The Power of Worship

“But when you pray, go into your most private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.”  Matthew 6:6 (AMP)

Have you ever wondered what one key might be that leads to an answered prayer?

An Uninvited Visitor

I have been seeing into the spirit realm since I was a little girl. I have found this to be a very helpful tool while praying for others, as well as for myself.

I was awoken one night by a black creature that looked like a cross between a lizard and a snake, and it had come through the door and slithered into our bedroom. I was seeing it just as well as I could see my husband lying next to me. I was very frightened and I asked the Lord if the demon was after me. He didn’t say anything. Suddenly, a knowing came over me and I knew that this evil creature was not after me, it was after the unborn child that was in my womb. I was around 5 months pregnant.

Well, I don’t know about you but if anyone was even going to look as though they were going to hurt my children, they had better start running. A great anger and boldness came up from within me. I declared that the creature (demon) would not touch my child and it was to get out of our house, right that instant, in Jesus’ Name! It is a joke in our house not to wake the mother bear within a mum because you will get more than you bargain for. My children know that I would protect them – no matter what.

I went back to sleep, eventually, and the morning came. We were going to the hospital for my 20 week scan. Having done this 2 times before, I knew there was something wrong when the scan was taking a lot longer than usual. When we were done, we were sent to a room and told to wait as the doctor wanted to see my husband and me. A female doctor came into the room and the first words that she said to us were, “So, would you consider terminating this baby?”

What? Are you kidding me? No, “HELLO”?!

For us, this was a no brainer. Because I had already had 13 miscarriages, we had discussed this possibility so that we would be prepared if this situation ever came. Here it was. We both immediately said, “No. That is not our decision.” We were leaving that choice up to God. (I am not judging others who have chosen to terminate as I have gone through the heartbreak of this with friends. This was just our own, personal decision.) As it turned out, our baby had the signs of having Downs Syndrome. We didn’t care. We were scared but we didn’t care. This was still our baby. We couldn’t do it. I couldn’t do it.

That afternoon, which was a Friday, I was driving to a friend’s house 2.5 hours away to go with her to a women’s night. (Note: this dear friend had gone through the exact same scenario, unbelievably.) All the way there, I had the music up really loud and I was crying and yelling praises to God. Yes, yelling. My son jokes and says, “That’s not worshipping, mum.” But to me it was and God knew my heart. I returned home the next day doing the exact same thing.

The following Monday was the follow-up scan. The sonographer was looking at the screen very perplexed and I didn’t know why. She finally said, “The markers for Downs have gone.”

Wow! I was amazed.

God had performed a miracle.

Our 3rd precious baby boy was born, 10 days late, and he Is just beautiful. On a funny side note, immediately after I had given birth, the Lord quietly said to my heart, “You will have another child after this one.” I said, “Can I please just get over having this one first?” Little did I know I would have another 3 children. God certainly has a sense of humour.

It wasn’t until about 5 years later when I was driving home from the shops, singing at the top of my lungs, when a thought popped into my head. This is what I heard: “Because you worshipped Me and didn’t look at the circumstance, I healed your son.” I stopped singing. I said, “Pardon?” The Lord said it again. Overwhelming sobs of joy came up from the very depths of my being and I had to pull over. I cried and cried and cried. I knew I didn’t deserve God’s goodness. I was completely overwhelmed by His goodness, that He should heal our son.

It was because of worship.

It was acknowledging that I could do absolutely nothing in the situation to change it. It was saying to God, “Only You can help. Only You know what to do. You are always good and I will worship You for who You are – whether You heal our baby or not.” I was prepared to praise God for who He is, despite the circumstances.

Those who know us may be tempted to think that God did not heal our son as at 2 years old, he had been diagnosed with high functioning Autism. He is above his peer levels in school, he is very caring, he has the most amazing, creative imagination and is writing his first book. He is such a blessing to our family – just as all our children are.

All I did was worship. I had no fancy words. In my great distress, I cried out and said, “Help!” I lifted God above our circumstances and refused to believe the enemy’s lies that came against me like a flood. He was relentless – reminding me of my own sin, telling me that God is not listening and why should I expect God to do anything for me when so many others suffer. Sound familiar?

The Lord has reminded me of this story as I struggle through other challenging situations.

Worship

The Lord once said to me, “80% of your battles will be won in the prayer closet.” Even though I still forget this at times, more times than I care to admit, I have found this to be absolute truth. God is so interested in what you do in private. When you are alone with God, He hears your true heart’s cry. Tell Him how you feel. Be real. Don’t pretend. If you are angry at Him, tell Him. If you are broken hearted, tell Him. If you are busting with joy, tell Him. He knows it anyway. He wants to hear it from YOU. That’s how important you are to the Lord, your Heavenly Father.

“But when you pray, go into your most private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.”  Matthew 6:6 (AMP)

Worship. Sing. Dance. Paint. Draw. Create. Write. Build …………

There are many ways to worship. Discover today how you are best able to worship God – just because He deserves it.

What is one area that you are finding a challenge today? No matter how big or small. May I challenge you to get into a room for 5 minutes by yourself, take some worship music (maybe on your phone) and just sit and listen and if you know the words, sing to the Lord.

Please let me know, in the comments, what results you see.

As always, many blessings to you.

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