Get Closer to God! by Elaine Davenport ( Thursday, June 28, 2007)
27 Jun 2007 Leave a Comment
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Perhaps you’re here out of curiosity or for more information on healing, faith, prayer, wisdom, peace or whatever your specific need is. Just know that…it’s time to broaden your horizons. You already are you say? More. There is no one whom this message cannot Bless and God gets all the Glory, Praise and Honor for it!
Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah 1 verse 5 Amplified Bible
Dearest Friend, I bring you greetings. How are you? I have been praying for you. Yes you. You’re probably thinking: “Yeah right,” or “I hope so”, but I assure you that I am. I am praying daily for probably around 100 to 300 people, and when I think about you, I simply say: “Lord, meet their need and please speak to them in certain situations that they face today. Please give them your Divine Health, Wisdom, Joy, Peace, Favor and whatever they need today. You see, I simply let the Spirit of God lead me to pray for you. I have a special message today tailored just for you. It is so fitting that your spirit will say: “Wow!
For at least a month, I have been instructed to tell YOU to broaden your horizons! That could be from many perspectives. The primary focus is Spiritual. The secondary components are: creatively, financially, morally, physically, emotionally and or educationally. If you’re reading this letter, then God has some things for you to do and you know it. I didn’t say you know what it is…I just said you “know” it. Smile. I encourage you to: stretch, reach, explore, amend, to balance and to get closer to God!
Of course, I have to tell you a story. Last month, I sent out close to 200 letters and I apologize that everybody didn’t get one. The message was: “Develop your Giving spirit” for some and it was “ What You Choose to Do is Important!” for others. (It literally was the same message with slight variations.) A few days after the first batch went out, I got a long distance call from Houston, Texas. I was delighted because it was Brother Daniel Morales whom I had met when my sister/friend Vivian and I hopped on a plane and went down to visit the Lakewood church. You see, we were stranded in Houston and Brother Daniel was “sent” to get us to church, to eat, keep us grounded in the Word, provide us with Christian fellowship, take us shopping and to the airport. Whew! Can you imagine doing all of that for TWO TOTAL STRANGERS? Well, he did! We all became friends. I’ve met saints before, but Daniel was different. He has this gift of relating all of your everyday conversation back to the Word of God. It is not done to show off, it’s just the way that he is. It’s actually remarkable to be in such good company.
Well, Daniel had told us how he planned to move to Alaska because there were no jobs in Houston. As soon as we heard it, Vivian and I stood in agreement that it would not take place, that he would not have to leave his church or his community and go off to Alaska; for surely he is a man of God and we didn’t want to see him leave the place where he was connected. When we arrived home, stayed in touch and our prayers continued. We wondered what had ever happened to Daniel in that situation. Vivian kept saying Gods’ not going to send him to Alaska.
Daniel called to say that he had met a friend at church and they had talked. He found out that she had been a missionary. She asked him if he could pray for her brother who was confronted with a rather serious diagnosis of cancer. Daniel began to pray for this man sight unseen. The brothers’ condition improved in a great way by the hand of God. In a later conversation, he mentioned to the lady that he was looking for a job. She told him that her brother, whom he had prayed for was looking for dependable knowledgeable drivers for his bus company. So Daniel went to go inquire of a job. When he arrived at the company, he passed a man. The man looked at him and said: “Do I know you?” Daniel introduced himself. The man said: “You’re my sisters’ friend who prayed for me, do you have an application?” Daniel said No, and they went inside to fill it out. He was hired to work in Houston, right there on the spot! It’s a beautiful story and it’s true. PRAISE GOD!
I am happy to report that he won’t be moving to Alaska because God is faithful! Now, Daniel told me an interesting fact about himself. You see, people come from all over the world to visit the Lakewood church. He says, God always arranges for him to meet the people who need help. He says it’s been going on for so long that he is now very used to it! Vivian and I were going on and on about the miracle of our meeting him and his giving us transportation that we so DESPERATELY needed…and Daniel didn’t seem phased by it. He politely told us it happens ALL THE TIME! All because he chose to broaden his horizons. He couldn’t talk long because he had to go take his aunt to see her brother who was in a nursing home. Daniel knows his calling…what’s yours? You have one. Start praying more, God will tell you.
Now, I’m also asking you to consider broadening, enlarging, increasing, lengthening, augmenting your horizons. If you do it spiritually, I assure you that the other components will fall into place. You see, God has chosen YOU to do a special thing. God will give you FAVOR to do it. I’ll be watching and listening and praying that you’ll do it. Be Well. Love Elaine
