A Spear in the Back

All day long my lower back, right on my spine has been killing me. Like really hurting. I rebuked and everything I knew to do. Then I had the thought that this was a word and not for me.

So I was speaking in a group tonight. After I finished sharing and everyone was leaving, I remembered the back pain. I asked anyone in the group if they had back pain. This woman immmediately said yes and her friends started laughing - she was taking shots to deal with pain. So a couple of us prayed for her. She said it felt some better. I wasn't satisfied with that so I waited after the rest of the time when I could talk more with her.

As I waited to talk to her, I prayed that the LORD would show me what was going on. The LORD showed me a huge spear in this woman's back. It happened in a scenario like the one in Rick Joyner's Final Quest of a group of glorious warriors go out to fight too quickly and getting ambushed from the rear by the enemy. I sensed this woman had eagerly gone out and had been wounded.

Later, when I did get the chance to pray for her, I didn't share all that I had seen. Instead, I told her that the LORD loved her eagerness. I prayed a cloak of humility over her and then I pulled out the spear that was stuck in her back.

She was very grateful and I was ready for my back to stop hurting.

Don't Forget Worship and the Word

I wish I could report a few great healing stories. I have definitely been praying for healing, but I have encountered a lot more resistance. As I was talking to a friend, it seems this might be a season of greater discernment as we are sensing the different elements in the spirit realm.

I laid hands on a couple of different people this past week and prayed for their healing. I immediately felt a negative force coming against me. Of course, this is not surprising, but I did sense it and most of the time I don't really sense the demonic.

This week, I learned that it is sometimes important to shake off what the enemy has tried to throw on me. 2 Elements have come together for me this week:

Worship and Word
I am listening over and over to Joshua Mills' CD "Praise Changes the Atmosphere" and re-reading Rick Joyner's "Final Quest".

Keep Swinging.

Power in Prayer

Today I was listening to Todd Bentley's sermon "Power in Prayer" about how he started to pray and feel the presence and know the Holy Spirit. This message really set a fire in my heart to know the Holy Spirit and press in to come to know the Holy Spirit more. At the end of the sermon there was a time for prayer and pressing in, so I went for it, more so then ever before and cried to God with the desperation I have to know him REALLY. I should mention right now that I was driving home at 7:30pm at this time and I am very thankful the presence didn't knock me out as he has been known to do. A couple minutes into desperately seeking God's presence my right hand started tingling from my finger tips to my wrist. I was very excited to feel God in such a tangible way in my body, in a way he knew I would recognize. I asked the Holy Spirit to increase it and my left hand started to tingle but never was as much as my right hand. I got to my destination in about 20 minutes and did not want to stop but of course had to stop. As I am typing this about 30 minutes later my hand is still slightly tingling. I thank God so much for the grace to show me that he wants to put his Holy Spirit in me and on me. He is so faithful to answer a heart that is ernestly seeking him. God is not a God that does not want to give his presence, it His delight to fill his children with his love. I believe that it is our duty to stop trying so hard to please God with our lives and ministry, and to start seeking for him and only him. We need to learn that the only thing that will satisfy this burning hunger in our souls is his presence. Ministry, fruit and all the glory God has promised us will be there when we truly abide in His presence and learn to let go, and let God.

Transforming Presence

In class Thursday morning I started to develop a pretty heinous headache. It was to the point where I could not focus at all and just ended up zoning my teacher out and thinking about video games. I got through that class and the class that I teach and headed for home. Instead of turning on music or listening to a podcast, I decided to just sit in silence and think about the Lord. I was meditating on how the angels were circling around the throne and still haven't finished because of how awesome God is and I felt the presence of the Lord on my noggin. It was like some kind of weight was rested on my head and my head also started tingling. The headache subsided and I asked the Lord what he was trying to tell me through this encounter. I believe that the Lord was using this as a prophetic picture for the people around me. I feel like he was telling me that His presence is the only thing that will transform minds. I believe this is a word for us in this time since we are in a place where most people disagree with the way we see God and the way we see Him working in our day. It takes a weight off of us that we don't have to argue our views by using the wisdom of man, but rather we should pray and fast so those around us experience the presence of God and are transformed by the Lover of their souls.

On a side note the headache did come back but went away after I ate some food. I don't know if that was prophetic or I was just extremely hungry.

The Hits Just Keep Coming

Here's a snippet of an email I got from a local pastor in the Barren County area about the Barren No More conference and its aftershocks:

I want to thank you again for bringing the Conference to the Glasgow/Barren No More Area. There was a hunger deposited in us each night as we attended
And worshiped God. It made a real difference in us. The next Tuesday at prayer time at Church, I had a vision of us having a Revival. A Prayer, Fasting,
And Repenting Revival, with no guest Evangelist. Just us coming in and getting before God on our faces and calling on God.
Anyway, I announced it for the following week, Monday-Friday. I didn't know who would show up, if anyone.
Each night we came in and got before God on our faces. On Tuesday night, people began confessing their sins, and deadness, and the things they had put before God. (I said they, I meant we) On Wednesday Night, the Holy Spirit manifested and the Lord gave me several Word's of Knowledge and prophecies and 2 people got healed instantly of spine injuries. Each night just got better and better as everyone participated and repented. The gifts of the spirit manifested like never before in each service. It is truly a new beginning in our ministry. There is a new fire and zeal and commitment to worship and serve God. Thanks again for the spark that we caught that we so needed.

I, Isaac, only want to add two words: Praise Jesus!

Still Swinging

Today, 2x within 30 minutes, I was able to pray for someone with a really bad back pain. The first person was one on one. He really appreciated the prayer. The second person was with a group praying. I wish I could report that they were gloriously healed and delivered, but it wasn't a quick healing.

I also joined others as we prayed for a friend's shoulder blade and for their kid to sleep at night.

In all these cases, I truly believe that something happened. Something shifted when we asked Heaven to invade Earth. I didn't see it happen right then and there (except the shoulder pain), but we are swinging more and more. After I pray for about 1,000 people, then I hope to have a better understanding. This is just part of the process.

In the Parking Lot

I was riding with a friend. He kept having pain in his neck/shoulder to the point he couldn't turn his head from side to side. When we stepped into the parking lot, a couple of us prayed for him. A simple prayer that asked His Kingdom to come right now. We told pain to leave. The LORD totally healed him right there. He was turning his head all over the place.

I see how my mind is changing. Before, when I heard about someone being sick, I was like "sucks for you, I hope you get better". Now when I hear about a pain or a sickness, it is like something inside me clicks. I know that the discomfort and illness are not suppose to be there. I know that we Christians have the right to see God's Kingdom come.

I thank God for the change of heart and mind.