Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, Part 1

I am going to share here what I shared with my email friends in October. I started writing to
them " Beloved" letters. So now I will share with you my Beloved.

Hello Beloved,

I just felt the need to talk to you today. I am reading a book called: FRESH WIND, FRESH FIRE, by Jim Cymbala. This man is the Pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, in New York.

This is a man who did not go to school to become a pastor but was called by God. I am not very far into the book yet but already I have learned something from it. This man was having a hard time starting his church. He felt lost, lonely and tired, BUT ( there is always a but) he really LOVED the Lord.. Have you ever felt lost, or lonely or tired? I know I have..... anyway..... This man was not well and went to visit his in-laws in Florida and while there he went out on a fishing boat. He didn't fish but he did catch something.... He caught God's attention......
He prayed about all the things in his life that seemed to be going wrong and he questioned...
Well I will tell you what he believes God ( I believe it too) impressed upon him, NOT in his ears but upon his heart.
" If you and your wife will lead my people to pray and call upon my name, you will never lack
for something to preach. I will supply all the money that's needed , both for the church and for
your family. .. and you will never have a building large enough to contain the crowds I will send in response."

Now I will tell you what he went back and told the people in his church.

"From this day on, the prayer meeting will be the barometer of our church. What happens on
Tuesday night will be the gauge which we will judge success or failure because that will be the measure by which God blesses us."
The answer is so simple...... prayer.

This is such a good book folks, I wish you would all get it and read it..
Prayer such a simple thing to do and I find it the hardest to understand.. Do you?
I pray and talk to the Lord all the time. but I also keep asking myself if I am doing it right? Is
there a right or wrong way to pray? I don't know the answer to that for sure... I know I question sometimes if I am doing it right or wrong.. What should I pray for? Should I pray out loud or silent? I don't know, but I am going to finish this book and see how it went for these folks..
Today this same church is LARGE and I believe PRAYER may be the reason why.
I know I too Love the Lord with all my heart so what is the difference? Is it how we pray?
Thanks for listening to me today.. I love you all .. May God shine down on you today.
Remember : Smile, when you do , you are dressed the most beautiful you can be..
your friend in Christ Jesus, billiemae