This Is A Bit Unusual For Me, Getting Up @ 2:22AM Hearing A Christmas Carol Playing Over & Over Again, "O Holy Night." That Is Not Unusual, Writing In My Blog @ 2am Something Is Though.

I fell asleep last night on the couch. I got up and then went to bed. It was an active night in dreaming. I beleive I had 2 dreams. Woke from one when I went to use the restroom and thought a bit about it. Fell back asleep and woke from another dream and this time I hear a song playing over and over again as I woke up. I knew I heard the words of this famous Christmas Carol but did not want to give it a title while laying in bed. For some reason I was wanting to title it "Silent Night" but inside I knew that was not the song. I had to fight off trying to hear that title because I did not want to confuse what I just heard. I got up and spoke the words into my phone in search of the song I actually heard. It was "O Holy Night."

I beleive I woke with the words first playing "Fall on your knees o hear the angel voices O night divine o night when Christ was born." It was like an orchestra was playing the music to the words I heard sung. 2 dreams in 1 night. Both dreams of encouragement. First dream was a reminder of things to come right now in my very life. Very encouraging to me. Why would I say that? The other day I briefly laid down on the couch and I was shown a reminder of something that actually took place in my life in Chattanooga, TN. It was over a year ago when this took place. I was at a church conference. I felt led to just attend for 1 day and drive home late that night back to Nashville. My concern was driving in the mountain area of the highway. I have never driven that stretch of road in the dark before. When I am heading in that direction it is always in the daytime. It was a wonderful drive home even with trucks on the winding portion of the drive in the dark. I had praise music on and I was thinking about what just took place at the conference for the day.

Prior to me resting. I listened a little bit to Bonnie Jones sharing at a conference a few years ago. I paused that and began to start to listen to a portion of Karen Wheaton. Just the very beginning portion and then I laid down to take a brief rest. As I laid down Holy Spirit brought to my memory scenes of what took place in the evening session. I finished listening to Karen and then another I listened to after that. That is the one I will share with you. Her video clips she shares are simply wonderful. I seem to find them at the perfect time in my life and she speaks the perfect words of encouragement to me. 

I recall this was highly unusual to me but I said ok and prayed the prayer. I was standing in line for prayer and I was second last to be prayed for. Let's back this up a bit more ok. I felt led after the teaching portion to go to the front in worship. Holy Spirit had me stay there in worship while the speaker was ministering to the people in the prayer line. This was a unique altar call, to pray for people that had cancer or stand in the gap for those that had cancer. It was near the end of the line and Holy Spirit speaks to me to get in the prayer line and stand in the gap for Veterans that have cancer. Now that is highly unusual do you agree? I obey and I am now last in the prayer line. I am speaking with the two girls in front of me as I shared what Holy Spirit spoke to my heart. I was not even sure if it was permissable to stand for prayer with such a request. These 2 girls shared with me that my prayer request was geared towards the altar call and they had a different prayer not really specifically related to the altar call. They shared that if they stood last in line after the altar call parameters that they thought it was ok to get prayer for their request.

They told me to get in front of them because of the nature of my prayer request. Now mind you, I am standing in line with this request and I do not even know if it is permissable to request prayer for this request. I am now 2nd last to be prayed for. When the speaker approaches us he asks us what each of our prayer requests are. The last went before me for that is what the direction that was given by the speaker. Pray for the girls first then my prayer request. I remember starting off my answer of why I was there for prayer with this "Is it permissable to pray for this?" The girls were prayed for and now it is my turn for prayer. This is where it was a bit unusual for me. To be standing in the gap for others I do not even know personally requesting prayer for them. The speaker instructs me to pray the prayer. Praying prayers is not a challenge for me in my life. I enjoy praying for others, I truly do. Do you know why? I step aside and let Holy Spirit pray through me. How do I know this to be true. Too many numerous  times when I pray for someone they tell me how the words were beautiful. It is not me it is Holy Spirit flowing through me. I did not even baulk when I was asked to pray or hesitate either. I opened up my mouth and prayed the words that came forth. See, when Holy Spirit prays through me I do not recall afterwards the actual words spoken forth. On rare occasions He burns the gist of the words in my spirit for me to recall at a later time. So, I am wondering now like I did then, was this some sort of a test given to me? I beleive it was and I am confident that I passed this test because it was not in my own strength but it was Holy Spirit strength inside me and I was the willing vessel to say ok to His prompting.

