During one of our team times in Ibiza, we took the time to pray and prophesy over one another. (Which, by the way, may be the greatest way a group of friends can show love for one another. Oh, how I cherish these times in life.)
Last night, I found the notes from that prayer session in my bag. One bit of a prayer over my life included:
"He's preparing you for a great plan. Even when you're alone, you'll still be consistently moving in power- no matter how many people are around you or what circumstances are going down. "
Definitely true, and definitely the encouragement I need right now. Even when I feel alone, He is with me. Even when I feel lost in the crowd or stranded in the wilderness, He is with me. Even when I am over my deadline, out of ideas and under-motivated, He is with me. Not only is He with me, He enables me to move in power, the power of His Spirit.
In this same prayer session, a dear friend told me that this year I needed to cling to Isaiah 43. He didn't read the passage aloud that day, and I didn't look it up until about five minutes ago. Here are two segments of the passage:
But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 For I am the LORD, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
Cush and Seba in your stead.
4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give men in exchange for you,
and people in exchange for your life.
5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
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18 "Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland.
20 The wild animals honor me,
the jackals and the owls,
because I provide water in the desert
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
21 the people I formed for myself
that they may proclaim my praise.
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Guess that's why they call it prophecy. It is truth. It is divinely inspired. It is applicable even when we can't see it's implications. I appreciate this scrap of paper and that prayer session a little more this week than I did in the moment. In the moment, I saw my friends love for me. Now that I see the significance of their prayer, I appreciate God's love for me as shown through their love for me and the words He had given them for my life.
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 For I am the LORD, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
Cush and Seba in your stead.
4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give men in exchange for you,
and people in exchange for your life.
5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
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18 "Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland.
20 The wild animals honor me,
the jackals and the owls,
because I provide water in the desert
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
21 the people I formed for myself
that they may proclaim my praise.
-----
Guess that's why they call it prophecy. It is truth. It is divinely inspired. It is applicable even when we can't see it's implications. I appreciate this scrap of paper and that prayer session a little more this week than I did in the moment. In the moment, I saw my friends love for me. Now that I see the significance of their prayer, I appreciate God's love for me as shown through their love for me and the words He had given them for my life.
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