I want to share with you one of the most supernatural breakthroughs I’ve experienced since I’ve re-established my walk as a Christian.

God is Love. I know, we say this, and we seem to act like we know this.

But, truly, I tell you, to really start to understand, to begin the supernatural breakthrough in your life. You have to learn to love. To Love as God loves.

I feel there a couple scriptures that we tend to gloss over, but they are truly at the heart of God, and should be in our hearts too.

Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” ²² And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

John 20:21-23 (Emphasis mine)

“This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
¹⁰ your kingdom come,
your will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹ Give us today our daily bread.
¹² And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
¹³ And lead us not into temptation,^[a]
    but deliver us from the evil

Matthew 6:9-13 (Emphasis mine)

To truly understand and love one another anyway. We must forgive as God forgives…. which is wholly, completely, as far as the East is from the West, pure as snow, washed completely clean.

Imagine, if we were all to love that way – what a world that would be. (Thy Kingdom come!)

God has commanded us – to love like He loves. To Love like the love we expect to receive from the Father, we’re also supposed to give to others.

⁷ Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. ⁸ Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. ⁹ This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. ¹⁰ This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. ¹¹ Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. ¹² No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

¹³ This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. ¹⁴ And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. ¹⁵ If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. ¹⁶ And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. ¹⁷ This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. ¹⁸ There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

¹⁹ We love because he first loved us. ²⁰ Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. ²¹ And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

1 John 4:7-21 (Emphasis Mine)

That if we love one another, God makes us complete. He continues to prune us into His image. As we know that God Is Love. That He showed us the ultimate love by sending His Son to die for our sins – while we were still sinners & enemies. That we have to learn how to embrace this love. We have to learn how to make it ever present in our lives. We have to forgive debts, and sinners, those who have wronged & offended us. That We have to pray that God just continue to show us how to love.

This past summer, I had something occur. Something where I was so grievously offended, that others who witnessed this event were offended for me. That someone had hurt my child’s feelings. (ooooh, I’m quite the Momma Bear). Everyone was absolutely beside themselves at the offense, including myself, including my son, including my husband. Oh buddy, it quite seemed in that moment, that things could never be the same. But, my response was not where everyone thought it would be. I continued with the day’s events. I refused to let this event taint what the plans of the day were, and I absolutely wasn’t going to let it steal my joy. I refused to hear another word of it, everyone would just have to drop it for the time-being – we were going to have a good day anyway.

But then, when I got home that night. I knew how I felt. I knew that this was going to need some serious divine intervention. If I let this continue to fester within me, it would grow out of control – and I couldn’t let it have a stronghold. So, I began to pray, God help me forgive. Help me let this go. Help me to understand how I’m supposed to ever be ok with this. I spent 3 days in prayer – help me let this go. Help me forgive. Give me a word to understand how I’m supposed to get over this.

Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” ²² And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

John 20:21-23 (Emphasis mine)

That was the word He gave me. I have received the Holy Spirit, and that is a Spirit of Love & Forgiveness. If I truly want to Walk In Faith – I’ve got to forgive as my Father forgives me. Wholly, completely, supernaturally. That He knows all my sins, and forgives them anyway. That I do not deserve to be forgiven, but He decided to anyway. That I can never repay Him for what He has done for me, for you, for all of us, but I can do what He has commanded me, and forgive anyway. Regardless of how they feel. Regardless of how I feel. I have to forgive, because God has commanded it, and if I’m to be His servant, if my life is a true dedication to Him – then THY WILL BE DONE – in my life. It’s not about me. If I have to pray my way through the forgiveness – then start kneeling. If I have to pray to help me let it go for every day for the rest of my life. Then – that’s what needs to happen. We have made a choice to be His Servants – to submit our lives to Him, and His Command: Love one another. Love them as I have Loved You.

I received this Word days after the occurrence, and prayed that God would help me to actually let it go. I was truly starting to feel it by the 4th day. And, that is when the person who I had forgiven called.

I didn’t have to say anything – they just started apologizing. Now, another part of this forgiveness had been the total acceptance that I might never get an apology. That, this person, might not even feel like they did something wrong – and I had to be ok with that, and forgive them anyway. So, the conversation really went very well, because I had already forgiven them in my heart and was not expecting to have any follow-up. So, to have an apology on top of everything did feel good – but I was SO GRATEFUL that I had already forgiven – that this was all really just a formality. That it was not stealing my joy. That His mercy is new every morning. And, that I needed to tap into that every day. That I needed to extend His AMAZING GRACE over others in my life. That He makes us whole & perfect in His Love – and that we need to show others that Love too.

Let’s Pray

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your Love. Thank You for sending Your Son to die for us, while we were still sinners. Thank You for showing us the perfect example of the supernatural, overwhelming, reckless Love and Grace and Mercy that You have for us. Please help us to grow that into our Hearts – that it may overflow in the lives around us. That we may pour out Your Love and Your Spirit onto others. That we obey Your commandment to Love One Another. That We truly embody that as Your people. That we show that in our daily walk, that others may know You by Our Love. The Love that You have given us. That we may unleash the most powerful force in the universe onto Every Person in our lives – Love. Reckless, incredible, life-changing Love. Pour Out Your Spirit on Us and in Our Hearts and in Our Lives. I pray that others know we are Your disciples by Our Love. IN JESUS’ NAME!! AMEN!!!

