Jesus affirmed me that He heard my prayers!

 

Last night, I went out to request to be prayed over. A prayer ministry team member came up to pray for me. After only asking for my first name, she started praying for me. As she prayed for me in the Spirit, she stopped and stepped back and said to me, "For many years, you have been asking the Lord about ......, didn't you?" My jaws dropped. How could she possibly know?

She said the Spirit told her. I could be skeptical any other time when someone said that. But because what she revealed is very specific and only known between me and my Lord, it is undeniably from the Spirit. Then she went on saying, the Lord wanted you to know that He heard your prayers and you did hear Him right. She started prophesying over me on things that have yet to happen. I carefully wrote everything down. Then she gave me a verse from the Lord. It was the same verse that the Lord gave me since June for a few times that I have jotted down in my spiritual journal. WOW!

I was so blessed by her gift of prophesy! I felt very strengthened, encouraged and comforted. I felt so loved by Jesus. Who am I that He took such trouble to make sure that I did hear from Him and to let me know that He did hear my prayers! I just felt loved beyond words! 

"Follow the way of love and
EAGERLY desire gifts of the Spirit,
especially prophecy.

The one who prophesies speaks to people
for their:

• Strengthening
• Encouraging and
• Comfort."

1 Corinthians 14:1,3

Now after being so blessed and built up by the gift of prophecy in His Church, I now eagerly desire the gift of prophecy in order to strengthen, encourage and comfort others the same way!

The Depth of Your Love

As a parent, I love my two girls so much that if situation calls for it, I would be willing to give my life for them without a doubt. I think most parents would feel the same way.
  

So who is it on earth that would deserve my love to the point that for that person's sake, I would be willing to put my girls through the most extreme agony to the point of death? I tell you right off the bet, nobody, absolutely nobody on this earth deserves my even thinking about such a horrific thought for even half a second. I don't care what merits that person has, how perfect is that human being, I don't care how much is that person worth. As a parent, I know without a doubt that no one on this earth would worth me to entertain such a possibility, let alone allowing this to become a reality. 

If someone so ridiculous to even suggest that the person for whom I would offer my love by putting my girls through the extreme agony to the point of death is not at all worthy, but instead, is someone who is guilty as charged, but without my sacrificing my beloved girls, would surely be perished forever. I would tell you without hesitation that this is the most unreasonable request that I have ever heard.

There is no doubt that my Father in heaven loves Jesus Christ the Son as they are in the most intimate union Yet, my Father in heaven loves me so much that despite of the fact that I am guilty as charged for my sins and deserve the most severe wrath of God, that he would be willingly to put His only Son through the most extreme agony physically, emotionally and spiritually in order that I have a second chance to reconcile with God the Father to restore my standing as His child!

Such a love is mind boggling!