Last week my good ministry friend was praying for me – she has much experience praying prophetically. It’s my understanding that when someone prays prophetically, that they are speaking specifically with an insight or knowledge from God about the person and situation.

It was funny but my friend kept on saying “Imodium.” She said to pray about it and judge what this means for me. I thought it was a bit ridiculous and so I didn’t think about it again. Maybe I prayed once asking God that if it meant anything to tell me what it meant. If you are not aware what Imodium is, it’s an over the counter medication to treat diarrhea. It’s an anti-diarrhea medicine.

I was speaking with a university student recently who is pondering much about her future career and path after graduation. I remembered how much this life planning after college consumed my mind during those young adult years. I encouraged my young friend to seek God, listen to His voice and receive His peace, and to stay in the Christian community. I also reassured her that God has the best plans for her life since He knows what’s best for her with all the gifts, talents and passions that He has already deposited within her. Speaking with her made me think about an old message that I wrote long time ago. I wasn’t sure when I wrote it but I found it! hope this old message encourages you today.

I wrote this message in July 2012. It brought back intense memories for me once I realized this truth – “Why would God rob you?!”

My husband had this dream about a week ago and I believe that it was a message from the Lord for me. That’s so interesting that he used my husband’s dream to speak to me!

I sent this message to my prayer group in order to get them on board with unity before our next corporate prayer meeting. With so much destruction happening in Palestine and seeing the suffering of the people there, it’s very hard not to pray for peace by cease fire by Israel. However, after reviewing these resources I understand better. Please review these resources yourself and let’s pray 🙏. Only God can make a way by our continual appeals to heaven through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lately, there are more and more world, national and local issues that we pray about in our prayer meetings. It’s important to have unity when we pray together and so if there are any differences in opinion, please discuss these things with your prayer partners before corporate prayer time.

I do a lot of research during the week and ask the Holy Spirit to open my understanding so that I am able to pray with God’s Word and according to His will. There are times I’m uncertain and I just don’t know yet. Then I ask for God’s wisdom, and then wait and watch.

Sometimes I get visions during corporate prayers and last Monday when we were praying together after our Bible study discussion, I received this really great vision. Before our meeting, we were like Petri dishes that is covered with germs and bacteria. After our Bible study, we were cleaned up Petri dishes with little germs and bacteria on us. Holy Spirit shared that when we gather together in Jesus’ name to study, to pray, to serve and worship; that we automatically receive a good cleansing in ourselves so that we are blessed and healthier. If you feel sick and yucky inside, then please ask yourself if you have been too alone in your faith journey. If yes, then make every effort to get better and cleaner by participating in a regular weekly fellowship with other believers through Bible study, prayer and service. I’m currently doing a weekly Bible study, two separate weekly prayer groups, and attending church on Sundays. It’s basically getting myself cleaned up four times a week. It’s not a coincidence that I am this way. You need to make time to commit yourself to a disciplined plan for self-care and cleaning, but according to how the Bible teaches and not how the world teaches about self-care. Worldly self-care is not going to satisfy you nor make you clean and whole in the inside.

My Alex is back home from college for thanksgiving break and currently she is a junior. As I was reading my last update on Alex from December 2022, I am filled with joy and comfort. God is so good and faithful.

This week a friend mentioned about Benny Hinn in our conversation. If you are not familiar with Benny Hinn, he was known for preaching the prosperity gospel and hosting big, flashy miracle crusades in 1990s. I watched him on TBN Christian network in my college years and often wondered about his ministry. TBN founders and their guests were too flashy for me. But when I would close my eyes and just listen to their words, it would minister to me greatly. I just didn’t know what to think about him or TBN Christian network that was available in our area.

Here is a good summary recap by One for Israel ministry on biblical prophecy:

https://www.oneforisrael.org/bible-based-teaching-from-israel/is-biblical-prophecy-coming-true/

Our women’s prayer group meets on Wednesdays at our church’s cry room in the upper sanctuary. It’s timely for the Holy Spirit to give us this space to pray. I sure cry a lot when I intercede. Please read this message that I shared with my prayer group recently.