Lately, my prayer’s have been different. I’m not sure exactly what that means yet. They aren’t the prayers of desperation and grief that I’ve prayed in my past. They aren’t even the Lord, please give me strength before I break on someone today prayers either. If I could try to put them into words. They are more like prayers of elevation I guess. While taking a shower last night I started to flashback to 2003. Back then when they had an altar call at church, I would almost always be in it. I never prayed for money, just peace in my marriage at the time, and for extended patience and strength. Except for this one time during altar call when I was asked, what are you asking God for? Honestly, two seconds before she asked I had no clue why I was up there. I just felt a strong call to go and I did. I was radically obedient to God back then. I wouldn’t ask or hesitate, I would just move. So she asked, ”Sister, what are you asking God for?”. And I responded, Boldness. ”I want to be bold for Jesus. I want others to see his goodness through my walk.” I remember the look of her face as I lifted my hands and closed my eyes so she could pray over me. I don’t remember what she said to me or what happened afterward. That happened years before my divorce. Year’s before I had to endure so much loss in my life, that I started to cling to the wrong things out of fear of losing everything I touched. Year’s before my prayers would turn to prayers of why me?… Why the pain and struggle. Why the suffering?… Year’s before those same prayers would turn to prayers of thankfulness for him keeping me and never leaving me. Even when I would walk away from him repeatedly.
I prayed that prayer years before creating this blog, before creating a business and a podcast. Years before being blessed with a new home and new outlook on life. In 2003 I prayed that prayer for boldness and today as I’m writing this, it dawned on me that my prayer has been answered. All those things in between that prayer and now, was building me up. It was building the foundation for my boldness. How could I encourage others when I have never experienced things? How could I tell them how great and good God is when I haven’t experienced the full breadth of his goodness myself? I’m not sure why I’m writing this. And who this is even for. But today as you’re reading this, I hope you’re encouraged in knowing that, God is real! He sees you and hears your cries. He’s preparing a table for you in the face of your enemies. Just hold on. He answers prayers. It may not come in the form that you want it too, like my prayer for boldness. But he will most definitely fulfill his promise to you.
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Thank you for discussing this important topic as more than ever people are struggling with mental health issues, money problems, insecurity, anxiety, various fears, troubled relationship and some sadly are becoming prescription drug addicts as they try to numb and escape the emotional pain within. Meanwhile the unhealthy side effects of drug use are causing many premature deaths. We need the supernatural power of God Almighty more than ever to set the captives free, heal the hurting within and bring total transformation in people’s lives. The supernatural power of God with prophetic insight to heal and empower humanity is readily available as I’ve experienced around the world. Let’s join hearts in prayer to believe God to touch, save, change and transform our generation and lift us up to where we belong in Him. ~ Paul F. Davis from https://DreamMakerMinistries.com/