Hey peeps!
Not the best of week. I've been feeling sick this whole week due to a medical condition.
However, I won't let that stop me from writing to y'all and going to my church's revival tonight!
(If you'd like to watch, go to victoryworldoutreach.com and watch it on the website. If you have Instagram or Facebook, you can look up Victory World Outreach and watch the revival from either platform. Our pastor from Nairobi, Kenya has come to bring the word of the Lord and I can't wait! Join us! You wouldn't want to miss your miracle!)
I want to encourage you to not give up hope and to keep praying for the person, or people, God has laid upon your heart. Never stop praying for that person, or people. God can do anything in anyone at any time. Be hopeful. Don’t give up on them. Pray for them.
I think about the men who were carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat in Luke 5:18-26. The men tried to get the paralyzed man to Jesus but couldn't because it was incredibly packed. Instead of giving up. Instead of placing this crippled man on the street to beg. Instead of taking him to many doctors to be somehow healed with meds, they made another entrance.
They saw a way through that no one thought of. They had great faith. Those men went to the roof top, cut out a piece of the ceiling, and lowered the man right before Jesus.
Come on! That's amazing! They never gave up. They're faith carried that man, not only physically, but spiritually.
Verse 20 says, "Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, 'Young man, your sins are forgiven.'"
Jesus saw their great faith which not only brought healing for the sick man, but forgiveness too.
We ought to do the same thing. We ought to pray without ceasing for the person, or people, God has laid upon our heart and push through when there is resistance. We should not pray a "help them get through this, amen" prayer. Would you want someone to pray for you like that?
No! Our prayers need to go deeper, stronger and grab the hem of Jesus for that person! We should want to touch Heaven with our prayers! We should want to move the hand of God on their behalf.
Perhaps we may not be right there to see the magnificent change take place, or the healing miracle or financial breakthrough for that person, but one day we will.
Pray without ceasing! Believe God can do anything in anyone at any time. Only believe and keep praying!
Scripture of the Weekend:
"Pray without ceasing." -1 Thessalonians 5:17
Song of the Weekend:
When We Pray - Tauren Wells
