On January 10Th I had the honor of hosting a 'Prayer Shower' for my God Daughter, Monique Baker, and her family. For those of you who have no idea what this is, it is a creative celebration given to me by God out of a 'storm'. That storm was the first pregnancy of my God daughter while she was still in high school. Her mother understandably was not happy about this and hated to know her daughter was going to have to have her life altered in such a big way at such an early age. Being a Woman of God, she did not want the consequences of disobedience to be celebrated as though there was not a violation of God's Word done by her action.
She did not want a typical baby shower because of the status of Monique during the conception of this child. I had to think of how we could hold something for her that would allow her to get items she would need for this baby but still allow her to understand that she needed to recognize and acknowledge the reality of her actions in the spiritual aspect of things. This was not cute and it was not 'sweet'. It was an act of SIN that caused a consequence that would change her life. She needed though to get it right with the Lord and then go forth seriously preparing for the change in her life and in the life of her family members. How did i as a God Mother do what I was responsible for doing at that time in her life ? As her God Mother I was also responsible for her spiritual growth.
As i sat thinking about this, God did what he always does with my gift of creativity he placed it in my mind with a certainty he gave it to me ! A PRAYER SHOWER ! I would host a gathering of praying women along with her girlfriends and we would pray over her. We would rain a prayer covering over her, her unborn baby girl, her brother and sisters and her Mother. The idea was birth forth from this 'storm'. Her mother was at peace with it and we went forth. It was such a blessing and it allowed her to think about her actions. It allowed her to know though she fell , she had to get back up because GOD still loved her despite her act. She had to know she just had to repent and go forth in the Mercy and Grace of the Lord and he would take care of it from that point. She needed to know we still loved her and would be there for her . She needed older women in her life to be examples of how to conquer a storm when it comes into your life. She needed to know that there were women she could go to if she needed to just talk and release without it being judgement attached.
When she gave birth to Ariel I was at the hospital along with her Mother. That baby girl came out and looked directly at her 'Lady' ( as she likes to be called) as though she immediately recognized her. She knew her smell, her presence and her voice. Monique turned and looked at her baby and I think she was amazed and exhausted. I was excited and so very happy she had finally come forth. I was also feeling a sense of protection and a heart full of desire for a life full of blessings for her and my God daughter despite this transition in her life. Monique's mother and I both hoped she would learn from this and go forth and try to get on track to prepare for her future without this consequence of disobedience taking place again before she was one day joined in Matrimony. Well, that was not going to be the case.
Last year, My God Daughter had to gather up the strength in her loins and call me to inform me she was expecting again. It had been some years now since the birth of her beautiful baby girl and now she had 'fallen' again in the area of 'keeping' herself until marriage and she had not been safe and careful .....that is what the world would say , but we are looking at this from a spiritual stand point. She is my God Daughter and I love her despite the bumps on her head she has gotten from her desire to 'buy ' life's lessons instead of listening and heeding to the Words of Wisdom from the lips of her mother and me. I let her get these difficult words out of her mouth and I let her know I was going to be there for her anyway. She did not need to get things straight with me, she needed to get them straight with the Lord and then go forth preparing for YET another transition in her life.
As she prepared for this new child, she no longer had her job mid way thru the pregnancy,she was not living at her mother's home, she had no money and needed maternity clothing. Most of all she was in need of items for this new baby. HOW was she going to get them ? She needed to have a baby shower YET she had no money to pay for a baby shower and she had no location to hold it. She was in NEED. A virtuous woman, takes care of her household and all that is under her hand. Monique, was under my hand,so it was my responsibility to be a HELP to her. I opened my home for another PRAYER SHOWER for her.She was allowed to invite her friends. She passed out the invitations for a PRAYER SHOWER. Well, you can just imagine the funny looks and the inquiries they gave her. No one had heard of such a thing YET it was what was so much needed in her life.
As expected she did not have many young ladies to come but there were 4 who came and stayed . The mighty Women of God that I had called on came and allowed the Lord to use them in a MIGHTY WAY up in the place. Oh how God moved in this house ! His anointing was present and it was truly felt. The power of PRAYER went forth in this place and it did what his Word always does. It moved GOD. He touched hearts, he brought about conviction, he brought about concern for the soul within all the young ladies present. He used us, the older women, and we showered prayers upon Monique, her Mother, her sisters and her young friends. My Friend, Edith, a mighty sold out woman of God allowed God to use her and she brought forth the MOST IMPORTANT call of the night.
She asked who was saved in the room. She opened up the invitation for the young ladies to come to the LORD ! OH GLORY TO GOD ! This after such a powerful move of the Lord among the young and older women in the room was the ultimate! God had already touched Monique's heart and she publicly asked for Forgiveness from her older sister whom she loved but always seemed to bump heads with. THAT was GOD GLORIFIED right there ! It brought me to tears and it caused me great JOY because my baby girl was growing spiritually and she was not waiting on anyone as she was walking forth in her destiny despite the scars she carried along the way. I knew on that night she was going ! A young lady raised her hand when asked if she wanted to be saved ! I can not explain how this overwhelmed me and humbled me ! Edith brought forth the Word of the Lord according to Romans 10:9 to everyone in the room and ask them to repeat it if they wanted salvation.
After seeing the young ladies pouring out tears of hurt during the prayer shower, we bowed our heads to pray and extended the invitation of salvation. Those young ladies received it and repeated it !!! One little girl was also there that was the daughter of one of my dear friends and sisters in Christ, she is only 12 but on that night even she got saved !!! There is nothing more humbling than knowing you brought someone to the door and they chose to open it and step thru covered under the blood of JESUS for salvation ! The older women must be an example to the younger woman. We must show them, we must be honest with them and we must teach them according to the WORD and not the WORLD. We must extend the invitation according to the Word of God that they may know their young souls are at stake !
We must rear them not the enemy ! We must be that ear when they want to talk openly and ask questions. We must go with them in prayer and show them how EASY it really is to develop a relationship with the Father. We must be the role model even if we fall down, we must show them how God's Grace and Mercy still works in our lives. We must show them how to get back up and get back in line. We must be real about a relationship with God as Women of God. Those young ladies being saved in my home, the prayers that went forth and covered my god daughter, her family and the unborn fruit in her womb were heard by the Lord and i know in FAITH that he received them and will do what has been requested by his Women of God.
It meant so much for those young girls to come forth..but now we must cultivate this thing. We must teach them that it is a slow process like being 'born again'. They are babies in Christ truly and must take their time to grow stronger day by day not second by second. We must GLORIFY God in our development of these young ladies. Deliverance does not come immediately and they have to know that ! They have to want it. They have to want to be released from YOKES and BONDAGE of things so easily besetting them in this WORLD ! Our young girls are the next generation to PRAISE THE LORD but we must TRAIN THEM UP !-GOD BLESS.
LIL ZION WILL BE HERE SOON. HE IS STILL SWIMMING IN THE MIDST OF THE PRAYERS RAINED DOWN UPON HIM IN THE WOMB !
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