Day 37 of the 40 day challenge. I woke up early this morning and as I was praying, felt so thankful. Thankful that as a daughter of the King, I can enter into the throne room boldly, confidently, and in anticipation of the Lord's presence. When I started the 40-Day Prayer Challenge, the Lord spoke to me and said that I would come out of this prayer challenge a changed person. And yes, these past 37 days have indeed been life-changing - the Lord has been transforming me into someone who is more dependent on the Lord, more hungry for his presence, and more on fire for prayer. All this aside, one of the top prayers on my list was that the Lord would do something new inside of me, that he would start to shift the way I see myself and the way I see Him. That he would break the orphan mentality that I have been carrying for most of my life. A bold prayer, right? God has and is answering this prayer request. Sure, there have been days when the spiritual warfare seems a bit more intense and moments when I backslide, but overall I feel as if I am emerging out of this intense season of prayer with greater awareness of who I am as a child of God.
Today, at church, Pastor Peter delivered a powerful sermon that spoke to the heart of the Gospel. I'm sure it'll get uploaded onto the church's website (*insert reminder to listen to 3/10's sermon again). At the end of the message, I found myself making my way to the front of the room and kneeling before the cross. And before I knew it, I found myself experiencing the presence of the Holy Spirit. I cannot adequately describe this singular moment, all I know is that I kept shouting "Jesus, thank you. Thank you, Jesus." Oh, and there were a lot of tears. In that moment, I felt God's love wash over me.
I found myself at the foot of the cross. A sinner. Needy. Broken. Met by Christ. Known. Beloved. Restored.
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