My faith is something I tend to avoid discussing as part of my business, but the truth is, none of this would be possible without faith. Yahweh has provided everything for me, and I have faith They will continue to provide.
Recently, I had quite a few fun, unexpected experiences during my prayer time. I do my best to consistently start and end each day with prayer. I like how it sets the tone for my day, and how it puts me at ease at night. I have a playlist on Spotify I use to keep myself on task, let's hear it for wandering minds!
So to start my day, I pull out my stack of books and my journal, turn on my playlist and start reading. So far, the experience is pretty normal. I felt encouraged, maybe a little called out, but everything I was reading lined up exactly with what's been on my heart. Imagine my surprise when I get a nudge.
Now, when I say "nudge" I'm talking about a version of a thought, like a still, small voice that guides me at what feels like random times. I've gotten nudges to check in on people in my circle. I've gotten nudges to buy water and snacks for people in a parking lot. If I get really honest, this blog is a direct result of a nudge to be bolder about my faith. One more thing to consider as I tell my story, memorization and I are not friends. We're barely acquaintances. I know two Bible verses off the top of my head and it's downhill from there. On we go!
As I'm finishing up my usual prayer routine, I get a nudge to turn to Psalm 27. Sounds familiar, but let's check it out. I read through the chapter when verse 6 really caught my eye. It stuck. "Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord." That last half really stood out to me, "at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord." Remember that playlist? I took this verse as encouragement to stick around a bit and pray a bit longer.
One nudge is pretty normal, but two? Yahweh was pretty chatty with me, and I will never complain about that! Okay, I never deal with absolutes. I'll do my best to not complain about multiple nudges. This time I was directed to Psalm 149, I read through, scanning for anything to stick out at me or something that matches my situation. Well I found it, with that famous sense of humor. "Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds," Psalm 149: 5. I usually have my prayer time on my bed. Of course, Yahweh wasn't just showing off Their omnipotent humor, in reading Psalm 149, I just had to check out Psalm 148 and 150. Both of which fit perfectly with one of my prayer goals. Because of course they did. After these two nudges, I was starting to wind down a bit, I figured it was time to move on to the rest of my routine. Yahweh wasn't quite done with me.
A third nudge, this time it was pretty strong. "Fast all day and food will be provided for you at the end of the day." This was a pretty scary request for me. I do intermittent fasting as part of a program I wrote for myself to manage my chronic pain issues. That's the extent of my personal experience with fasting. I knew it was something certain people did when they were praying hard for something, or someone. To me it always sounded daunting. A full day without eating. You will have to remind me to tell you my story about surprising a waiter with a rack of ribs, dear reader, you'll eat it up!
I decided to go for it, thinking in the back of my head I could always quit if it got to be too much for me to handle. As it turns out, fasting wasn't as horrible as I imagined. And at the end of the day, sure enough, I got to eat one of my favorite salads. And it was unusually delicious. I feel this was both a test and a lesson. Let's start with the lesson. I learned fasting was something possible for me. Now for the test.
I believe when Yahweh is testing us, it's really more of a reminder. Humans don't always have reliable memory, sometimes we aren't aware of what we're capable of. When Yahweh tests us, I see it more as guidance, showing us we are capable of a lot and reminding us we can trust Them with everything.
This experience was a test. Rather, I was shown I am capable of a day long fast, and I was shown I can trust Yahweh to provide. Provision has been a pretty popular theme in recent prayers, true to Their Word and Their name, Jehovah Jireh did provide, and will continue to provide.
Hallelu Yah.
Have a wonderful day, dear reader.
Blessings,
Willow R.
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