DISCOVERING THE IMPOSSIBLE - II

It has been three weeks since I began my quest to discover the impossible nature of God for myself. Well it truly has been an interesting experience.

My first observation is that God is willing to meet you wherever you are. In terms of my experience, that was not a place of confidence in flowing in the supernatural. Actually, quite the opposite was true. I had a certain amount of fear and hesitation in approaching people and sharing what God had put on my heart and praying for healing, especially because there is a real possibility that I might fail.

My second observation is that the supernatural is within our grasp. Jesus seems to be waiting for us to take the first step and trust him for something impossible. He wants us to have the faith to step out of the boat and trust him in this new area.

This last Friday, the Oasis Revival Youth from Howick, Kwazulu-Natal, ventured out on a ‘Treasure Hunt’. This term is coined from an activity that the Bethel Church, Redding, USA, conducts on a regular basis. This is where a team of people get together and ask Jesus for very specific ‘clues’ which they write down on their ‘treasure maps’. Here the Holy Spirit gives people’s names, colour of clothing, details of places and specific body parts that need healing. The teams then embark on finding their treasure using the ‘treasure map’ that God has given them.

We spent time praying for our treasure map and left for the mall with many clues in hand. Many of us spent time giving prophetic words to waiters whilst looking for our treasure to appear. We gave the one waitress a prophetic word, where we encouraged her about her circumstances and gave her a word about who God has called her to be. We then left. Members of our group returned to eat at the restaurant where she worked and this waitress approached them again. She told of how she was amazed at how we had described her so accurately even though we had no idea who she was. She explained that she was a Roman Catholic believer and how she had now decided that she was going to be praying to Jesus. What a testimony!

Later in the evening, we discovered some of our treasure. On our treasure map, we had the colour red and the place ‘Fegos’ coffee shop. So there at Fego’s, was a man in a red shirt with his fiance. This must be our treasure we thought. We then approached with our treasure map in hand and began sharing what God had given us as clues. It worked out that this was definitely a God encounter. They were believers but had been going through a tough time and they shared that they were expecting a baby. We were able to share words of encouragement and even to pray over the baby that they were expecting. They felt uplifted that God would care for them to send people to encourage them in their circumstances.

Another aspect that seems to come through repeatedly is that ‘treasure hunting’ really is an enjoyable experience that releases fun and joy in those that participate in it. This was my experience with our youth. They loved the thrill of being used by God for the miraculous and they want to do it again.

So after really experiencing an increase in my life for the impossible, I think the challenge now is to make the experience a lifestyle by incorporating it in to everyday life. The only way to do this is to ask God for the treasure map for each day!

Later,

Ryan