{"id":1427,"date":"2021-02-02T03:54:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T08:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2021\/02\/02\/an-answer-to-prayer-gods-uncanny-strength\/"},"modified":"2021-02-02T03:54:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T08:54:04","slug":"an-answer-to-prayer-gods-uncanny-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2021\/02\/02\/an-answer-to-prayer-gods-uncanny-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"An answer to prayer: God\u2019s uncanny strength"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I had been waiting all week in silence and in prayer waiting on the test results from some scans my mom had done the week prior. I knew whatever would come of it would change the direction I was heading in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rico and I had planned to try to go on a date but all of that came to a halt once I received the call from the doctor. He was so kind, gentle, and concerned. His bigger fear was the burden he may have placed on my family and I by delivering the news. I reassured him that we will get through this and we have faith. Our phone call ended on a positive note. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then \u201cthe weight of the world\u201d came upon me. Although I took the news \u201clike a champ.\u201d But now reality had kicked in. It was my job to break the news to my mom, family, and friends. Out of everyone I knew the hardest part was telling my mom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I did when I do best. I cried and prayed and then prayed and cried. Rico wiped my tears as I pulled outside to let him know and he said the sweetest words. He said, \u201cyou are not alone, we will get through this together.\u201d Together was what I wanted to hear. I knew God would never leave me or have me feeling like I have to face this next step alone- but I must admit, having that conformation made the initial weight so much lighter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went in the car and made it my praying room. Over the years I have realized that your \u201cprayer closet\u201d is what you make of it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made a couple of calls and the first two were kind of rough. Hearing myself repeat the diagnoses was a little rough at the time but I know God does not give us the spirit of fear. And I know if God brought us to it then He can surely bring us through it. I had to claim that peace that only He could give. So when I placed the first two calls I had asked for the prayer of strength. The strength to deliver the news to my mom the same way she had told me back in February 2020 that she had been diagnosed with throat cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All I can say is THERE IS POWER IN PRAYER!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially I hadn\u2019t the \u201cright words\u201d to pray but when I did pray and prayed with others I had no doubt I had no fear because I know again THERE IS POWER IN PRAYER. Look at Matthew 6:7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is not looking for the biggest words, the best rap, or the most exquisite talk- He is looking for the humble heart. He is looking for the sincere words where can have that heart to heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up I told my daddy I didn\u2019t know how to pray. I\u2019ll never forget what he said. He said, \u201cWhitnee\u2019 the same way you are talking to me, you can talk to God.\u201d \u201cSpeak from your heart,\u201d daddy said. So that\u2019s what I did. Although I had heard pastors, deacons, and other folks in church pray powerful prayers that sound so elegant I knew I didn\u2019t have those words but I did know how to speak from my heart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the next 2-3 hours as I sat in that prayer room and shared the news and asked for prayer it is truly amazing looking back at this thing how God answered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It still amazes me. So uncanny! Like only God can do. And this peace!!!<\/p>Whitnee\u2019<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Although some told me I didn\u2019t have to worry about telling my mom if I wasn\u2019t ready- God gave me peace. I felt his uncanny strength! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y\u2019all when I tell you all I had to do was open my mouth and God did the talking?!! I mean I know it wasn\u2019t Whitnee\u2019 because I am weak BUT HE IS STRONG!!!! I cast the fears on Him and He showed me how much He cares. The same peace and same calmness my mom graced me with back in February 2020- with the strength given to me by the Lord- I was able to speak out of love and tell her what was told to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The same way cancer wasn\u2019t a death sentence in 1999; it wasn\u2019t a death sentence in February 2020; I CLAIM IN THE PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS it won\u2019t be a death sentence in 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My mom said she is a fighter and she is not giving up. You go girl!!!! <\/em><\/strong>That\u2019s what I like to hear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I prayed I didn\u2019t just pray for me but I asked God for my mom to have the strength to endure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not many people can face cancer 3 times and still have a praise on the inside that blesses us all on the outside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We casted all fear and all doubt that enemy tried to pin on in the sea. Devil you can\u2019t have this woman SHE BELONGS TO THE LORD. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t get anything else from today\u2019s message remember the lesson of the withered fig tree. Matthew 21:20-22<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfa4 He brought us through this, He brought us through that, Lord I\u2019m so grateful to You.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfa4 He made a way. When our back was against the wall and it felt like things were over. He made a way<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfa4 In times of trouble I find Him to be a friend of mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfa4 Something about the name Jesus. It is the sweetest name I know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOUNG PEOPLE, OLD PEOPLE AND THOSE IN BETWEEN GOD TOLD ME TO TELL YOU THERE IS POWER IN THE NAME OF JESUS. There is POWER in PRAYING. There is HEALING, there is JOY, there is PEACE, there is DELIVERANCE, there is LOVE, there is EVERYTHING YOU NEED with my God. Call out, cry out, praise out, pray out in the name of Jesus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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