So after getting a really bad headache last night I quickly went to bed. Man, it was really bad. I don't get headaches often and when I do they are fairly easy to deal with. This one had me writhing in pain. So I went to bed probably before 8. I honestly don't know what time it was as I was hurting so much that I didn't go clean my bowl or cup out or go to brush my teeth (I had just finished eating, but my headache got worse after I ate). Anyway, at about 2:30 I woke up and started to just pray and focus on God. About 3 am I decided to just go to the prayer house. Man was it good. I love being there by myself. I typically don't like being there with other people if I am gonna be praying. If I am soaking I could care less who is there, but if I am walking around I like to be the only one there. So as I prayed the presence of God came and stayed. It was great. Then I soaked and had this funny dream about getting a phone call from Chris Overstreet while I was in the prayer house. Then I finished reading "Dreaming With God" and then I prayed some more. While I was reading a few people came in that were dressed to go somewhere. They came in a little before 7 I think. Well, I finished reading and started to pray again. So I got up and walked around and before a few mintues had gone by they were all getting filled up in the Holy Spirit so I was "kidnapped" by one of them and drug over to their group. The presence of God and some Holy laughter are a great way to start the day! They left and I was alone to witness an amazingly beautiful sunrise.
The Video Announcements this morning were amazing. Also be sure to check out the podcast this week as it should have some AMAZING testimonies on it. They were all great, but my favorite was one of the students who shared that while working at a pizza place over the Christmas break started to prophecy over an athiest and led him to Christ and then talking to a muslim had this bit of conversation (paraphrased):
Athiest to Muslim just after accepting Jesus: You should let this guy tell you how to pray to Jesus!
Muslim: Oh, well we believe that Jesus was a prophet.
BSSM Student: But prophets don't lie and Jesus said that He was the Messiah.
(Me: oh snap!)
Muslim: uh.....ok teach me how to pray to Jesus
::gets saved::
Haha. Yeah, that is my version of the story, but it is still that great!
So after church my roommate Jeremy and I went to Costco to pick up some goods. While there we prayed for a couple people. The second lady asked if we went to Simpson University (a Christian college just a few miles from Bethel). We explained how we go to Bethel but that some of our friends from church are students at Simpson. Turns out her husband is a professor at Simpson. Another woman I prayed for was in front of the Jam and Honey (unknown to me or Jeremy at the time). Later as we walked by again he noticed that and he reminded me of the dream he had last night that said "you prohesy like jam and honey." How sweet is that!
Tonight at church and Tuesday at school we have Bobby Conner speaking to us. Friday at school and at church, Sunday morning and evening, and Monday evening we have Mario Murillo, the following weekend I will be at Berkeley, the weekend after that is Todd Bentley, the week after that is Atlanta(!!!!), the week after that is the Eyes and Wings Conference (Bob Jones, Larry Randolph, John Paul Jackson), then in the couple weeks after that is another trip to Berkeley and then the mission trip to La Paz, Mexico! It should be amazing!
Sunday, January 14, 2007
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Hello! I've been waiting to find someone from Bethel who faithfully blogs! (I found your blog via John Baw's blog at wildoxgib.com. He just featured your latest posts). Thanks so much for sharing the testimonies...I've been listening to Bethel's podcasted sermons for awhile and am totally challenged in my faith to live and move differently. May God give you even more faith tomorrow!
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