Believing for a Harvest
01.24.11
Our twenty-one days of prayer and fasting, Believing for a Harvest, was a powerful time for our church to hear from God both as individuals and corporately. Many of you have talked to us about how moving the nights of experiential worship were. And, as we move past these twenty-one days and head into the new year, we will begin to see God answer our prayers in so many ways. Please use this blog to share with everyone what God has done or is doing as we Believe for a Harvest.
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on Mar 4, 2011 Marjory Aherin said:
I received a great revelation during our time of fasting at the beginning of this year. I had been talking with someone who asked me what my level of obedience to the Lord was. On a scale of 0-10, I chose a 7 thinking well, I don't do this, this and this but there is always room for improvement, so I'll say 7. The next time they asked me again and I stayed with the 7. Almost instantly I heard this inner question say "Oh, really?" How about "Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart," how are you doing there? And "Be anxious for NOTHING," how are you doing there? What about "be long to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger?" "Do you ever exasperate your children?" How are you doing there? I heard a few more questions and was overcome with Oh, my, I'm at a 0. I asked why Lord? I heard, "because you don't really believe I love you and that my commands are really for your own good. You don't really believe I am working good into your family's life and will complete it because you keep worrying (trying to figure out how to fix everyone). My commands are not restrictive, they are protective. You have love, joy, peace and all my blessing, but you keep losing them because of unbelief."
I was blown away. He was right, On the surface I was saying I believed all this stuff, but down deep I didn't believe it would happen for me. I was misinterpreting my circumstances and dwelling on what was going on in the flesh instead of the great spiritual advances.
I ran straight to confession and asking for help in my unbelief. This year I'm focusing alot of my time in the word on what God commands and working on asking the Lord for help in obedience. When anxiety starts to creep in or lies of the enemy, I'm receiving more help in shifting my mind away from it and onto the Lord. That new trust and belief has been like a key that turned on many changes of heart that I have been trying to change for a long time. The Lord changed things while I kept my joy and peace.
There was one thing that always made me mad about Pastor Rick Hohimer and that was I always had alot of questions and he wouldn't answer them many times. He'd say you have to receive that revelation from the Lord. I wanted that answer right now! But the answers of man never hit nearly as deep as the revelation of God into the heart. I see what he meant now. Revelation is soooo awesome!