Father, I worship You! Father I glorify Your holy name! Blessings, honour, glory and power to You my Lord! Jesus Christ, you came to earth, to save me. I owe You my life. I glorify You Jesus, my Saviour and best friend. You understand me so well and I honour You for never giving up on me. Holy Spirit, You reign in my heart and just the thought of You, makes my heart beat faster. I love you with all my heart! Amen.
I am part of Lady Gracious, where we take married women on a five month journey to discover their true identity in Christ. These ladies are from day one told how precious they are and that they have a role to play in their households, workplaces and in their communities. For all the Lady Gracious events, the people involved, the decisions to be made and even the detail such as colour schemes, are prayed through. We seek God’s heart to ensure that absolutely nothing is from ourselves, but only according to His will. The finalists for 2011 with their husbands were part of a teambuilding function and I was honoured to form part of this special event. From the moment I left my house on route to the venue, I could feel the Holy Spirit moving inside of me.
Oh, what a feeling. I experience Him on a daily basis, but on this particular day, it was different. As I finished with setting up banners and putting out gifts on the table, I took a moment and moved away from the venue and wanted to go and check whether the waterhole with the waterfall was working as scheduled, but then at that moment, I felt the urge to pray. I stopped there in the middle of the grass area and with my hands in the air and the wind blowing through my hair; I opened my heart to pray. What happened blew me away. I was standing there in His presence, with total quietness around me. I was speechless at a stage, purely because I was overwhelmed by His presence.
The ladies arrived and as we moved towards the waterhole, I could feel a quietness growing inside of me and with that a passion to just hear His voice. After the message was brought to the ladies, makeup was smudged because of crying and experiences shared, each and every lady was called out separately and the Lord started giving them scripture, confirmations and prophesy. I was honoured to form part of the group praying with the ladies and during the process, something happened with me. I want to tell you because by me telling you, it will be the closest you will get to feeling what I had felt at that particular moment.
Standing in the Lords presence in front of each lady being prayed for, I felt absolutely nothing but the Lord’s peace. Although I could hear people laughing in the background, I was alone with Christ, praying in the Spirit. I handed myself over to the Holy Spirit and as usual, I was waiting for Him to give me Word to one, perhaps a few of the ladies. You see dear reader; normally God gives me scripture or a message to one or two people and sometimes to a whole group at once. However, standing in awe of Him, his presence was overwhelming and I was touched by the Spirit at the same time He was ministering to the ladies.
For the first time, I received a message for each and every finalist. The most special thing of all was that although we were three people praying, the Spirit of God every time confirmed the message between us three. I was so touched and so blessed. As I was standing there, I realised that the moment was special because as the Holy Spirit was ministering to the ladies, He was also ministering to me, simultaneously. You see, it was not just about the message I received for each lady, it was about the presence of God and what He was depositing into my faith. I will never be the same again. Amen!
You might be asking yourself why I am telling you all this and what does it have to do with you? Well, dear reader, it is very simple. I cannot keep what I have experienced today, to myself. I have to proclaim it from the rooftops, that my God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, is real! I know it more and more every day. I hear Him with my heart, I feel Him breathing inside of me and when I look into people’s eyes, it is different, almost like I am looking straight into their souls.
You might be reading this message, thinking that all of this is a load of nonsense or perhaps you are thinking that it sounds great but how real is it after all? Then again you might be reading this message, having a desire in your heart to also experience the Lord, in depth, just like I did and still do.
Dear reader, I have no words to convince you that it is real. I have my thoughts, experiences and the rest is within my heart. All I can tell you, is that the more I fast and pray, the more I see God’s heart. The more I want of Him, the more I get. The closer I move to Him, the more I hear His voice, telling me clearly what to say and do. In the beginning it feels new and you are almost scared. Then after a while of obedience in searching His heart, giving Him your time, energy, family and all the things that actually does not even belong to you, you start hearing His voice, not with your ears, but with your heart.
If you have never experienced God in any way, then don’t wait any longer. Go down on your knees and call on Him, and He will answer you. He has been knocking on the door of your heart for a very long time, and is waiting just for you to let Him in (Revelation 3:20). Once you have invited Jesus Christ into your heart and once you have repented, You will be washed as clean as snow. Come on, He is waiting for you.
What about if you have been a Christian for many years but tonight you admit that you have either never or perhaps a long time ago, only experienced that cloud 9 feeling when you gave your life to Christ. Perhaps you experience Him when you are in church busy with praise and worship, but at home when you are alone, that is exactly how you feel, alone? It is like you are praying, but nothing is happening, not even a hint of a feeling that He is real, that He is there with you. Is this you? All I can tell you dear reader is to open up completely, humble yourself before the Lord and He will lift you up (James 4:10). Whether you think you are tough or whether you say that you are a man and men don’t get emotional and cry, I want to tell you that it is not true. That is exactly what is keeping that feeling of closeness with the Holy Spirit, away from you. Stop being so tough and go on your knees in your room and just say His name, if nothing else comes up. Sing, read the Word, write a poem, fast and pray. Whatever you do, don’t just do nothing. Seek Him and you will find Him, when you seek Him with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:13).
As I started writing the article, I knew that this one will be different from others. I was not sure what title to give to this article, but the Lord spoke to my heart and said that it will be confirmed as I go along and now I know that this message is untitled but from my heart, the heart of an ordinary woman, who continuously seeks the Lord’s heart, and finds His Spirit ministering in and through me. Praise you Jesus! Amen!
I urge you not to prolong. He is waiting to meet you, to touch your heart, to whisper in your ear and to hold you close to Him.
With lots of love in Jesus Name
Princess K
PS: Dear reader, please remember that the scripture used are from the New International Version. If the scripture is read in another language and translation it might differ slightly. A verse in the NIV might be a different one in your bible, i.e. Ps 37:3 in the NIV might be Ps 37:4 in your bible. This does not always occur, but has happened in some instances.
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