Hi Susannah, thank you for your post. (Edit, sorry this is so long) Currently my prayer life is ramped up, and I hope it continues that way. It's also full of difficulty.
You talk about the flow of life, so I thought I'd share this.
A friend told me a few years ago that she was at a large park like a state park, and there was a stream or river going through it. She felt God was taking her there, and on the river was a heart shaped leaf, being carried downstream. She said God told her he wanted her to be like that leaf, the leaf was her, and he was the river.
A few years later another friend told me that she had a vision, that God showed her a flower floating down stream, and he gave her the same message. That was how she was to live her life.
I like the images and the explanation, and I know these women are very dedicated to God.
I thought about it a few weeks ago, and I remembered that way back in my late teens or so I was drawing in my room, whatever came into my head. A girl my age walking down the street, carrying a bag. The wind was blowing, swirling leaves around. I understood that the idea was that the leaves were being carried by something larger, that larger movements carry small things.
Today I was thinking about something a pastor said a few years ago, that you have to have something bigger than you to be involved in, or committed to. I think he meant in order to be carried off with the current, and be in the power of God.
Recently I saw a comment on a Christian video that talked about there being a flow in the Christian life.
I think that's what God's been putting on me lately. I used to post in this community years ago, possibly as Afufle. Also this journal. I'm glad someone's been posting.
My prayer life is spotty, some days I don't pray at all. I have been having health problems this year, so that woke me up I guess. Then someone from a JW church called, just random dialing I guess, and I started a Bible study, maybe a couple months ago.
I grew up Catholic and after a while just left in my early to mid twenties, went back, but couldn't stay. I feel like I've come full circle somehow.
A friend said, higher level, bigger devil. That's how I feel now, sort of like I'd been assaulted, but very alive.
Too Long, Didn't Read: My prayer life is historically spotty. Lately it has been more frequent and of higher quality.
I started taking a phone bible study, and things changed a lot. For some reason, after a while I got a spirit of brokenness, just out of the blue. I started calling people I hadn't talked to in a few years.
Then about a month later, repentance. I didn't ask for these. I talk to God, and praise and use my prayer tongue. I get very very upset sometimes because of attacks because of open doors from over the years.
God started out by telling me to put on the armor of God. The best I could do was listen to YouTube videos. I found Christ Yoon, Dutch Sheets, and Eric Gilmour. They tend to post often. I joined a patreon for the first time, Eric Gilmour. He talks about being in the presence of Jesus, just coming to Him like a child. He talks about his kids, that they don't hesitate to come to him. I can't give his videos enough likes. Anyway, those three help me to get inspired and give me ideas. I usually read the comments at their videos. Basically I get rest and tears and I feel washed. But it's really difficult, and I've been attacked, or slacked off. But there is progress.
(Edit, sorry this is so long)
Currently my prayer life is ramped up, and I hope it continues that way.
It's also full of difficulty.
You talk about the flow of life, so I thought I'd share this.
A friend told me a few years ago that she was at a large park like a state park, and there was a stream or river going through it. She felt God was taking her there, and on the river was a heart shaped leaf, being carried downstream. She said God told her he wanted her to be like that leaf, the leaf was her, and he was the river.
A few years later another friend told me that she had a vision, that God showed her a flower floating down stream, and he gave her the same message. That was how she was to live her life.
I like the images and the explanation, and I know these women are very dedicated to God.
I thought about it a few weeks ago, and I remembered that way back in my late teens or so I was drawing in my room, whatever came into my head. A girl my age walking down the street, carrying a bag. The wind was blowing, swirling leaves around. I understood that the idea was that the leaves were being carried by something larger, that larger movements carry small things.
Today I was thinking about something a pastor said a few years ago, that you have to have something bigger than you to be involved in, or committed to. I think he meant in order to be carried off with the current, and be in the power of God.
Recently I saw a comment on a Christian video that talked about there being a flow in the Christian life.
I think that's what God's been putting on me lately. I used to post in this community years ago, possibly as Afufle. Also this journal.
I'm glad someone's been posting.
My prayer life is spotty, some days I don't pray at all. I have been having health problems this year, so that woke me up I guess. Then someone from a JW church called, just random dialing I guess, and I started a Bible study, maybe a couple months ago.
I grew up Catholic and after a while just left in my early to mid twenties, went back, but couldn't stay. I feel like I've come full circle somehow.
A friend said, higher level, bigger devil. That's how I feel now, sort of like I'd been assaulted, but very alive.
Too Long, Didn't Read:
My prayer life is historically spotty. Lately it has been more frequent and of higher quality.
I started taking a phone bible study, and things changed a lot. For some reason, after a while I got a spirit of brokenness, just out of the blue. I started calling people I hadn't talked to in a few years.
Then about a month later, repentance. I didn't ask for these. I talk to God, and praise and use my prayer tongue. I get very very upset sometimes because of attacks because of open doors from over the years.
God started out by telling me to put on the armor of God. The best I could do was listen to YouTube videos. I found Christ Yoon, Dutch Sheets, and Eric Gilmour. They tend to post often. I joined a patreon for the first time, Eric Gilmour. He talks about being in the presence of Jesus, just coming to Him like a child. He talks about his kids, that they don't hesitate to come to him. I can't give his videos enough likes. Anyway, those three help me to get inspired and give me ideas. I usually read the comments at their videos.
Basically I get rest and tears and I feel washed. But it's really difficult, and I've been attacked, or slacked off. But there is progress.
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