Hello friends. As the new year is starting, I am reminded about a mega-truck analogy and vision that I was given when I was guided to get rooted into my church about 16 years ago, and then called to pray for my church ten years ago. Here is my journal entry in September 2016:
Four or five years ago I remember stopping at a red light. Then this huge mega-truck pulls up next to me. My Honda Accord felt so puny standing next to this mega truck. Once the light turned green, I sped off and looked back at my rear view mirror. I saw that the mega-truck barely accelerated forward. It must’ve been heavily loaded. I smiled to myself, “hee-hee”. Suddenly at that moment, the Holy Spirit said to me, “A small church will get to the accident site first but their resources are limited. A big church will take longer to get there but when they get there, they have A LOT more to offer.”
Wow, I didn’t expect this! God knew that I was thinking about looking for a smaller church. In college I went to a very small church, at most 100 members. This was my own private thought that I didn’t even talk to Him about yet. Ever since that incident I knew that I was supposed to stay at my mega-church. We have flaws like everyone else but I do love my mega-church. 🙂
9/8/2016 – This week I saw the mega-truck again when I was praying in a vision. The truck was stalled on the side of the road because it had a flat tire. I just knew that the enemy did this. There was a flurry of activities to get the tire fixed – unloading the heavily loaded truck, people moving everywhere and on their phones trying to get help, confusion and concern, etc. Then I saw a small group of women surrounding the flat tire area, holding hands and praying. Suddenly the flat tire was no longer flat! It was divinely fixed! At that moment I knew that my new women’s prayer group was to function as prayer warriors for our mega-church.
We have our first meeting next Tuesday. I’m super excited to get this group finally started! It’s amazing that only a few months ago I didn’t really care to start this group but simply obeyed God by saying yes. Now, I’m super excited! This reminds me of this verse:
Philippians 2:13 (AMP)
[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight.
12/28/2017 – The Holy Spirit has been reminding me about this vision. I’m so glad that I wrote this down. I’ve learned so much since this vision about leading prayer with warring purposes. I’ve also learned that the enemy will attack but God is always in control and is completely faithful. Praise God that I didn’t know much in the beginning or else I might’ve chickened out of my new job assignment! This Christmas season at our church I’ve witnessed record breaking attendances in all our special events. Therefore I’m reminded of this vision. Praise the Lord!
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I just finished Priscilla Shirer’s messages at Times Square churchwhere she preached this past weekend. If you need inspiration today in your hard season, please give this one a listen and receive the prayer at the end for your situation too.
http://sermons.tsc.nyc/holy-holy-holy/
This one is excellent for everyone, especially those in secular workplaces and communities. If you sense the Holy Spirit sending you out to serve and interact in the secular communities more, please listen to this message. It was excellent. It’ll be a great one to listen to with your children in the car.
https://youtu.be/fvn7ZLjF8vQ?is=AXgs-QJTHkiHJ9Gc
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This week I was meditating on this Bible verse and it dawned on me that newborn babies get fed every 3-4 hours. I remembered that each feeding took about 15 minutes, followed by burping so that the baby doesn’t vomit the milk up, and that took another ten minutes. Something to consider as we check on how often we read and study the Bible every day. When I am short on time, I skip the Christian books, podcasts, sermons and videos. But I never, ever miss my daily time reading and studying the Bible. This should be your highest priority before any other spiritual practices.
1 Peter 2:1-3 (Amplified Bible)
As Newborn Babes
2 So put aside every trace of malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander and hateful speech; 2 like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment], 3 if in fact you have [already] tasted the goodness and gracious kindness of the Lord.
If you happen to have much time on your hands like I do, please check out these two apps that I have been using for about a month now. These apps were shared by the prayer group ladies of Minnesota. This group of ladies have been contending for their dear friend who is battling incurable spinal cancer. Her doctors said that she only had a short time to live. She has already passed their prediction of her time living. Our prayer group is contending with her for her complete healing. She has two young adult children like I do (daughter and son) and so, I know that she is very needed by her husband and children. She wants to live and is fighting real hard as well. Her name is Marie if you want to pray for her complete healing.
Here are the two prayer apps that they shared and I have been blessed by them. Again, use them after you have completed reading your Bible. Everyone should be on a Bible reading plan all year long.
https://lectio365.24-7prayer.com/share/devotionals/2026-09-02/morning?locale=en
Sometimes I wake up and hear a very clear instruction. Couple of days ago I heard this – “Hear more testimonies so that faith can grow more.”
😳 Yes sir! 🫡
The Sid Roth show has guests who always have amazing supernatural stories. Check them out when you can. I’ll be adding more testimonies to my spiritual feeding.
There are great testimonies in this month’s newsletter by the Journal of Healing ministry.
https://mailchi.mp/437ba4e5cc01/the-complete-man-5763539?e=eede17ac76
Here is a short devotional about life’s tests becoming a testimony when you trust God. 🌈
“A rainbow always speaks to me of God’s faithfulness and His enduring promises. We both knew God had spoken; we drove on silently for a few minutes. Then I said, “Had we not went through the storm, we would have never seen that beautiful rainbow.
Isn’t it always that way?
We don’t have a testimony without a test. We don’t see a rainbow without the storm.”
This is an excellent article on how to view your life’s tests. Here’s a good excerpt from the article: “The desert is a place of transformation. Whether your desert is unemployment, church troubles, family woes, illness, or other trials, when you come out of it you’ll either be more like Jesus or less like him. You may become more mature in the Lord and more sensitive to his voice—or possibly more bitter, cynical, and hopeless. But you won’t come out the same….. Are you willing to trust God in the desert? If so, you will see his glory.”
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/god-leads-through-desert/
(FYI, the late pastor Tim Keller started the Gospel Coalition.)
God bless you abundantly as you read and study God’s word in the Bible. With much prayers and in His grace ❤️🙏
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