocket.”
Story # 2
Earlier on in the week, I needed to meet my next World Race financial deadline of $11,000 in my World Race account. I had felt a great deal of peace and comfort in most of January and February, but at the beginning of last week, old doubts and fears and LIES, ( i.e. “God won’t provide for you,” or “ You’re not going to make the next deadline,” or “The people who already met the next deadline are better than you and have their stuff together.” ) kept trying to make their home in my head.
These lies tried to consume me, but I knew that I had to push through and declare truth over myself, and tell myself that the Lord was already Providing for me. Every time a lie tried to come in, I identified it, recognized that it was a thought or thought pattern that didn’t correspond to what my Creator says in His Word, told myself that the lie was indeed a lie, and then immediately spoke a truth over myself. (Note: I am learning that this is what Our Father wants His children to do all day, every day.)
On Thursday night, during our Team Time (a time where DBF meets together to bond) I asked my team to join me in declaring that I and my fellow team and squadmates would meet the next deadline which is April 1st.
Some of us stood on our feet, others sat still, but instead of asking the Lord for help, we jumped straight into declaring that He was already working in each of our World Race accounts, and that He is indeed going to Provide for EVERY World Racer who needs to meet the next deadline (including the A – Squads sister squads, Y, Z, B, and C squads.)
This morning I checked my World race account, just to see if there was any change.
Well, there was.
I received a hefty donation from a very dear friend of mine, which has now set my balance to $11,183.
It happened. I made the deadline 9 days in advance.
I’m telling these stories as words of encouragement, reminding you that your thoughts have power. Your words have power. In fact, our words and thoughts are way bigger than we think they are.
More blogs are coming about the Noches de Victoria, and recognizing lies and replacing them with TRUTH.
‘Til next time, dear followers, please remember that I’m thinking of you and SUPER DUPER thankful for you.
With the GREATEST Love,
-Kim
