Suddenly Awakened

And all of the sudden, the weight has lifted. I’ve had a heaviness upon me for a while now and, last night, it just…lifted. It’s all gone. I have been praying for releif for quite some time, but I wasn’t even praying at the time. I wasn’t thinking about the issues. I wasn’t valiantly fighting some conscious battle. I was just sitting there…and, all of the sudden, I felt it lift off of me.

I tried and tried and tried to explain to myself what it was, but I couldn’t find the words to describe it. It was as if, all of the sudden, the truths that I’ve known all along became real. The scriptures I had bee praying over my circumstances became empowered and everything surrounding these cloudy issues became crystal clear. My meager faith, of which I felt I had just been scratching the surface of, was suddenly multiplied and intensified. The pressure and the worry and the feeling of “when will it ever end?”…they were all gone. Just like that.

This morning, as I listened to my pastor, he used a word that nailed the feeling perfectly. He was speaking of Elijah’s mantle falling upon Elisha and it was like, suddenly, there was an awakening and he just KNEW it was time for him to move from where he was into the better things that God had planned for him. Elisha had been just going along in his regular, mundane life, and, meanwhile, without Elisha’s knowledge, God had placed him upon Elijah’s heart, putting into motion the things that were necessary for this moment of awakening to take place. And, from that moment, Elisha’s life was never the same again. All of the sudden…an awakening. That’s exactly what I felt like.

Sometimes we pray and we get instant results. Sometimes we have to battle demons and other spiritual strongholds. But this thing…I don’t know that I’ve experienced something like it since I’ve been saved. It had a hold on me and, as much as I prayed and sought guidance from praying, believing friends, nothing was changing. But then my suddenly came along and I was awakened to the fact that, sometimes, God just likes to come along, unrequested, and release you into your next level. I felt like I had gained 20-years’ worth of wisdom all at once and I had answers to questions that I didn’t even know I was asking. I stepped into a suddenly-moment with God and I didn’t even know we were going anywhere!

Wow. God, You are SO GOOD! Thank you SO MUCH! I feel like a new woman today. 🙂 My guess is, God has a suddenly that he’s waiting to unleash on you too. If you’re struggling in some area of your life, don’t worry. God sees you and He’s going to come to you and release you too. He will awaken your heart and mind to the truth of His being, just as He did when you asked Him into your life for the first time. And you’re going to be as giddy as I am. Hang in there. Your moment of awakening is on it’s way!