Kelli. in real life

Feel The Prayer Wheel Turnin'

My grandmother and grandfather used to get up early in the morning and pray.
Sometimes they would kneel beside their bed and pray, but other times they would go to the church and pray.
Sometimes my parents would go, but if they had to be at work occasionally, I went with my grandparents.
There would usually be about 6-10 people that would show up for early morning prayer. But even as a child, I was fascinated by what went on in those prayer meetings.
Sometimes there was weeping.
Sometimes there was rejoicing.
Sometimes there was silence.
Sometimes they sang songs.
But all the time....it was powerful.

I used to hear seasoned women in the church say, "I feel the prayer wheel turnin".

It meant that they felt the Spirit of the Lord stirring within them, calling them to prayer and intimacy with him.

As a child, and even now this is what I see when I think of a "prayer wheel turnin'".

Its a water wheel.
A device created long ago using flowing water to create POWER.

Even as I write that I feel a rush of excitement.

When God calls us into a time of prayer; true prayer that includes intercession ( standing in the gap fervently for someone else), warfare (praying against spiritual wickedness and things that are not of God) , and supplication (asking and requesting God for specific things)...its like a well of water inside of us is being turned through a wheel (prayer) to create POWER.

The bible speaks of this in different ways.....

"But you shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you" Acts 1:8a

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, let your requests be made known unto God. " Phillipians 4:6

"Like wise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings to deep for words. " Romans 8:26

Sounds like a prayer wheel to me.

Today, open your heart to the Holy Spirit. Allow that well of living water living inside you to flow freely. Open your mouth in faith and allow God to fill it with words of prayer, intercession, and supplication with thanksgiving.

Today I prayed for you. My heart was overwhelmed with love for you...anyone and everyone who reads this today.

I pray that you will be called into the love of Christ today and experience what He has for you.

I feel the prayer wheel turnin'

The Generation That Will Seek His Face

I have a heart for the young people of today.
High schoolers; late teens, early 2O's...thats my heart.
As difficult as some of them may be to reach, I find much pleasure and literal joy in seeing them come to know Christ as their Savior, father, and ultimate confidant.

Friday night, I heard a speaker preach about the enemy of our souls. I watched as hundreds of young people listened to the knowledge she shared. And although it was quite in depth, it was enthralling and kept their attention. Tears streamed down my eyes as she shared a truth that anyone who knows me well will tell you I have said for years.

"We have not learned how to live victorious in Christ, because we don't know enough about our enemy".

Somewhere around 2000, I felt led to start searching the scriptures about "warfare". The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds...for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.....(2 Cor 10:4, Ephesians 6:12)....passages of scripture I would read over and over and over again. At the time I was a worship leader/minister of music for a church of about 300 regular members; primarily young singles and families around the age of 25-30. I took hold to these scritpures and when preparing for worship, I realized I was in battle as well as a time of worship. But even more than that, a burning to see young people "saved" was birthed in me. I began to realize that this is a generation who has the ability to usher in a revival we have not yet experienced. They are bold. relentless. inquisitive, unbelievably gifted. and sadly alot of them are CONFUSED.

I'm only 30 years old myself, and I consider that to be young. But I've been some places. Seen some things.
Made some silly decisions in high school and college. Didn't take full advantage of privileges given to me that would've advanced my life farther than it is now.

I see this generation, and I want to help. I want to be that voice crying out in the "wilderness" of peer pressure, false religion, suicide, perversion, rebellion, etc. That voice that doesn't "preach" Jesus, but lives him.
I long to usher in a wind of God's presence that brings more peace and love than some young people have ever felt and in turn give their lives to Christ. I want to be used by God.

Friday, I saw young people run to the altar for deliverance and salvation. The Word "pricked" their hearts, and made it soft and ready for change. I've seen it before, and I doubt I'll ever get tired of seeing it.

This is the generation that will seek HIS face........

This is me in real life.....KELLI

I live in "Limbo" Michigan

Hi there.
Im Kelli. in real life
I live with my husband and toddler son in "Limbo" Michigan.
Where's "limbo" you ask?
Somewhere between here and there....a and z....was and will be.
We've lived here for about 2 years now.
We've learned a lot of lessons while living here. Thought we knew God pretty well 2 years ago. But now; we know Him in a whole new way. We've been through 2 unexpected layoffs, sickness, financial issues, and a miscarriage. Through all this, we've learned to depend on God completely.

See, the problem is, we've outgrown "limbo".
Although we love our church and our friends dearly, we know this isn't the "last stop" for us. We were created with many talents and passions. I'm a worship leader and youth mentor at heart, and my husband is a minstrel/musician and tekkie to the bone. We knew even before we married that God had called us to a life of ministry involving our local church, and even the christian music scene. We've got this burning desire to lead the young people of today into a better understanding of God and His presence through music ministry and mentorship. Every day we're in "limbo", we feel like we're losing a bit ourselves.

Stagnant.

Bored.

in "limbo".

Our prayer is that the same God who gave us these gifts will make a way for us to leave "limbo" and move to "Destiny", USA. We dream of "Destiny". Never been there, but we've seen pictures, glimpses, and heard stories from others who live there.

If you've got a minute please pray with us.

We'll be sure to let you know when our address changes.

A Prayer Journal

A dear friend of mine gave me a beautiful gift on Sunday; a journal.

Like me, she loves notebooks and journals of all sizes, shapes and patterns.

But this one was different.

Inside the cover she said she specifically wanted me to use this journal for prayers and the specific things I was believing God to bring to pass in my life. She said it was her hope that soon I would look back and rejoice at all the things God had done for me.

I've had it for 3 days, and already the first 5 pages are filled with hopes, hurts, and praise to God. Sure, I've been praying out loud in the morning, and at night like I try to do every day. But there's something special about seeing these prayers written out. I feel such a cleansing and even anticipation rising within me. I find that I am expecting God to answer these prayers...in his time, in his way.

I've often struggled with this verse of scripture....

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God
Phillipians 4:6 NASB

I get anxious almost every day and its a struggle to overcome worry, doubt, and even fear sometimes.

But already, I can feel that anxiety lifting as I make the time to write down my "requests".

Tell me, how do you pray?