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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Yesteday 2/10/2019 I Had The Pleasure Of Attending 2 Different Church Services. Two Totally Different Experiences.

Normally I work marketplace ministry but I was not scheduled for Sunday. Holy Spirit set up my schedule for the day. He nudged me to go to an early church service and then a later service at another church the same day. Two different worship experiences and two different outcomes in the services. First service I have liberty at this church to play my percussion instruments, including the rain stick. I did and worship is always good/rich at this church. There was a visiting Bishop that ended up speaking and bringing forth fresh manna right from heaven. There was a true move of God and I saw miracles take place with my very eyes. I did see the presence of God in a strong move that day. Then this Bishop fell to his knees at one point and they began to translate what he was saying (there was in interpreter to translate into English for us while he spoke.) The final outcome was he spoke a prayer over us basically releasing his mantle upon us. I am right handed by nature and I felt a heaviness in my right hand. I knew I was receiving impartation right then and there. This was while I was at my seat. There was not a prayer line for him to lay hands upon you. The power of God was ever strong and a fresh wind of God in that church. I received an email that there will be a healing/miracle service mid week with this same Bishop being there. I need to get there and secure a seat up closer than where I was seated the other day. I was always taught that it is best to sit close to the front in church for there are less distractions (meaning people getting up and moving around in church type of distractions) and to be closer to the tangible anointing as the word is coming forth from the preacher.
Next service experience was a bit of a challenge for me. I purposely took no percussion instruments with me that day and it was a true struggle to worship without instruments. I know a portion of my calling is to worship Jesus and He uses me via percussion instruments. Well, a week prior I was at the church and I started to follow Holy Spirit nudge to use my rain stick. No sooner then when I started I was taped on the shoulder by a security person (how did I know that they had a security tee shirt on) in a very gentle/loving tone I was told I could not worship with the rain stick for it was distracting to others. I know how church politics works I have been at this for a few years now so I knew to oblige and I put the rain stick down. I believe in following church order especially when visiting a church. I am a bit perplexed though for the following Sunday one of the lead pastors came and hugged me and thanked me for worshipping with them. Oddly,enough the very Sunday I was asked to not worship with the rain stick the lead pastor preached on praising God.
Maybe this was a lesson in humility or obedience. I do not know I just know that when I was asked to do that I felt led to sit down and write in my journal. Holy Spirit met me right there and shared words with me as others around me were worshipping. So back to the recent experience at hand I struggled with worship without instruments but I still worshipped Jesus. See, I know the anointing and how it works with me that is and it was a struggle and did not flow like it usually does.
Two different worship experiences and two different outcomes in the church service. One miracles were flowing freely and the other there was miracles for I see people responding to an altar call for salvation as the greatest miracle of all time. My friend reminded me recently that the sound that comes forth from the rain stick is not an abrasive sound likened to a symbol being clanged and a loud noise comes forth it is a gentle sound of rain. The last few days I keep seeing this that maybe I should gather worshippers and meet together (not a church planting or anything like that for I am not called to be a pastor but a worshipper I am.) and have freedom to worship Jesus. Freedom with banners, flags, instruments, dance. Expressions of worship maybe even prophetic artistry also. I would not even begin to know how to bring something like this forth. I just know this I need to find a church in which the word of God is preached and not a watered down version of the Gospel but truth about heaven and hell. I need to have freedom in worship. Altar calls for salvation along with active deliverance ministry. This is not the "runaway train" speaking now but a heart that feels maybe my season is up in this region I reside in and the wind of Holy Spirit just may take me elsewhere. I move with the wind of God and His direction and I would pick up camp in a heartbeat and go. I saw a church sign once that read "Where God guides God provides." He has and He will continue to do so in my very life. I was reading tonight "Everyone's Guide to Angels" and I read an excerpt by Katie Souza. I heard her preach on this before and I followed through with Holy Spirit direction. I did this right in the exercise room, yes I did. I called upon the spy angels to get me in the right direction to get me to the promised land for my very life.
One more important thing that happened to me yesterday while I was driving into work. I told you how I felt a heaviness come into my right hand on Sunday when the Bishop was praying over us for us to have his mantle. Today I felt heat in my right elbow. Very interesting, I am right handed by nature so when I write it is my right hand that is the dominant one and when I pray for someone, meaning the laying on of hands it would be my right hand. Let's see what happens.
Please note that both experiences were what I experienced. So you may experience two totally different experiences. Know that the one church does extend love and they are very attentive to making sure you get to and from the church to your car safely. They forever ask me if I need a ride to my car and there is true sincerity in their parking lot ministers. You cannot fake that, there is an anointing for that very ministry.

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