Hi John,
This morning as I was going about taking my shower, I had thoughts that were coming to my mind, about last night’s meeting, about certain ones who are in need of healing, and various other things. As I was thinking on these things, I was also thinking, sort of subconsciously, of how to organize those thoughts so that I could verbalize them and tell Jesus what I was thinking and feeling. Before I could finish with my shower and just get still to “say” anything, I heard, “I know your thoughts”. That was really sweet to me! To have the Lord remind you that he is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. I didn’t have to try and verbalize a prayer at that point. I just let the Spirit pray and enjoyed the feelings that came. One of the things that has stood out to me as we read through Matthew, Mark, and Luke, is how often Jesus discerned what people around him were thinking and feeling. He’s still doing it now 🙂
A little later this morning, while I was working at my desk, I had the thought to get on the web site for our Lincoln bank account. I didn’t really think I had a reason to, but I went ahead and logged into our account. When it came up, I was shocked to see our balance come up negative! As I looked through the recent transactions, I realized that I had accidentally paid one of our bills using this account instead of our other account. The most recent transaction – the one that would put us in the negative – was still “pending”, so I called Amy and asked her to write a check from that account and go right to the bank and deposit it. The lady at the bank told her it would be covered.
Whew! I am so thankful that Jesus not only can discern our thoughts, but he can create them as well!
Hope you have a nice visit to KY. I’m sure they will be very glad to see you.
Vince