The prior day in Franklin had the makings of disaster for a portion of the day. I should know better than to announce in advance I was going there via my blog. I flow in deliverance ministry and I just gave permission to the enemy to try and stumble my day there. The wise person would have gone in like the silent weapon against the enemy, did their work and left. Then write about the day after the day was done. There was one point in which I thought to myself that I would not like living in Franklin at all. I saw another side of Franklin that perhaps I did not see before. I was stuck at a dealership with a scheduled appointment and the part needed was there at the facility. How long would it take to replace the part? I had other errands to do while in Franklin that very day. I began to inquire at one point since no one came out to speak to me with an update of what was going on. I had now been their for almost 2 hours at that point. I am not a wallflower and I have no problem asking questions. I found out they looked at my vehicle then the technician began to work on other cars? What was that all about. Customer service was trying to get answers for me and kept asking me if they could drive me somewhere so I could go to lunch. I said I do not want to go to lunch I have errands to run and I had to be home by 3PM for a class I signed up to participate in. She ok'd for the shuttle service to take me to Hobby Lobby to pick up my work they did for me in the the frame department that I dropped off prior to my scheduled appointment. The shuttle would also take me to Tuesday Morning and then bring me back to the dealership.

I agree to this and I am in the shuttle van. This driver had an attitude with me. I do not cower/back down trust me ,I can defend my own territory. He proceeds to tell me he will not drop me off and wait for me while I go get the items already done and pay for them. He is not a shuttle person to sit and wait for me while I am in the store. I am to call  him for a ride back when I am finished. I shared with him that I was told by the dealership that he would do that courtesy service for me. I then inform him that he can just drive me back to the dealership which was practically across the street. What an attitude, not customer oriented at all. Another thing I noticed, he picked up his cell phone while driving me and did not use it but had it on him while driving. I kindly informed him that in TN it is a hands free law and he could get in trouble if stopped and he had his cellphone on him. He responded that he was ok and he was not talking on the phone just had it in his lap. We get back to the dealership and I go into the customer service office to inform them of what just happened. They wanted and did call another shuttle driver to take me again. I declined for I was not interested at this time with what just took place. In the mean time I guess they already did the work on my car for it was now ready for me to go do the final paperwork and leave. I sat in the parking lot to set up my Bluetooth again and I was off and running. Before I left that dealership I asked of the Lord to redeem this time lost and reverse the negative and make it a great end to the day.

I am a multi-tasker by nature so me sitting there with dead time lapsing is not a part of who I am. I had plans to do several things with my time in Franklin that day. It was obvious that I was not going to see the class I signed up for sitting at my computer at home. I joined the class via my cellphone and listened in between my errands. I knew there would be wisdom shared in this class so I kept it playing live broadcast in the car even though I had to go to this store and that one. I accomplished all that had to be done that very day and I knew the replay video would be sent so I could watch it in one sitting at a future date. They usually have the replay sent to you within 24-48 hours after the class airs. Hum, I just checked and I still did not receive the replay? Well, there are a few more hours left in the 48 hour time frame. The Lord was faithful to hear and honor my prayer request that very day. I went to all the stops on my list and found the items I needed also. I finished the day out back in town at another Hobby Lobby to get a watercolor painting my son did for me for as a birthday gift of mine many years ago. It needed an updated matte to bring life to this painting. I found a matte color at the Franklin Hobby Lobby but they did not have the size needed for this picture. It was made for me and as I look at this simple piece of artwork with the new matte it brings a smile to my face. Lets have a listen to a Karen Wheaton video ok. Also, let's listen to the song I awoke a few hours ago playing inside me ok.

Meet me at the High Place 

Listen to the section about 20 minutes in to hear about the high places, no, listen to the entire video and you will rejoice.

Josh Groban - O Holy Night [with lyrics]

It had a brown matte to match the vase prior to this yellow matte. This picture really does not express the life like seeing it in person does. You know what is endearing? My son wrote a message to me on the back of this watercolor.

It is now approaching 5:00AM my time. I guess I am up for the day and maybe I will prepare breakfast now what do you think? I have another little project I can work on too before getting ready for work.