Shiloh Rose Archive

I have been intentionally not blogging for a bit to rest. However, last week something truly special happened and I just had to share it! One thing that I do to be involved in my community, I am a prayer partner for You Version Bible App. I have been on the prayer team for two years now. It has been such a blessing! I have always had a God-given spirit for prayer. Some call it an intercession, watchmen, gatekeeper, etc. I have been so blessed to be witness to many answered prayers from my own friends and family. I wanted to share my faith with others because sometimes life can beat us down.

I have been in that space many times, in desperate need of prayer. Just like those that I pray for, I have sent in many prayer requests to similar organizations. It feels good to know that someone else is interceding with me to God. Sometimes discouragement can be so heavy, that I feel the need to get with a community of believers! The power of corporate prayer is not one to take lightly! Unity is a one of the greatest gifts that we can have with others.

God Moment:

Last Sunday God had me dispatched to pray for a special young woman. Honestly, it had been a tiresome week and I was debating if I even wanted to go to church. I had an early class that I was supposed to be going to, but I accidentally forgot to set the alarm for the earlier time. Well the Holy Spirit has a sense of humor and decided that he would send me a dream to wake me up! In the dream, all I remember is that I was getting on to my teen son for not being up and ready, that we had class at 9am! Ironically, as soon as I said it my eyes flew open and I grabbed my phone. I was annoyed that I only had one hour to get three kiddos up and ready and myself!

However, I just knew that God wanted me to go despite my feelings and complaints! I hurriedly got ready, then the kids and rushed to the church. We were a late by about ten minutes. I hate being late! Then of course my little daughter refused to go to her own class and I frustratedly took her with me to mine. I apologized for being late and told them my daughter refuses to go to her class. Everyone laughed and said no problem to bring her in with us. The class was good, but I had trouble focusing because I was still tired and my daughter was whiny. She made me hold her most of it and ate snacks.

The class is to join the church, everyone there is fairly new to the church. I just moved to this state and knew I needed to get back in church. As the class ended, and we were walking out I had a strong feeling to talk to the two young women behind me. After a bit of small talk, I started to share what had brought me to the church. One of the women, said she felt drawn to me as well.

She suggested that we all sit down and I just began to share things on my heart with them. Both women immediately started to encourage me and speak life into my situation. It was such an odd encounter, because it was like as I shared my story they were enthralled with it. Oddly it was like it gave them what they too needed. Maybe they were looking to let their own guard down, because one of the girls said she really struggles to talk to people and make connections. As I shared what was on my heart the girl began reading Isaiah 43 to me as encouragement. The woman that I felt the deeper connection to she told me as she listened to my story that she saw me as a “pillar.” She spoke with such conviction and faith. It was like she could see inside of me!

This season has been a really hard one for me due to the move, marital issues, trauma, abuse from childhood and long standing family issues. I couldn’t help but be moved to tears as I talked to them. I was grateful for the instant connection! It was time for the regular service to start to we all decided to sit together. The service was powerful and it felt as if the pastor was speaking directly to me. Before the service was over one of the women said she was leaving, we hugged and she left. Then they called for altar prayer with the prayer partners at the front. The woman that said she felt drawn me asked if I would go with her up there. I reluctantly told her yes, I am a bit shy in front of everyone. My nature is to be in the background.

However after she has spoken such life into me I knew I had to go with her. She stood with me and I went to the pastor that delivered the message told him I’m new there and I’m looking for God’s guidance that I’m in the right place. He was a new speaker that I hadn’t got to meet yet. He prayed for me and felt the Holy Spirit strongly. I could feel the energy radiating all around me. He looked over at my friend confused and asked who she was. I sheepishly told him that we had just met and she was my friend. Most of the time, people pray alone with a prayer partner.

For some reason, my friend did not want to talk to the pastor. After he prayed for me, she quietly asked if we could just stand there and pray “ourselves.” I saw that she had something in her hand, and she placed it on the altar for a moment. I told her yes, and I began to offer up praises. Then I felt the strong urge that she needed a mother. It was all that I kept thinking. She had told me earlier that she is raising her brothers with her father and her mother is back in Ghana. I grabbed her and began to pray and then God stepped in. I felt her collapse into my arms sobbing.

I held her firmly and hugged her tight, I prayed and cradled her. I told her I would help her if she needed. I was so moved by her comfortability with me. It was like I had known her my whole life. She did not want to let go. Our makeup was all over each other’s faces. I could feel her burdened heart, she had been through a lot. I knew there was more to her story, but she wasn’t ready to voice everything. I thought it was so odd that she wanted me to pray for her versus all the people that stood there for that very reason!

That encounter was definitely a divine appointment, I knew it. We were so enthralled in the moment that everyone has started to leave and clean up the chairs. I couldn’t hear or see them, all that mattered in that moment was that I stood in the gap for my new friend. I was there to hold her up for at least a few minutes. She thanked me profusely and we both were very moved. I couldn’t stop thinking of it all that day. She was just what I needed and likewise for her. I came in discouraged and left empowered!

Friends that is the power of unity and prayer! When we are open to the move of God, we can see miracles happen. We can be at the right place and right time to be an answer to someone’s prayer! Do not miss your chance to be a blessing! I am honored to be a prayer partner, if you need prayer don’t hesitate to reach out!

Happy Reading & God Bless! If you have a prayer need email me, I would love to pray for you!