So, in August this past year, the storm started accumulating clouds. You could hear the thunder off in the distance, you could see the lightening on the horizon and the sky started to turn color. When we heard the news, my husband turned to me, and said, “You need to pray to your God for a miracle, because that’s all that’s going to save us now.”

Wow. When someone turns to you and says, that you need to pray, even when they’re not sure they believe in prayer, that strikes you right down to your bones, deep down in your soul. My Spirit Man cried out and said, “yes, we absolutely do.”

So, that’s exactly what I did. Full in, all the chips. Dug down deep. Every spiritual weapon I could think of, went out searching for new weapons – make sure I wasn’t missing any, all of it. Doubled-down in prayer. Fasting – on it. Declarations – done. All of it. Walking prayers, extra prayers, reading my Bible. My soul pouring out to God, “OH HELP US!!!”

I will admit that it took me 3 days just to figure out what it was I was supposed to be praying. I have figured out over the years quite a few things about prayer. If you want God to answer your prayers, you need to be in-line with what you think God would want for the situation. If you don’t know what to pray, pray about the situation anyway, but also pray that God open your heart to know what His will is for the situation. You can pray for what you want, but make sure you open it up – that His will be done. Pray that He just come into the situation, that you know that He knows what the situation needs. Pray for all of it.
So, in August, I started praying. God we need a miracle. We need one. You need to show up, You are the God who shows up. God, I am your servant. Give me peace about the situation. God, give me the courage and understanding to know what I’m supposed to be doing here. God, use this situation to do your will. Use this situation to show up. God, you are going to do great and miraculous things. We are still waiting. Still not sure what this storm looks like. But, I can tell you that just 2 weeks ago, I realized He has already given us so many miracles along the way. He’s been answering my prayer the whole time!

That this started in August. I prayed that we would all still have the holidays together. In October, we were told that the follow-up would start in January. I prayed for wisdom and discernment, we discovered in January that the person that should be helping was not on our side. More follow-up was delayed to February. In early February, we asked for a different helper. Our new helper is on point, and definitely the right person for the job. They speak life. This event has not followed the normal sequence of events the entire time, it’s almost like we’ve been forgotten – but I think God is answering prayer and keeping us hidden from the plots of the enemy. I think that God has been shielding us and protecting us, to lessen this storm. God has been using this time to grow us, to help soften our hearts to Him more and more, to use this situation to show how big He is. I’ve said from the beginning that I’m praying to the God that is bigger than my problems, to the one being who has faced this situation before – that can help me. That will overcome. That God has given us life and given it to the full. That He has been answering my prayers the whole time, every step of the way. That I was over here keeping my eyes on the horizon, waiting for Him to show up in the end game, and He’s been answering my prayers every day. That He has given me peace over the situation. I’m so grateful. I’m grateful that He’s answered these prayers and given me this opportunity to share with you, that sometimes we have to take our eyes off what the answer we think we’re going to get is and realize that He might be answering us every day, in so many different ways. That we have to keep our eyes open to what he’s always doing. Here I thought I was praying for an answer way off in the distance, and He had really aligned me to pray for all the days in between too. Because He was going to show up in all the days, every day. He is in this situation, in so many ways. That I’m so grateful to have this testimony. So grateful to be able to share this good word with you.

So – don’t ever lose hope. Keep the faith, fight the good fight, that you may win the race. Stay strong, His mercies are new every morning. He is the miracle-worker, the way-maker, light in the darkness. He is the great God of all, and He is making a way to make miracles in ways you could never imagine. He is showing up – you just need to stay aware so you can observe the ways that he’s showing up. SO you can recognize the miracles as they happen, so you can share your testimony with others.

You know another incredible thing that happened? My husband prayed too. As I was sharing about all the miracles I had suddenly observed, my husband admitted to me that he had also prayed during this time. God is so good, and He’s showing up, all the time. And He’s ALIVE & Making Miracles HAPPEN!!

Let’s Pray

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You!!! Thank you for all Your Miracles. Thank You for ALL THE WAYS you show up! You show up in the smaller ways, and in the Big ways. That you are working all the time, that you are in every situation, that You are working it all together for your good. That You are the Great I AM. That you are using us to show up, that we need only invite you into the situation. That you are the Great God Almighty who is watching over us and helping us bring your kingdom to earth. That we are speaking life into our situations. That we are submitting ourselves to your will, so that you can work miracles. Thank you God for all that you are, and all that you would have us be. Give us words to speak and ears to hear Father God, and for eyes that can see your will and your way at work in our lives. Thank You God for saving me and lifting me up, and allowing me to see life as You do. To give me the eyes that see your miracles. Thank You for all that You are, and all that You would have us be. IN JESUS’ NAME!! AMEN!!