God never ceases to amazes me. I've been a born again believer for over 15 years and yet, there are still times when I feel so awed by my heavenly father. Our family was going through some things that just really shook me for a moment. I never doubted that God was sovereign and in control, but it was hard to walk through those things. As always, God showed up to answer prayer and just in the nick of time. But while He had answered that immediate need, we were still in the 'furnace', so-to-speak. So I began taking out taking tapes of old prophecies just looking for a word from God to stand on. I began looking through my old journals, looking for promises from God to hold on to. Then I just began praying, "Lord, I need a word from you to stand on." At first I felt bad for even asking such a thing. I'm too old spiritually to ask for such things. I should just know that you're going to deliver and then move on. But I really needed to hear specifically from God. And even though it may be easy to hear a word for someone else and encourage them with it, every once in a while it gets difficult to do the same for you. But I prayed that God would me send me a word, and I said, even if our circumstances don't change immediately, I just need a word to stand on now. Within a few days, my mother-in-law (whom I love dearly) called to say that her pastor, who knew nothing of what we were going through, said, "Virgil and Detria need a word from the Lord, just a word to stand on..." and then began prophesying into our lives. God used a pastor 273 miles away to answer my prayers here in VA. How awesome is our God!
Be encouraged saints, God is concerned with everything that concerns you. He loves you so much he'll use a man of God 273 miles away to encourage you with His words.
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