You've Got Mail (& I Just Read It!)

Have you ever heard that AOL e-mail notification? It's that male, gameshow-announcer sounding voice saying, "You've gotmail!" It's been around as long as e-mail, I think.

We were finishing up our weekly prayer service this past week when one of the ladies in our church family with a strong prophetic gift opened her mouth & started speaking what she felt the Lord was impressing upon her. She has a powerful gift & a strong voice... And when she steps out, she does it boldly! It's awesome!!!

As she began to speak, she let me know that she felt VERY strongly impressed that what she had to share was for me.

Let me pause for just a moment & give you a little history... A flashback, if you will.

The first time I ever met her was after a service. She had been in the altar & the Holy Spirit was really ministering to her. As she began to walk back to her seat, I introduced myself to her (as I try to do with all of our guests) and we had some casual conversation as she gathered her belongings and her family. She left & I went back up to the altar.

Next thing I know, she's standing right next to me, but the look on her face was totally different than the one I saw just a minute or two before. The tears in her eyes had been replaced with a fiery gleem.

She said, "I had already left, but the Lord told me to come back here and tell you..." and she proceeded to say things that only the Lord & I knew about. She was dead-on accurate, if you know what I mean. I thanked her for her obedience to the Holy Spirit and for the encouraging word. But as soon as I was able to tell Jen about it, I did... It was AWESOME, actually!!

Flash forward back to the prayer meeting. As soon she put me in her prophetic crosshairs, I knew the Lord was about to speak to me.

And, wow! Did He ever!! Once again, she said things that only the Lord & I know about!!

As she did, I felt like I was hearing that AOL voice: "You've got mail!" And I also felt like she was reading it!!

I LOVE when the gifts of the Holy Spirit are in operation!!