This week I have been increasing my prayer time and found more strength to do God's work. I can see how the Spirit that is within is me is indeed more powerful than he that is in the World. The religious people both fear, respect and hate me for these various reasons. The other day I was praying and a Muslim told me to quiet down. I apologized to him and he said no need to apologized that we are the same. It is very disheartening to see how great a veil is over his eyes that he cannot see the difference between his god and my God.
Everyday Friday the belivers at York go out to evangelize. The Lord has been giving many people open hearts and it is always an encouragement to see people so receptive to the gospel. One persone we talked to however, had no faith at all and grew up in the church but later on left. His view was that all religions are one and the same. I got very frustrated at him and lost my self-control. I was very bold in telling him the word of truth "there is no peace for the wicked." I then I made a very offensive remark to him and quickly left. I was immediately convicted for not showing love the way I was supposed to.
I am very thankful for MANY strong believers who love the Lord at York!
In my times of trouble if I just pray with ONE of them immediately my spirit is strengthened in the Lord!
After evangelism, we walked to the religious center where we found 2 believers worshiping the Lord with all their heart in the middle of public area!
Immediately we were unified as the body and joined in worship! The Spirit descended so strongly that as we were worshiping the Muslims were shaken in spirit and scared to ask us to stop praying so they could continue with their prayer ritual! Praise the Lord! We all left with joy in our hearts that day!
Another time as we were worshiping and the sanctuary was filled with a joyful noise unto the Lord, I looked and there was a Muslim man seeking God in desperation outside. I went out, sat down and suddenly felt such a great love and sorrow for this man. He was so close to God yet so far........
He lifted his eyes up to the sky shaking his fists while holding a rosary and going through the beads. I had talked to him before. He had a strange belief that mixed both Muslim and Christianity together.
I had to say something
"Sir I have a message from God for you! You need to stop trying so hard and just believe that God did everything for you through Jesus already!"
I explained the problem of the pharisees and left with peace in my heart.
The theme for that night was religion vs faith.
In the joyful assembly of worshipers, some church christians walked in and stared like a group dead bodies. A brother told me his burden. We knew a part of them wanted to join in but couldn't...
They quickly left a little shocked.
The other day
I walked into the CCF office and found an old asian man there. I was confused as to why he was there and how he got in. He told me he was looking for people to pray with and that this was the only avaiable time he had to do so.
Immediately I knew the Lord had drawn him there.
I could sense a the spirit of unity in that place so I quickly told him that we could pray together next week at the same time!
Monday's, I do bible studies. I usually text the same people to come out to them and keep getting rejected time and time again. Usually only two people come. This particular Monday, I decided to take a break and make up an excuse that I had to much school work to try to get people to come. I mean why bother people who don't want the word of the Lord? As I sit down to do work I get texts from people who suddenly decided to come that day! As I was teaching, a Muslim girl who shares the office with CCF whom I had talked to before (she caught me while I was praying), stayed to hear the words!
I am more spiritually sensitive. On, Friday I could sense a deceiving spirit within another believer. We were going to evangelize together, but it felt off. He suddenly interrupted me as I was explaining the gospel because he didn't agree with something I said. I talked to him afterwards and foundout he was in serious doubt about the divinity of Jesus and the trinity.....very close to Jehova's witness.
I knew something was wrong because when I talked to him the night before he said that he didn't "feel led by the Spirit to be praying" He started to misquote all these verses from scripture. If this was me a few weeks ago I would've left. But somehow I stay and was able to rebuke from scripture. I tried to call another believer who was strong in the Word and faith to help and of course the other believer started to feel uncomfortable. The spirit in him knew that it was no match for the Spirit of Truth! Nonetheless we sat down and talked it out.
In KNA, the councilors are more unified! We actually prayed together for the FIRST TIME on Friday. The theme was living water right out of John chapter 4. As Chung started to share I suddenly felt a huge spirit of oppression and deceit. The religious one that makes you feel good but doesn't bring about repentence and gives a false illusion of faith in Christ by replacing it with emotion.
I kept praying that God would sweep over the refudge of lies and floodover all the hiding places. Then something broke in the spirit of some of the youth. I was really skeptical at first as to if this was TRULY the work of the Spirit and now some other Spirit, but the youth started to share their burdens, everybody was unified and free to talk to one another and we all felt drawn to prayer. I remembered "where the Spirit if the Lord is there is freedom"
I am also very happy that some believers I have been praying for are starting to seek the Lord more in their life by praying more. I can see the change in their hearts in the way that they pray already!
So yes these are all very small things when it comes to the work of the Lord! But to me they are VERY BIG!
