Heart Preparations
By Mama G Sep. 12, 2009 Comments Posted under: Conferences, Devotions
I (Gloria )got the message that follows from one of our Wellspring intercessors. I think she is hearing from God about some ways that God wants to prepare our hearts for this year’s conference so I decided to post it here to reach more people. The message is really true for life in general as well as for the conference so, whether you plan to attend Wellspring 2009 or not, I encourage you to read this and take it to heart. I would also love to hear your comments.
The other day, the Lord spoke this to me: “Breakthrough prayer is personal! Let’s get personal and see a breakthrough!” I recalled 2 Kings 4 when Elisha had developed a relationship with the Shunammite woman and her family, staying in their home, sharing meals, seeing a child brought to her, etc. When the child became ill, Elisha says, “she is troubled in her soul, and the Lord has hidden it from me.” He knows the Lord could have told him, but instead the woman was required to seek him out, in faith and friendship. When Elisha’s servant goes ahead of him, healing doesn’t come. The breakthrough comes when the long-time, trusted friend, Elisha, arrives and, in a very personal way — mouth to mouth, eye to eye, body stretched out on the boy — raises up the boy.
There are women who have said in their hearts, “Ok I will go to the retreat, but I am going with a guarded heart. I have trusted before and been hurt. I am not going to set myself up to be gossiped about or judged.” The Lord is wanting to bring deep personal relationship, the kind where we know we can seek one another out and receive deep, personal prayer. Out of that kind of personal ministry breakthrough will come in an unprecedented way. The Lord says, “Leave your fears and offenses at the door. Let me check your heart for dishonoring behavior. Have you caused dissension or strife among sisters? Make it right. Then come with a heart to heal and be healed. Come with words to lift up and set free. Come expecting to see breakthrough in areas you may have given up on. I will command a blessing in these days as you keep unity and peace among you.”
Regarding finances, I suspect many women have looked at their budget and resigned themselves to staying home. They have not made their desire to go to the conference known to their husbands. If their hubby knew, he would rearrange things and have heavenly wisdom to get his wife to the retreat. It would be great if husbands knew it was happening and insisted their wives go!!
One of the strengths of Wellspring has always been the relationships that are formed among the women. It’s always as though God spreads a special covering of safety over the conference so that women are eager to help one another and open to receive help from one another. By the time we are grown up, almost everyone has experienced betrayal of one kind or another so that we do not find it easy to trust again. But as I begin to open my heart to God, I find that He graces me to open my heart to His people as well, especially to my sisters. So I encourage all of us not have guarded hearts toward one another and especially not toward the Lord. We serve a Lord Who loves us better than we can ever love ourselves. And everything He has for us is good!
On the word about finances: The women who have been serving behind our information tables at Manna on Sunday morning tell me that an unusual number of men have been stopping by to get information on the conference because they want their wives to go! Interesting . . .
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