Prayer Room Status
As many of you know, we had to temporarily stop our consistent Saturday prayer gatherings due to leaks in the roof of the prayer room. It turns out, that this was a much needed time in mine and Robin’s lives to spend some more time with just us and the Lord, and with our family. The Lord has really been blessing us with rest and refreshing us. We’ve also had some great opportunities to serve some other local ministries through prayer and worship that our schedule may not have allowed for in previous times.
The Lord has given me some exciting vision for a new season, and I originally thought it was for 2010 - but, I need more clarity on the “when”. The “what”, “why”, and “how” are amazing, and the Lord just completely downloaded them to me in a matter of minutes while spending some time in personal prayer out at the Youth With A Mission Base in Ozark (YWAM-OZARK - Thank you Jim & Barb Nizza and the YWAM hospitality team). It was funny how it happened, and I’ll leave you with this “life lesson turned devotional thought”:
I thought I was going on this prayer retreat to “get vision for the next step of the prayer ministry.” This time away was GOING to be productive - spiritually… I was determined. I get there, unpack my things, move some stuff around the room to make it more conducive for my devotional needs, and then start right into praying and asking. IMMEDIATELY, the Lord stopped my prayers and said, “this time is just for Me and you to hang out together - just love on me… worship… adore… read My Word… read a book about My goodness… no asking this time.”
I spent the next 32 hours or so doing nothing but those things. The night before I left, I started putting the room back the way it was and packing my things up; I was ready to go to bed and put to rest this really glorious and sweet time I had with the Lord. Just as I was about to lay down, the Lord reminded me of something, which then lead to an entire vision, plan, and strategy for the local church regarding prayer and worship. Then I wrote my first EVER complete worship song, and two more pieces, all in a matter of minutes.
If you will let Him fill you up, you will overflow.
Aaron
p.s. Oh, yeah, this post was about the status of the prayer room. Join us in prayer as we seek that answer together. Honestly, the financial support isn’t enough to be able to be faithful in paying rent to anyone (we average about $250 per month). Rent on most of the buildings that are of adequate size and type are typically $800-$1500 per month. We don’t ever want to be a bad testimony to a property owner - so, maybe your answer to the “what now” is a consistent monthly gift? If so, please visit mine and Robin’s ministry website www.likedaviddid.com where you will find a partnering link where special gifts can be given, or monthly reoccurring payments can be established through our tax-deductible ministry: “Like David Did.”