Sunday, October 14, 2007

This morning’s service was great! The pastor had prepared a message, but the Holy Spirit led him to set aside his plans and guide the congregation into a time of prayer—for one another and for healing. It was so powerful!

During worship, God gave me a word that I felt was meant for, not only me, but for the body of Christ as well. He said:

"Linda, I do not make mistakes. I am not a man that I would make mistakes—I am perfect. Even when things appear out of control, nothing is beyond MY control. You just need to trust Me."

Then He reminded me of the morning when He asked me three times if I trusted Him—just as He asked Peter three times if he loved Him. At that moment, I realized that my trust had been based on expecting Him to act the way I wanted Him to. But God was showing me that true trust means surrendering—even when things don’t go the way I hoped.

Then He spoke again:
"I don’t make mistakes, and all My ways are perfect."

I shared this word with the church administrator so she could pass it along to the congregation, but she felt like it was actually meant for her personally and chose not to give it to the pastor. I felt led to pray for her, and during that time, I sensed that I needed to build a deeper connection with her. So, I asked if she’d be free for lunch sometime this week.

Another special part of the day was that SS was there for the early service and ended up spending time with us. In the 20 years we’ve known him, he has never once sat with us! After church, we had a great conversation and shared where we are in life right now.

We told him we’d love to share more about what God is doing in our lives, but we’d need a couple of hours to tell the full story. So, we set up a time to meet with him and his wife on Monday night.