Week of Prayer at Andrews
University has turned into a week of praise because of how extraordinary the
Holy Spirit has been moving. Monday morning came and I completely forgot that
it was Week of Prayer! Classes start earlier than usual to make room for the daily
gathering. Sprinting to my first class, I was wide-awake for an adventure I did
not envision coming!
Pastor Rebecca Davis
introduced the theme as Crossing Over from where you are to where God wants you
to be. I thought that was a catchy theme because recently I have crossed over
on an important decision that God has called me to make. As stunning as it is
to comprehend, every night that Pastor Davis prayed for God to take us through
a specific step of crossing over, God had already fulfilled that in my life the
day before!
On Monday Pastor Davis talked
about the importance of seeing life from God’s perspective and to listen to Him
even when other people think we are crazy. That was completely relatable to me
because God had recently revealed His perspective about a choice He was calling
me to make. His peace that filled my heart completely over-rid comments of
people who thought I was crazy for making my decision.
On Thursday night Pastor Davis
talked about the idea of secrecy. She said how important it is to hold onto the
big things that God has revealed to us for a little while longer and to
prayerfully consider whom we share it with. This is because people often down
play what God has revealed to you, which causes you to doubt what God told you.
Her prayer that night was for God to show us who we could share the wonderful
things He was calling us to do that would be able to see God’s perspective
about it too. The night before her sermon God did set up a divine appointment
of gathering two of my friends and me to share with each other our testimonies.
God strategically placed us in each other’s paths and I was able to share with
them what God had helped me cross over with and they agreed that God’s
perspective was profoundly good.
On Friday night Pastor Davis
talked about how God was going to mend relationships that we thought could
never be mended. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I remembered that in the past
week God had healed not one, but two friendships I thought had completely
fallen through the cracks!
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Each night that Pastor Davis
claimed what God was about to do in our lives, God had fulfilled that for me
way in advance. Be encouraged and realize that God makes providential
appointments to strengthen our faith. Hold on tight to what the Holy Spirit
reveals to you because that is only the start of a Heavenly adventure. Keep
looking at every circumstance from God’s perspective because crossing over from
where you are to where God wants you to be is the most peaceful place ever.
I want to leave you with this:
“Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can
understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ
Jesus.” ~ Philippians 4:7
In His Joys,
Hannah Elise Abbott
