Power of Prayer – 2

Today in the morning I had the opportunity to sleep in up to around 9:30am, today is a holiday here in Kenya, called Mashujaa Day. A day we get to celebrate the hero’s who brought freedom to our land. It has been a long time since I had a morning like this, where I had no pressure of work or personal projects or anything else in between. After taking my garbage out, for today is when they are normally picked, I decided to head up to the roof of our building, it has three sides, one side is a big open space, and another is where people get to hang their clothes and finally the last side is where the tanks of the building are.

As I was on the side that has a big open space, I felt good, relaxed and started to give God thanks for this house and location He brought me, for some time, the place where I am today, I have kept telling God of how I am not enjoying somethings and as a matter of fact been feeling bad about being here. But I have those moments where I step outside my balcony and see the beauty and glory of this lands surrounding me and that leave me breathless. Today was one such day. As I looked outside in the rooftop, I was able to see all four directions of the world. North, South, East and West. And I started to thank God for bringing me here and at the same time asking Him to forgive me for the many times I complained about this location and house where He chose to bring me. From the place where I was and where God brought me, they are completely different, that place was close to friends, and cell ( our small group fellowship of church) it was an easy access to town CBD, the Matatus were a lot (but a hustle to get during work days) the water was not consistent) etc. The place where I am today, The Matatus (Nissans) are few but you are always assured of getting it during work days, its only in the evening at late hours like past ten, that they start to become scares. The other thing is that the place has consistent water, an open Kitchen, spacious rooms, a lot of cabinets including a shoe rack, a big balcony and an amazing view, a hot shower and lastly good neighbour’s and neighbourhood.

Today I was reminded of the prayer I prayed during the time I was about to live my home and start to live by myself. I remember the fear I had when I was about to leave. I was scared because I was unsure of the place where I was working they had told us that come next year, we would not have contracts to work, meaning we would be jobless, I didn’t have savings for moving out, and that’s when God wanted me to move out, a season where I was unprepared, He gave me a command during December last weeks, that I must move out in January. I refused for some days and could not shake that command and God din’t change either. So I submitted and agreed to obey, when I did, God released the provision for that house and helped me move out. I remember my key prayer when I lived home with my grandmother was that, I wanted to live in a neighbourhood called Civil servant, then move to Buru Buru and later God would take me where He wanted to through my wife. ( The wife part has not yet happened 🙂 )but God did take me to where He wanted Marurui.

On my first house (Called Bethel) my prayer was:

• I wanted a one bedroom house in Civil servant
• I wanted a house where I could star gaze during the night

God answered this prayer.

On my second house (Called El-roi) my prayer was:

• I wanted a two bedroom house
• A house that had a separate kitchen
• To have a balcony

And the house I was seeing when I was praying that had all this was my friends house, and its the house I went to live to as my second house. God taught me that year and during that time I started in that house that He is the one who gives me (us) desires of good things and that we should always bring back those desires to Him and pray and ask Him what we want.

The house I lived before coming to my second house was a ground house and the sewer line passed outside my door, so their were days where the sewer would block, and flood my toilet in the house for some day and I hated this. There was also mices. My second house my Key prayer was to live in like third floor onwards to avoid that experience again. As you know God aswered this prayer also of the second house.

On my third and current house (called El-Shadai – House of Miracles) my prayer was:

• I wanted four things, Consistent water, A shower, open Kitchen and a big yard. God answered it differently but more than what I had asked for. God gave me, Consistent water, big rooms, two wall mirrors, one in the bedroom and the other next to the kitchen. A hot shower, a balcony, many many cabinets from the kitchen to the sitting room and to the bedroom and I have no idea of how to use all of them. Internet supplied at the building, and the yard God replaced with a rooftop that I told you about.

What am I leading to, if you had not gotten it, this is what I am saying. God is pleased to hear all our prayers, both small one asking for petty things like living in a place where you could see the stars in the night (all the houses I have lived God has ensured that I have this prayer item 🙂 ) or asking for big things like to live in a two bedroom house in a neighbourhood that is expensive.

I don’t know what small or big things you have or are asking God, but no matter what they are God is more than able to answer the prayer, so don’t hold back or shy away from asking Him, He wants soo much to be involved in your life in every aspect and every season.

Ephesians 3:20 AMP
20Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us,

My God (Jesus Christ) answers prayer and specifically He answers my prayer. My prayer for you is that you get to this point where you can confidently say that your God (Jesus Christ) answers your prayers.

Christ Is Supreme

Colosians 1:16 NLT

15Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.

He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,

16for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. 17He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. 18Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead.

I leave you with this song from Elevation Worship, may it bless your heart and draw you close to God and a place of trusing Him more and more. Have a blessed morning, day, night, week, month and year. Shalom!