God is so good! I'd thought I'd share a brief history of my story:
I was raised in a Christian family, accepted Christ as my saviour when I was little, but when I was in middle school I remember making a distinct change in that I wanted to live my life for Jesus. I wanted to do things for Him in a specific way, that everything I'd do would be for Him. That is when the gift of prophecy first emerged in my life. God would meet me on the outdoor trips we would do as a school and I had a sense of going out to meet with someone and waiting for them, but didn't quite realize it was God. I somehow got a hold of Merchant Band's cd and a Misty Edwards cd that shook me up and changed my view of God. The cds pointed me to sing to God. That had been a new concept- singing directly to God, not just about Him.
In high school I got the revelation of God's nearness and love for me. That He is relational and personal and really knows me and wants me to know Him. I realized that I could actually talk to God like a real person, because Jesus is a real person! And that He will speak back to me, and that knowledge is too great for me! That changed EVERYTHING!
God started telling me about Holy Spirit.- He was just a name before, something in the stratosphere that I didn't understand.
And I came to the International House of Prayer and am being wrecked by what He is doing and who He is. He is wonderful, beautiful, faithful, loving, and good. He is just and true in all He does. And I love Him.
That is really cool! It's probably the short version, but cool nonetheless.
ReplyDeletehi! i've been reading your blog, but i had a few questions and concerns about ihopu, I might be attending it in the fall. is there an email address i can email you at? or could you email me at jakekanhai@gmail.com please?
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