HOLY SMOKES, guys, God’s got a passionate heart to rise up a generation here in Antigua, Guatemala!
Last night during worship, God wrecked me in a way I’ve never experienced before. These past few months, God has been preparing me to share in His passionate pursuit of His people in a new way.
As our squad began a night of prayer over the nations, specifically the areas in Guatemala we are getting ready to serve, I began proclaiming the fact the Lord has my heart in His hands, and I want to love His people the way He does.
My spirit began to flame. Seriously; like my hands and arms were on fire. It kind of freaked me out at first, but at the same time I knew it was God and all I could do was crave more and more of Him. As our squad leader, Sean, came and prayed over me, the Lord told me through Him that I needed to be loud.
I could feel it in my gut, the stirring of my spirit, but I didn’t really know what else to do other than continue praying in the strength of the way I’ve always prayed.
But… say WHAT? Be loud? Like… shout? I’m not a screamer.
In fact, I enjoy sweetly praying quietly over people and for people, and I’ve found God’s power to be there before. But I instantly realized it wasn’t me passionately bursting out of me anymore… it was God.
It was God’s heart, crying out for his beloved children in Antigua. All of this processed in a matter of a second, and all I knew was I would do anything, ANYTHING, for my Jesus, including being His voice. His Spirit flooded the depths of my heart and soul, and I burned with His love for His people. He placed His heart inside of me, and His cry came pouring out of me.
He gave me a vision of His children here in Guatemala, particularly one little boy named Jimmy I met on the corner of “Parque central.” (Antigua’s Central Park). I felt the Love of our Lord for these people. I saw faces, and held them in my hands and interceded on their behalf. God revealed to me how much He sees the big picture of His city AND each individual; and how He desperately is fighting for them to know how much He loves them.
He longs for them with an undying love. I felt His passion! I felt the ache inside of Him as He’s preparing their hearts for us to share His love with them. I saw their hunger for life, their thirst for meaning, for something that mattered, and I saw Him pour that desire into them even more. At that very moment, God was preparing the way, with a knowing He called us to be his hands and feet to bring life to them.
My heart longs for the people here to know their creator, savior, the lover of their souls is passionately pursuing them.
God is calling us to bring His Kingdom, His undying love, to His people. It seems so simple, and it really is simple! God’s heart is broken for his children, and so is mine.
I believe His love will change little Jimmy’s life, the life of the school children I see every day, and the entire city of Antigua.
I’m ready to do my part, to love those God has brought me to love.
