Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Consistent Provision

As I laid in bed this morning, overcome with complete emotion, I texted a friend who lives a few doors down from me, simply asking for prayer... I finally drug myself out of bed and ended up waking up for a class that had been cancelled. I used my extra hour to sit on the rocking chairs on the porch outside of my dorm. It was a beautiful morning, the birds were chirping, and the leaves still green. Why did I not feel so beautiful inside? I felt like a mess.
 I was searching the Bible for something, any verse of inspiration or hope...when Rachel comes bounding out the door, hair still wet from the shower. "Kate! Kate! I have a song for you! The Lord brought it to my mind and told me you needed to hear this!!" I smiled, wondering what in the world.
"I'm gonna take back what he stole from me, what he stole from me, what he stole me, I'm gonna take back what Satan stole from and stomp him under my feet!" (cannot remember exactly the words, but you get the point).
The smile on her face was so precious, and it warmed my heart to know that the Lord really did bring this her mind...she claimed she hadn't thought of the song since she learned it in preschool, and when she got my text, the lyrics were brought to her mind and she knew its what I needed to hear.
And it's so true. I WILL take back what Satan is trying to steal from me! Satan is attempting to steal my joy, my happiness, my health, my emotions, my passions, my hope, my courage, and my strength. But he will NOT have victory. Remember why? Because, behold! Jesus has overcome the world!
She sat with me on the porch encouraging me...she didn't realize it, but everything she was saying were thoughts I were struggling with. The Lord used a girl today whom I hadn't even met a month ago. He provides.
Later, I received a call from a ministry I signed up with. This woman calls me on a weekly basis, to check up on me, to encourage, and pray with me. The prayer she prayed with me consisted of the same scriptures and words that Rachel had just spoke to me. Maybe God IS trying to reveal Himself to me, through the use of His children.

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