Answered Prayer
I've been feeling the desire to write for at least a week now-but not sure what to say. Doesn't make for very good blogging. But I have to find a way to share something with you, I know God loves it when we see His goodness and share it with others.
I've heard the term "spiritual growth" used many times, and sometimes I've noticed it in others and sometimes in my self-after the fact. But right now I can actually feel growing pains. God has answered a prayer of my heart. For about 2 years now, I've been asking for a prayer partner-an accountability partner. I've found this through email with my dear friend Stacy-we both try our best to keep each other updated on where we are spiritually, emotionally and so forth a few times per month. Man, those emails are like actual food for my soul. Thank you my sister!! But I've still felt the desire to have a sister-in-Christ right here, each week-as I know Stacy has also where she lives. God desires us to be in face-to-face relationship.
Last week I made a big decision, a 3 year big decision. Now I'm waiting to see if "they" decide on me. Details to be announced later. Along with this decision came the answer to my heart's prayer. A woman I admire very much asked if we could begin praying together each week-she actually pulled out her calendar and made me nail down a date and time that we could meet weekly and pray. Whoa. When she did this I was happy, I knew it made sense ministry wise-and then I realized almost a week later that God was orchestrating what I'd asked for all along. Have I mentioned before that I tend to learn things the hard way. God has a plan for me-and when I say YES, He clears out my calendar, opens up opportunities I didn't even know were possible and challenges me to grow.
Sunday at NFC we talked about honesty, the importance of being honest; well honestly I'm sort of nervous about these growning pains. They might be scary, not because God is scary, but because without Him, I'm a whimp. So friends, will you pray with me that I keep drinking in the Holy Spirit. And will you rejoice with me that God answers prayer in the most extraordinary ways.
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2 Timothy 2:22
Michelle. What a joy to hear you dialed in to what God is doing in your life. This is awesome and I praise God for answering your prayer in such a way that brings joy yet also a "need" to rely on Him to carry you through it. After all...should it be any other way?
 While thinking on what you asked for in prayer, I was brought to this verse and I think it can apply to some of what you're feeling. 2 Timothy 2:22 - Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
I also noted a commentary in the bible I was reading regarding this verse. I'd like to share it as it makes a ton of sense.
Guard the Content of Your Thoughts
In Paul's second letter to Timothy, he gave Timothy helpful advice on how to live a pure life. This included 1) recoginzing his potential to sin and 2) avoiding instances that could inspire sin 3) pursue faith, love and peace and 4) spending time with other believers whose hearts are pure.
 One of the more difficult challenges of living a pure life is guarding the content of our thoughts. It has been said, "You can't stop a bird from flying over your head, but you can stop it from building a nest in your hair". In the same way, we cannot stop an impure or wicked thought from "knocking" on the door of our imagination, but we certainly can keep that door closed and locked. If we don't, and we allow tempting thoughts to infilitrate our mind, we may fall, allowing our old nature to prevail.
The good news is that even though each one of us is still capable of falling, we don't have to. If we stay close to the Lord and follow Paul's advice in this verse, we will be building a strong "fortress" around our life - including our thoughts - and it will be harder for Satan's arrows of temptation to get through.
Remember my friend, the battle of the soul begins in the mind. Keep your thoughts on Christ and his goodness and all will fall into place. Trust in the Lord to carry you during the times you feel your mind is under attack with negitive thoughts and uncertainty. You are in God's hands and He's never going to let you go!!!
I love you!
Peace and blessings~
S.
Praise God !
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It is wonderful that you continue to grow in the Lord.Â
I would be happy to pray that you will keep drinking in the Holy Spirit. And I will rejoice with you as well.
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you.
May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.