Soul Kitchen

“With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.”

Thessalonians 1:11

I am at a place in life where I’m going through many life changes. I asked the pastor’s wife at my church if we could be covered in prayer for the changes in our life. She was the only one at church I had spoken to about this and we tried hard to set something up so it could happen but with conflicting schedules and the craziness of things that were happening, it wasn’t going to work.

Last Sunday we had communion at church. It was a beautiful moment as I went to the table by myself and realized that for this season in life I was going to be alone with out my husband coming along side me to the table. I knelt down and my heart cried out to God for strength to journey alone for a while as a single parent while my husband is away for a short time. How am I going to do this? How am I going to release my husband into God’s capable hands? It’s so safe to have him near but God has other plans for us right now.

As my heart cried out I felt a hand on my left shoulder. Immediately I heard a woman’s voice I recognized praying quietly over me in words I could understand and then moving into speaking of tongues. I was being clothed in prayer….. then along side me on the right I had the pastor’s wife come along side of me and pray over me specifically for the words I had just cried out to God…. Strength. What an amazing moment when I sat at my Saviour’s feet and took His cup he poured out for me and the bread of life he gave for me.

I got a phone call yesterday from the lady who prayed over me on the left… the one who prayed silently. She had been passed the request just this week as part of the prayer chain. When she prayed over me she was being obedient to God and didn’t know what was happening in our life. I’m amazed how God directs people to pray for someone and knows exactly what we need at the moment. I needed that prayer…. I had never been prayed over so beautifully and when I found out that she didn’t know what was happening in our life I was even more amazed at how God works…. His timing…. His words….

It’s important to ask for prayer and at times to be prayed over. I have many people in my life praying for us as we go through some changes…. “we constantly pray for you….”. We’ve prayed so long for this and it’s been an amazing journey to get to this point of the beginning of this journey….. “that God may count ME worthy of his calling”…. “and that by HIS power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith”… I am awestruck by God and that He considers ME worthy of his calling. Where is this journey going to take me? What plans does He have for my family? Only God knows the answer to that one but he promises to fulfill every good purpose prompted by faith in His way. I’ve learned that along this journey that it’s His timing and not ours and His way of answering, not the answer we might always expect. I praise God today that God loves me and considers me worthy.

How has God answered your prayers? Do you believe God counts you worthy of his calling? Has someone come along side of you and prayed for you? You can share your experiences in the comments and let it be a testimony of God's faithfulness.