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January 2010

Waiting and Hoping

1/30/2010

 
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait,
and in His word do I hope. 
Psalm 130:5


I am continuing to take things at a slower pace until my strength returns...
It's been a slow process, but I'm getting there. Meanwhile the Lord has been showing me the need for change. Therefore, in the near future I hope to make a fresh start. The changes I must get ready to make will not be easy. I believe, too, that some of the brothers from my church will not understand what is happening, at least for now. It's simply going to be something they will learn to accept and understand over time.

But this I do know, that God is not through with me yet. It was only a few weeks ago, after words of prophecy and knowledge had been spoken over me by an outside minister concerning the need to step out of the safety of the boat and do the work God has called me to do, that the following day, a dear brother from my congregation told me that the message was not for me at all. I was stunned. I was devastated. I was totally unprepared for such opposition.

This elder brother in Christ nearly killed my spirit. It was as if he was trying to actually take my life from me and destroy my hope as well. Since, only the day before this, when the prophecy was given along with a supporting message from the Scriptures, I became excited and elated and was filled with happiness and anticipation. "Finally," I said to myself, "God has heard the cries of my heart; He has seen my tears."

Then, after a day of feeling dejected and depressed, the Spirit of the Lord began to stir within me. I decided instead to believe the good report that a door of ministry is getting ready to open for me. My friend tried to strangle me with words, although he actually believed he was doing the right thing. But by the strength of the Lord I broke free of this hope destroying bondage. In the name of Jesus I declared deliverance, and I refused in my mind to be pushed down or corralled.

Now I am free. I really am. And by the grace of the Almighty God I am now going to live in this freedom, because the Lord has not rendered me useless. He has something good, interesting and profitable for me to do, and in His name it will be done. Amen!

D.B.

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