What Has Jesus Done for Me Lately

“Prosperity.”  You’d be wise not to say that word in a room full of certain Christians.  Its been given a bad name in some Christian circles.  However, if its one thing I think all Christians will agree on in some degree or another, it is that God provides. 

I wrote in my last post how the Lord has been performing financial miracles in my family lately.  It was amazing to watch, because it followed a period of the Lord healing strife in my family, finally having my partner’s parents forgive each other.  We had been praying aggressively for this months ago, but we had not seen the manifestation yet.  To my knowledge, no one had been crying out in prayer for it at this season, but at the moment forgiveness was released, it seems the Lord unleashed that particular part of His Kingdom.

However, there was something we were doing that was probably part of it.  I was lead to teach in one of our family bible studies on the power of blessing.  Mamaw and Papaw (the names we affectionately call my partner’s parents–my ”adopted grand-parents”) took that word and ran with it.  They just began to say, “I bless you” over each other and over the rest of the family.  Papaw went to great lengths–out in public, he is publicly pronouncing the blessing of the Lord over people.  He truly is the “war horse” I once prophesied him to be.  While I delivered the word  more from an angle of healing in my lesson, the Lord has taken it into the realm of material possessions and provision.

In writing this tonight, I felt the Lord wanted me to share what Jesus had done for me lately.  Out of this, I will continue with another financial testimony.  Though in a season of blessing, I made a foolish financial decision that put me in a bind financially.  Sadly, I spent about two days worrying about it, trying to figure out how to fix it, instead of turning it over to the Lord.  Finally, Saturday morning, I thought to myself, “You know, I ought to talk to God about it” and just whispered a prayer.  Maybe two hours later, I found a twenty dollar bill on the ground.  There were lots of people around, but I didn’t know who had dropped it or how to find them.  It was also in plain sight and no one had seen it.  Putting it with cash I already had, it has helped my finances a lot.  Now, it appears everything is going to work out alright in my finances anyway, but that twenty certainly comforted my mind and I believe has been just enough with everything else to make my finances square until my next paycheck.  Praise the Lord!

My partner and I are also currently believing God for me to go to Apostle Dale’s church, Believers Covenant Fellowship, in Washington D. C. on November 4-8, 2009.   We’ve prayed in agreement according to Matthew 18:19 and are believing for favor for the time off for both his job and mine.  God is more than able to do what we ask and He has even promised to, so I am glad to be able to call upon Him for this request.  I can’t wait to go with my hubby and meet all the wonderful saints there.  The only one I know so far is my dear brother Doug, who is, by the way, hosting his own blog at: http://pastordoug.minhost.org. 

I really suggest you check out Doug’s blog if you’re just dropping by.  He delivers a short but meaty word.  Its good nutrition for your spirit and will totaly refresh you.  It is also truly the Word of God and will breath life into you.  Best of all, as I said before, it is short.  Doug has such a gift to explain complicated spiritual things in such simple terms.  Its because of his multiple giftings as pastor and teacher.  The Word of the Lord is also truly in his mouth.

In parting on this simple post, I leave you with the following thought.  Paul wrote of Jesus, “and what is the exceeding greatness of his [the Father's] power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand, far above all principality, and power,  and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come,  and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all” (Ephesians 1:19-23).  Everything is under Christ’s feet.  But who is called Christ’s body?  “The church”–YOU!  So what does that mean?  Everything is under YOUR feet!

Hallelujah!  Amen!