Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Amazingly refreshing weekend

What a great weekend! This weekend I was at a youth retreat with the La Mesa youth as well as youth from churches in Cachipay, Madrid and Facatativa. This weekend God did some amazing things in the lives of these youth as well as in me. For several years I have felt that God has been calling me to help fight spiritual warfare through prayer but I have always held back because I was to worried about what people would think of me. However last Sunday night I let that all go and the results were amazing.

Backing up to the beginning of May (when this all started), I was at a day long youth meeting with the youth from church and at one point the Holy Spirit moved so strongly that some of the youth fell to the floor and started crying. I grabbed my journal and started writing down prayers. I couldn´t write fast enough! I sensed that God wanted me to pray for some of the youth but again I held back. While talking with Nanen a few days later about this experience he encouraged to completely let go the next time I feel that way and act upon what I am feeling. So this weekend I did and the results were awesome.

After a concert by a local Christian rock band, there was a prayer time and the Holy Spirit really started moving. It appeared that some of the youth were being spiritual attacked as they were crying, screaming and shaking. As I knelt to pray for one of the girls she took hold of my hand as she continued crying. I had no idea beforehand what I was gonna pray but as I started praying I heard these words come from my mouth...
.....Lord in your name we declare peace in this girl´s life, we declare victory for her. Lord we know that by the power of your blood we know that we have the power to say ¨Satan away from us¨ We know that your word says that neither life nor death, nor angels nor demons, nor the present nor future, nor the powers of heaven or hell can separate us from the love of God. Lord in your name we have the power to say to this spirit ¨Depart from us¨ We know that no weapon that is formed against us can be used against us. In your name we declare this.....

As I moved from person to person these words or similar words came from my mouth for each person. What an amazing feeling to allow God to use me like that.

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