The Lord has confirmed my decision to find a church nearby with a deep peace. I may not agree with all the theology, especially the eschatology, but the pastor and I are on the same page about where we need to focus right now, “at this moment in time.”
(I hear Brian’s voice saying that as he made fun of that phrase in a pompous manner! We’d always laugh hysterically!:))
I can laugh about so many things that we both found funny. I struggle with watching British Lit BBC stuff, as that was one thing we both really enjoyed together. I’ve had to find completely different genres to be entertained by. It’s crazy, the things that make me cry.
*Anyways,* the pastor at my new church has a deep concern to make his church a house of prayer.
Since I went through IBLP’s “Commands of Christ” with my kids several times I was struck by Christ’s command to be a house of prayer.
There is a synagogue down on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis that has this command carved in stone around the top of the building. It’s impressive. I’ve always been convicted whenever I saw that. I am saddened that prayer has lost its importance in this modern church age.
As a child I went to Wednesday night prayer meeting with my mom and knelt by the pew with the oldest folk in the congregation. Palmer Erickson was one that prayed those evenings. I remember chewing tough steak from supper through one of those meetings.
Prayer meeting was a given.
Now there is news of a community-wide prayer meeting on Thursday mornings. I might try to go, since my master’s class is on Thursday and I cannot sub that day of the week anyway. This church also has a monthly prayer meeting (better than none!) and the pastor has been preaching on the importance of prayer.
Let me introduce you to my new concept this past year: My Snatch List.
Jude 23 talks about pulling people from the fire. Some translations use the word “snatch.” Just like the Rapture—Harpazo. SNATCH.
There are those that need to be snatched from the fire, from the Illuminati, from sin, from false doctrine. I have my “snatch list” now. I’ve written about it several times already, but I can’t emphasize how this burden is on my heart.
Some of you know that I was “missionary” in Germany, church planting and Turkish ministry. I have worked with Child Evangelism Fellowship for years. Summer Bible camp was another “mission” of mine, up by Thompson, Manitoba. Recently I’ve helped with church plants here stateside, Home-schooling, and Jail ministry. Sharing Christ, telling the Gospel is my mission. I’ve had lots of practice. Corgi Hollows is one of my venues. I’ve seen people come to Jesus, and there is nothing so wonderful!
After Brian died I felt the wind was sucked out of my sails. I turned to a prayer life to sustain myself. The Lord has been convicting my heart that His Spirit is the instigator, the force and drive into people’s souls. We need to be asking for His will in Jesus’ name. His will is for ALL TO BE SAVED.
Let’s ask for those in desperate need of Jesus to come to Him. This is PRAYER!
Prayer works.
I have a special prayer partner and we meet once a month to pray. We have deep and dark needs, we pray, we see results! God is working in the needs we present to Him.
It’s incredibly exciting.
Yes, I’ve seen terrible pain, terrible shock. An outsider might think I’m a person of bad luck. I don’t believe in luck, at all. I believe that God is always working in my life, through the dark, through the light. I choose to see my story as being written. It’s not over yet, at least.
I can die or be raptured tonight/tomorrow/anytime because I have my faith and trust in HIM ALONE. God knows the number of my days, and He writing my life story.
Knowing my husband is with Jesus, perfect and enjoying His presence is a tremendous comfort to me. I look forward to the great reunion, the bridal feast, soon to come. I can persevere until Jesus calls me home.
You can too, with the Holy Spirit.
PRAY! Get your snatch list written down.
Keep your eyes on the LORD’s timing, and be excited for what He is going to do.
I have entire countries on my list, the USA included.
I know a big God. I know the Creator. I know He is able.
He knows my heart, the thoughts of my head, the desires of my heart.
I can trust Him, and so can you.
MARANATHA!