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Originally Posted by houston
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I've been absolutely in dire straits and had no where to turn for help but God. No man was there to talk to to help a need.
I first pastored in a situation where the church could not financially support me and I had to live on unemployment insurance and look for work in a small mining town whose mine was shutting down. Time would come when the fund would expire. Praying and looking for work. Nothing.
So I get my last funding and realize I cannot naturally remain there to pastor. Food for my family, insurance for my car that is mandatory, and bills to pay. Nope. No natural way to keep going.
So I hit my knees. God spoke to me and say anything I pray for will come to pass IF I DOUBT NOTHING. Anyone can pray. But who does not doubt it comes to pass after they pray? NOT MANY.
So, I felt like Jacob wrestling with the angel and said I am not stopping to pray until I break through and know God is answering me.
I stormed heaven. Then I felt a release.
And I saw myself lean toward fear and worry and God reminded me that's doubting and I cannot doubt if I want God to work. So I fought unbelief and worry away all that weekend.
I was so worked up I made a sermon out of it. I told the people I did not know how or when, but God was going to give me a miracle because I cannot remain if something supernatural does not change. Their eyes were as wide as saucers. I told them I am going to share with them the way God did the miracle after it happens, since I KNOW IT IS COMING.
That night I went to bed and had a phone call about 4:30 AM. A preacher with whom I shared my situation a few months before told me to sit up and say thank you Jesus for meeting my needs.
He did not know what transpired that weekend. But He'd asked me months ago how things were going and I informed him funding would stop someday, but I knew I was in the will of God so I did not care.
Well, he happened to mention that in his sermon at the other side of the Continent where it was only midnight and he was fellowshipping after church.
He mentioned the situation I was in months before and shared how he heard me say I knew God would help. He heard me say I was in the will of God, and he used that and told the church he was ministering in that he felt the will of God to help that local church with money for their radio ministry. He said God swept through the place and people started giving like crazy to the radio ministry. Finally one man said he'd give $100 to me, the guy he mentioned in his sermon. A second guy said he'd give $300 to me. And a third guy said he'd give whatever I was getting on my insurance and match it every week!
So, the last weekend of my funding, that guy steps up across the continent and pledges to support me weekly, and no one knew the seriousness of that weekend.
He ended up sending $8000 before He could send no more. I had so much faith in God after that $8000 that I told him not to worry that God is RIGHT ON TIME if we don't doubt.
Later another preacher out of the blue sent $1000. Another preacher had me come to minister and felt to tell his church to help us out, and took up $4,123,00.
That prayer kept seeing answers for months!
I know what it's like for the ravens to come!
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