sooo, tonight was my first service of the weekend…and despite a crazy week and lack of sleep…i was still excited…molly and i had a great time at home together(though we did miss mommy)…and once our friend leigh showed up, i was off to church for rehearsal…
it was fairly typical rehearsal time…nothing out of the ordinary occurred…and then we went to our “tech meeting”…again, nothing major, until we came to prayer time…
brandon really challenged us with what true repentance was and the fact that to be healed spiritually, we need that true repentance to take place…he shared how God has worked leading up to this weekend with the topic and communion and the music…and he shared how he was begging God to bring healing to lives, bodies, marriages…we prayed and we all begged God to move…yes…we begged…
the service started and again nothing out of the ordinary occurred…we came to communion and people were encouraged to take it as a family if they could…and then brandon came up to set up a ministry time, as we sang “Healer”…i was gone before i even got the first word out, but God allowed me to pull it together…i just closed my eyes and focused on Him…then after the first chorus, i decided to look up…NOT GOOD!!! i guess when you beg God…He listens!!!
words can’t really describe what was going on…there wasn’t any room down front…it was a testament to how many people are hurting and seeking God’s healing in their lives…i was supposed to pray after the song and just couldn’t…i looked to brandon and gave him a little nod…
brandon and i spoke after the service…we were both amazed at what had happened…that isn’t the typical reaction of the saturday night crowd!!! he told me that he almost just dismissed everyone before the message…and we just talked about how shocked we were…why??? i told him, i guess that’s what happens when we beg…
maybe we should beg more often!!! we definitely experienced God’s presence tonight…i can’t wait for tomorrow morning!!! i will be begging tonight and tomorrow morning for people to experience God’s healing…
