I just wanted to take the time to write and let everyone know what happened to me this past Sunday (07/20). I went to church and I was healed from the pain in my back that I had been having since the car accident. Jesus took away the pain instantly and I knew that I had been healed. Every since my car accident I have been having really bad, constant pain in my back. Then to top it off a week or so before the Homecoming I was going to be in the Lifehouse "Everything" skit that the youth was doing for the church. I had to drop out of it and was heartbroken. I really enjoy doing stuff like that, and it was making me angry because I was afraid to do the skit in fear of making my back "worse" than it already was. So I told Amber that I would just sit this one out.
Well to make a long story short.......I had went up to the altar to pray and when I had got finished, Sister Steele asked me to help her pray for her son. I went over and prayed for him and before long I was speaking in tongues. Then I felt the Spirit of the Lord hit me like a brick wall and then I started shouting. Then all of a sudden I felt someone come up behind me and place their hands on my back exactly where I had been hurting. I felt the pain leave my body and I was like I HAVE BEEN HEALED. I was so excited, I wanted to tell everybody that I seen. I was really wanting to testify before Bro. Bryant dismissed everyone downstairs, but I knew that people where eager to eat, so I just decided to wait. Then after he dismissed them I went and told Amber excitedly. I felt the Lord's Spirit all over me. It was awesome. When we got downstairs I even told Sister Bryant about it too.
The week before Homecoming I had a thought enter my mind about maybe going to Bro. Larry Roark's church, since we were not having services at our church that night. I went ahead and got ready and went that night and I am glad I did. Every since I had got healed that morning at church the devil had been coming out me saying "You didn't get healed, you still have pain in your back." It was really fustrating to me because I knew I had been healed. But that is how the enemy will do us, everytime if we will let him. After the sermon that night they had a prayer line and I kept hesitating whether or not to go up there to be prayed for. Finally I decided that it wasn't going to hurt anything, so I went up there. Larry Paul prayed for me and I started speaking in tongues. I felt the Lord spirit lightening up on me so I bowed my head down and then the enemy shouted in my mind........"No you are not healed, you are still in pain." At that very instant as those words were coming in my mind, Larry Paul rushed over to me and he said "Oh no satan, I rebuke you in the name of Jesus." Then he said "Do not let the satan take away your miracle that you just received." At that very moment I knew that God had healed me and it was awesome. I started jumping up into the air and shouting. I was very excited and just praising God.
Jesus didn't have to give me confirmation, but He did. I ought to have known that I didn't need confirmation but sometimes I just don't think about things, I sometimes have a tendency to over analyze some things. But it was confirmed and I just want to give Jesus the Praise and Glory for everything! He is such an awesome God. He wants to bless us, if we will allow Him to.
As if one answered prayer wasn't enough, I had two to be answered in the same day. The other wonderful part of this was that I had been praying to God about being worthy of Him. People just don't know how much I want God to use me and to have His blessings rain down from Heaven upon me. How much I desire to have a such a close and intimate relationship with Jesus. I cry out to Jesus and I ask Him to give me everything of His heart in me. I want to be so much like Jesus that I can hardly stand it sometimes.
I was praying one night about a week or so ago and I was pouring my heart out to God. I mean snot was slinging and tears were pouring down my face. I was telling Jesus that I desired to be more like Him and that I loved Him so much. I was telling Him that even though I am not worthy of His love, mercy, compassion and grace that I loved Him with all of my heart. He had even give me a vision while there on my knees praying it was of me offering my heart up unto the Lord. I couldn't see His face but I knew it was Him. (It is funny every vision I have had of Jesus, I can't see His face, but I know it is Him and He is always wearing a robe of white.) Anyways, I was crying out and telling Him how much He meant to me and how much I wanted Him to use me for His glory. I told Him I wasn't much, but what I had was His. That I totally completely belong to Him. I prayed this way for about two nights.
Then the same night I was at Brother Larry Paul's church. I knew from the moment he said what the sermon was going to be about that it was meant for me to be there. The sermon was titled "Walking Worthy" my spirit lifted up so high that night. I was like Jesus you were listening to every word that I spoke that night. Needless to say I hung onto every word that was preached that night. Jesus spoke to my heart and He told me that I am worthy of Him and his blessings. He told me that I was worthy not because of anything that I do, but because of what He did for me already. I was worthy because I had been washed, sanctified, and justified by Him. Praise you Jesus! I also learned how to get closer to Him (I had been praying about this also), He told me that "....beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called. With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forebearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." He also told me that if I love Him I will keep His commandments and love my brethren. That I must love even those who hurt me. That if I love everyone then I also love Him, because He is Love.
I just think it is awesome that Jesus answers our prayers in His own time. There is reasons when we don't hear from Him so soon. But I do want to encourage someone today, that whatever it is that you are praying for don't quit now.....Jesus is listening to you as he weaves the perfect pattern for your life. He is listening and knows what you need, He will never quit listening and He will answer your prayer according to His perfect will for your life.
As always I give Jesus the glory, honour, and praise for everything. What a mighty God we serve! A-men
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