Disclaimer: This Blog was wriiten several weeks ago.
There are so many times we feel alone in this world. So often we can’t see or feel the presences of the Lord and his armies around us in our times of need, struggle, or even triumph.
We have been in Thailand for about four weeks now. Closing in on the halfway point I have reflected on all that has been going on. We have struggled with so many things here. We have been attacked spiritually in ways as subtle as tiredness and apathy and as blatant as bring up our pasts again. But we have also had many small and giant victories. We have seen our prayers be answered on Bangla Road and it’s side streets. We have seen our girls come into healing and freedom. We have seen the Lord begin to open the eyes, ears, and hearts of his beloved. He is showing us His heart. He is opening eyes to the spiritual. He is gifting his children. We have seen the atmosphere on Bangla shift and the Lord has allowed us to be bolder in our ministry there. People watch us. They tell us we are different. That they see light or Jesus in our eyes and our presence brings joy. All these things would not be happening if not for the Lord and His armies.
Over the past month or so the Lord has laid a heavy desire on my heart to see angles. To feel their presence, see their works, and to join the in worship in the heavens. He has been teaching me about his armies unseen. As he gives me words for his beloved and tells me things to pray over his lost. He has whispered to me that we are in the presence of his angles. He has been teaching me more about faith. Preparing my heart for the things unseen. In time I know he will allow me to see these things.
“When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, and army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. ‘Oh my Lord, what shall we do?’ the servant asked.
‘Do not be afraid,’ the prophet answered. ‘Those who are with us with us are more than those who are with them.’
And Elisha prayed, ‘O Lord, open his eyes so he may see.’ Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” 2 Kings 6: 15 – 17
This has been my prayer for my team and myself. “O Lord open our eyes so we may see.” The Lord is faithful and desires his children to know him in the most intimate of ways. As we grow in faith and in closeness with him he shares more of his heart with us. He opens our mind and eyes to him. He allows us to see in the spiritual what is happening in the natural. He allows us to see the things unseen. He talks to us and through us. He shows us things before they happen. He allows us to preform miracles for his glory. It is his joy to partner with us for the glory of his name and it is our joy to be chosen and found worthy of this task. The Lord is moving here in Thailand. He is opening the eyes of all and it has been absolutely beautiful to watch and experience.
