Intercession

For most of the time that I have been here in Canada ( 7 months), i have been told that God has given me the spiritual gift of intercession. and if u asked me before i came here, what was the one gift that i didnt want, i would have said intercession hands down. for so long now i have been trying to figure out this gift. because i pick up other people's hurt, pain, and feelings. not always are the feelings bad, but when you are down here it can get a bit intense. when i went to Knee Drill last night i was feeling really down and discouraged. i knew exactly why, but there was definitely more there. and i couldnt pin point exactly what was going on, all i wanted to do was cry. and i knew it wasnt my own stuff ( Praise the Lord for having some sort of discernment happening!). Then Dan, who was leading the worship played this song... dont ask me what its called, what the lyrics are but it was powerful. it was talking about crying out for the lost and the ppl on the street.

and for the next 10 mins i wept. and i knew exactly what it was. On Tuesday nights, i preach once a month at a women's rehab centre and i met this woman there on Tues night and she was praising God cuz she was saved from the streets etc. then yesterday ( not even 2 days later), i found her on the streets again. thats why i felt discouraged, but i was interceeding for her. i was feeling her pain, was feeling God's pain, and i was crying out for her, cuz she was lost to come home. it was intense. but it was sooo good. i have never cried out like that for anyone before, so it was a new experience, but it was powerful and amazing!!!

for so long now, i have not liked the fact that i have this gift cuz i couldnt discern what feelings were mine and what werent, so i would just assume they were mine and i couldnt understand the gift. but now that i am starting to understand it more, its a powerful, amazing gift to have and i really feel blessed that God has given this gift to me!