It all begins with a seed faith word Holy Spirit places inside of you. When He does that don't be surprised if He has you walk it out in unique ways, He most assuredly will. I have found that to be so evident in my faith walk with Jesus throughout the years. I have shared on my blog the strong prompting by Holy Spirit to see one day a grave marker for a minister that flowed in signs, wonders, miracles and salvations for Jesus on an international level. Remember those journey's when I would go to the cemetery and place monetary seed offerings tucked under the plastic grave marker? I then moved out of the area, and it was not so easy to go to the cemetery to see in faith if the grave marker was in place yet. You know, everyone should have a grave marker to commemorate a person's life here on earth if they are buried at a cemetery, do you agree.
I think it may have been 3 times I placed flowers at the grave and one of them was a Fall artificial flower bouquet I made to place by the grave. I am not one of those people that goes to a grave of a preacher and rolls around and tries to get some sort off anointing from doing so. I was every time very respectful of the grave and would try to not walk on it and figured out a way each time to graciously place the seed faith monetary offering tucked under the plastic grave marker. Through my visits I did find out the cemetery itself does not place I like to refer to them as cheap plastic frames to mark the grave. Funeral parlors that handle burials provide them if the burial is not done through the cemetery itself. I also found out that through things like weather or mowing of the grass those plastic frames could somehow not be there on a visit.
My very last visit to the cemetery a young man helped me find the grave since the marker was no longer in place. This young man was a Christian and while we were at the gravesite, I shared how I believe everyone should have a grave marker to recognize their life & death. I even shared that this was a man of God that international led people to Jesus. At that visit because I really did not know where the grave was situated, I stepped on the grave and felt so bad and may have even expressed that as I said God bless you Jeff, but I was looking down at the grave then I said while looking up in the sky to heaven God Bless you Jeff. If I recall it went something like that. I corrected myself because he is not in the ground he is in heaven and one day I will see him again. The young man said amen and gave me his business card if he could ever be of further assistance to me.
People you have to understand me, I am not one that goes to cemeteries to visit gravesites, I don't even do that when I am back in Ohio and drive the distance to Kirtland, Ohio where my family is buried, I just don't do that but will visit family graves when at the cemetery for a funeral. I am not cold hearted or anything like that, I just know they are in heaven and not in the grave anymore. Does that make sense to you. For some reason, Holy Spirit placed this within me to step out in faith in reference to Jeff Jansen and I chose to follow through. I gain absolutely nothing from being the grave marker advocate so to speak other than following Holy Spirit fast & obedient to His beckoning's. A wise older gentleman I like to refer to as a pastor to pastors many weeks ago suggested to reach out to his children that attend a church nowhere near, I live now and see if the grave marker had been ordered. It was not right timing inside of me though. Holy Spirit showed me getting a 20.00 bill to take with me but on Sunday, I did not feel the unction to go that day and did not go then. I planted that 20.00 bill into someone else's life. Why, it was all God's timing. See, the seed thought was planted for the time to take action. Does that make sense.
All I knew was Jeff's birthday was sometime in December and it had a 2 in the date so when I went this past Sunday, I thought his birthday already took place. It wasn't until late the night before Holy Spirit drops it inside of me to take 20.00 as a seed offering to bless the older children of Jeff's family the next day. I did not have a 20.00 bill on me so I was up early @ Publix to buy Einstein bagels (that dog gone impulse buying got me to buy G.H. Cretors cheddar cheese popcorn too) and then increase the sale by 20.00 to get the 20.00 bill I needed for this mission adventure. In order for me to arrive at the church I had to allow myself 1 hours' drive time to get there. I get to the church, and it was filled with cars in the parking lot. There was a Christmas pageant/play that took place that day. I was seated and there was a little scene that brought tears to my eyes, and I had to use a Kleenex. I remembered what one of Jeff's sons looked like, but I was not sitting anywhere near where they were seated. Church was released and they were having a dinner, candy station and ornament making areas to for the guests to partake in. I was going to leave because I do believe in God's timing until, I spotted one of his children with his family and then I walked down the stairs to greet them. I gotta tell you this about me and what about you too ... isn't there a little hesitation when you are approaching someone you really don't know, and the words could become jumbled, or presentation is not the way you thought it would be? Don't let the enemy distract you and stop a moment with God do what I do. I ask Holy Spirit to let me step aside and His words flow through me. I sometimes visualize from my heart to my mind to my ears to my mouth if I am speaking or to my hands if I am writing and I let go so to speak and let His words minister through me. Oh, another important thing. Holy Spirit will show you in advance talking points and He will make sure you cover them all in the conversation. Be sensitive to His leading okay.
Remember how I shared it was all about God's timing, He will confirm something to you, He really will when you step out in faith. The words just flowed, and I gave his son a 20.00 seed faith offering for Jeff's family. I shared a bit and then did confess I was the lady that would place monetary seed faith seeds at the cemetery with the plastic marker and I was respectful of his father's grave also. I shared that I kind of know a little what they are going through since my mother had a stroke last year and 1 month later, she went to be with Jesus. I shared how his father was a good man also. So, the grave marker has been ordered and I said oh will it be in place next Spring and he responded it will be there sooner than that. Answered prayer, do you agree. What was more touching was when I said isn't your dad's birthday this month and he replied it was Tuesday. Not past Tuesday but the Tuesday following the Sunday, I handed them the 20.00 bill. I went to my car and began to cry how faithful God is to see prayers answered. I like to call it my Christmas miracle prayer answered. I planted this seed offering for a very specific thing Holy Spirit placed upon my heart. That is known as stretching your faith big time. To God be the glory. Oh, I also left a voicemail msg for the older wise man that planted the seed thought weeks ago and even in the msg I had tears in my eyes. My work was done for this Holy Spirit project, onto the next one now.
Lesson being taught today ... when you hear Holy Spirit voice do not turn away from Him but draw near to Him and He does share secrets with friends of His, He really does. With an overwhelmingly heart filled with gratitude I submit this blog entry to you all. Seeds of kindness never drop to a fallow ground but a very rich soil to receive the seed and let it grow and prosper.
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