As many of you may, or may not know, a couple weeks ago I went to Harrisburg, PA for 3 weeks to take part in the Global School of Supernatural Ministry Summer Intensive (GSI). This post is way overdue, since I have been home for over 3 weeks now, but I am still feeling the impact from my stay there. I want to share with you guys about my experience at the school.
So basically the school was 3 weeks long, from June 7 to June 26th. The school focuses on imparting and equipping Christians to walk in the supernatural. Now some of you might be freaked out when I say "supernatural", but by supernatural I mean the ordinary things that Christians are supposed to be doing. Things such as healing the sick and even raising the dead! In Matthew 10:7-8 Jesus says "And as you go, preach, saying 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give." Also in Acts 26:18 Paul says "why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead?" Isn't that crazy! God calls us to bring healing and even life to people, and it's not a big deal for God, it's just who He is! Basically we are called to bring heaven to earth, and that's what GSI was teaching us to do! During the 3 weeks, we had over 15 speakers come in and talk to us. Among many things, we learned that we have the authority to pray for people and the basics of praying for healing. We also learned how to hear from God. All Christians can hear from God. It's like a child hearing their father's voice, or a sheep knowing the voice of the shepherd. In fact, God even speaks to nonbelievers! God's voice can sound like a loud booming thunder, or a soft whisper from deep within. It was so awesome to learn that God wants to talk to us and that He really is a God that loves relationship. Every Tuesday and Thursday we had outreach. On these days we would go out to the streets, supermarkets, and stores and practice what we were learning. We would walk around and wait for God to point someone out to us. Sometimes they were wearing a cast, or using crutches, other times it was just a random normal person. We would walk up to them and share God's love with them. Also, we listen to God to see if there was anything He wanted to tell them; often the word was an encouragement for the person. Do I sound crazy yet?! It's okay haha... Let me share an example from my experience. One day I was sitting in Chick- fil-a, and I saw a young girl (17?) sitting by herself eating. For some reason I felt God point her out to me, I really felt God wanted to tell her something (It's a hard feeling to explain) so I was like okay God what do you want to me to say to her, and I heard the word "singer." So I walked over to her and was like "this is random, but do you like to sing?" and she was like "yea", so I said "God likes it when you sing." She was shocked and said "thank you!" and then I just walked away. It's that simple, I don't really know why God wanted me to tell her that, maybe she loves to sing and wants to be a singer... but honestly it doesn't really matter, God knows. If a person had an injury we would ask to pray with them, and God would show up and heal them! One time I was in a supermarket with a friend and we saw a young boy (9?) with his wrist wrapped up. We asked him what happened (I think he fell and sprained it) and then we asked if we could pray for it (we also asked his dad). We then commanded the wrist to be healed and for the pain to go. After about 3 prayers, we asked the kid to try out his wrist. He looked at us shocked and was like "It feels better! There is no pain!" We were like "that's awesome!" Then I asked him to take the bandage off to make sure, and he took it off and said there was no pain at all! Isn't that so cool! All of this happened on an ordinary day in an regular supermarket. So that is a tiny taste of what I experience at GSI. GSI taught me how to walk in the authority and power that ALL Christians have access to! Imagine what the world would be like if Christians actually lived life the way Jesus wanted us to. I am still learning ALOT about how to walk this stuff out. I ask God for boldness everyday and honestly I still get super nervous when I go up to someone. Sometimes I am so afraid to approach someone that I walk the other way, but I always regret those missed opportunities. I just encourage you guys to start trying this stuff out, it may seem crazy or daunting, but honestly it all starts with just loving people and seeing them the way God does. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” ~ Matthew 28:18-20
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