hello again!
ok so while i was at quest, we talked about praying for devine appointments, which is basically just what it sounds like. anyway, when I got home, I made a prayer list, and i began praying for devine appointments.
theres this guy in my youth group who has been depressed and cutting himself, and i don't know him that well, but over our youth group's retreat a few weeks ago, God just had it on my heart to pray for him. I have been praying for him for a few weeks, and tonight at our youth group we had a night of worship and sharing testimonies and stuff, and he sat by me. I realized that many of the songs being sung applied directly to his situation. I began praying fervently that God would break through his cold exterior and show him his love. I really felt God moving as I was praying, and I realized that he was singing along... something he NEVER does! After it was over, I heard him tell his friend that he fell in love with God again. It was amazing to be able to be used by God to pray for him and be able to participate in this milestone for him. it was awesome that God actually let me SEE my prayers come true! I know that I had a devine appointment tonight.
it says somewhere in Esther, (i dont remember exactly where...) that if God needs something to be done, he will find someone to work through. I am so glad that I had the privilage to be used by God in this situation!
So I encourage you guys to be prayer-warriors, cause it is such an amazing honer to be used by God in any way!!
I hope that made sense... it did in my head at least...
-Hannah
YES! YES! YES! I'm going through the exact same thing right now! The Lord is totally showing me how important and powerful and AWESOME prayer is! It's a direct connection to the living God! Love this post! So encouraging!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome hannah! And I just want to point something out...when that guy turned to his friend and told him he had fallen in love with God again, you didn't desire any sort of reward. Whenever I do something for God, I always expect a reward, and when I don't get one I feel like God wasn't really paying attention to what I did. But that's not at all how it's supposed to be! The way that that guy fell in love with God again is enough of a reward for your prayers. I'm working on doing things for God without expecting rewards...I mean, think about how God sacrificed Jesus to die for us. Did God get a reward for that? No. Anywayy, thanks for posting :)
ReplyDeleteThat's seriously so amazing! You have no idea how much that inspires me. Thanks so much for posting, you are truly a servant of God!
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