A second in God's peace

Prerequisite for understanding the following post: Read the previous post about SURRENDER

Have you ever experienced the feeling that arises when you realize God is speaking to you? I am honored to share that I have had this experience. It is greater than anything my mortal mind can even begin to explain but I will attempt it. In a split second you feel a thousand pound weight lifted off of your shoulders, you feel this light gleaming into your soul, and in that moment, if only for a second you feel peace. For me that moment doesn't come too often but that one second is enough to restore my hope for healing.

Last night one of these beautifully clarifying moments occurred. Wednesday I attend a "small group" that has turned out to be more like a "small church." This in and of itself is greatly anxiety provoking for me (almost to the point of panic at times) but each week I keep coming back to face it again because my God, who creates a thirst for him and a thirst for Godly relationships within me,  is greater than the enemy that plants lies and fear as chains upon my feet. So just as every Wednesday I enter the house and greet people that I recognize and try to not show and struggles within. I had been feeling a bit defeated and sad that day. Here is where is gets amazing, we gather in for worship and a leader starts us off with a few words and prayer. The words that God had placed on his heart as a focus for the night were surrender and listen.  There it is! That moment when God says to you, " I hear your prayers. I see your heart. I know your every desire. I know you are in pain and I want to help you...." And greatest of all he whispers... "I am greater than all of this and I am with you." 

The word that had been heavy on my heart and mind did not just happen to be the opening word for the night. God knew that there were people in that group of individuals who needed to hear it. It didn't stop there. As we continued to worship I continued to feel God's presence and his touch on everyone there. I sang out loud the lyrics that DIDN'T "just so happen" to be what  my prayer to the Lord needed to be.Tears came to my eyes and I was not ashamed. The realization that God is with me and he is always with me nearly had me fallen to my knees. In closing we were instructed to seek out someone to pray with while the worship continued in the background. The sounds of that room were heavenly and powerful. Groups of people everywhere huddled together in deep prayer to our Father with the sweet sounds of worship in the background.
No science, philosophy, religion, or even "psychic time traveler" can convince me that last night wasn't real! No one can convince me that all of it is just the product of coincidence mixed with fabricated human emotions. No one can convince me that I am here today by chance and not by the Lord Jesus Christ's sweet salvation.


Starting a 30 day challenge of complete surrender to God
Please pray for me!


Laura Katherine