Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Reflections...Session One with Priscilla

Honestly, there is no way I can give you a quick summary of the word God brought through Priscilla on Friday night of Deeper Still: The Event. Even if I typed in word for word the message that came from her lips, there is no way to repeat the anointed word from God spoken on Friday night.

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Priscilla began by explaining that we all had come ready to hear a word from God. She went further by defining the meaning of the Greek word rhema. The RHEMA, word from God, is when God speaks directly to you as you apply the Bible's teaching to a specific subject in your life. When God takes something general and makes it specific to you.

This was the beginning of our RHEMA weekend going deeper still as Priscilla shared from Psalm 32 and asked: Will you prepare to come near? Will you prepare to say YES to the Lord?

Priscilla focused on 1 Chronicles 14 during the Friday night session. A few key points that were part of my rhema (word from the Lord)…

  • David knew whose he was and who he was. Like David, I need to remember who I belong to and this means not relying on myself but on God's power.
  • The day after David was anointed king he was back in the field as a shepherd taking care of the sheep. Whatever season of life I am in, I am not there by chance. The Holy Spirit is given to me so that I might be anointed, even in what may appear to be a small task in His kingdom.
  • We have an enemy and our anointing guarantees we will face opposition from him. My life is not a playground but a battlefield. When the enemy knows we are serious about God and His Word, we will face difficulties. However, if I am going to go deeper still in my relationship with Jesus, I need to recognize the calling of God on my life and get serious about it taking my place on the battlefield.

As I prayed with women at the altar on Friday night it was evident that the rhema was received. Women heard specifically from God through His Word concerning their situations and circumstances in life. And I couldn't help but think of God saying…

"For as heaven is higher than earth, so My ways are higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. For just as rain and snow fall from heaven, and do not return there without saturating the earth, and making it germinate and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, so My word that comes from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and will prosper in what I send it to do."
Isaiah 55:9-11 (HCSB)

Blessings as you reflect upon His rhema to you,

Michelle

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Comments (6)

Lane said...

I attended the Deeper Still Event this last weekend in Nashville with 11 other sisters in Christ. We had a wonderful time of fellowship together and an awesome time worshipping and praising Jesus! We purchased our tickets almost a year ago and have been anticipating the event. We were overwhelmed with the teaching of God’s Word! I can’t say thank you enough!
Beth told a story about an experience she and Keith had in a restaurant. She told of a young man choking while they all watched in fear. She said the staff in the restaurant assisted and the young man was fine. But the strange thing was that the whole family and extended family that sat at the table with him, acted as if nothing had happened. They all went right back to eating their chips and salsa! She and Keith were a wreck! Thank God the young man was okay, and Beth with her wonderful wit told the story leaving all of us with our sides hurting! Well, on our way home we stopped at TGI Fridays in Franklin, TN to have supper. The restaurant was so cold you could have cured meat! Several of the ladies went back to the van to get blankets to wrap up in. Our whole party (the 12 of us) finally settled at a long table for what almost became the “last supper� for me. I sat at the end and my friend Pam (nurse), sat beside me and my best friend Anneliesa (respiratory therapist), sat across the table from us. I took a bite of steak, swallowed and it lodged in the back of my throat blocking my airway. I quickly took a drank of water attempting to “wash it down� so now not only was I choked but I had a mouthful of water that would not go down either! I know this sounds awful but this is where it turns completely comical! I jumped up from the table, grabbed Pam’s arm, and knocked over all the drinks on my end of the table, attempting to get to Anneliesa’s attention! Pam is so wrapped up in the blanket she was fighting to get out of it. Someone screams, “She’s choking!� By this time the attention of the whole restaurant has turned our way. Water is pouring out of my nose and mouth as I am attempting to perform the Heimlich on myself when Anneliesa arrives. She wraps her arms around me preparing to deliver the lifesaving blows and I shout, “Waaaaaaait� in a very raspy voice! I was able to swallow the steak but I knew I was about to have broken ribs, along with a sore throat and public humiliation! As I am trying to recover, Anneliesa turns around to face the table where all our other friends sat in absolutely silence, in statue like positions with their mouths hanging open. At this point Anneliesa says with a fake smile on her face said, “Eat chips & salsa, eat chips and salsa� along with the hand motions just as Beth did. We all erupted in laughter!!! The trip will forever be etched in our minds and we will never sit down to chips and salsa that the Deeper Still weekend will not cross our minds.

Philippians 1:2-3, expresses how we feel about Mandisa, Travis & the praise team, Anthony, Beth, Kay and a new found favorite Priscilla-Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.
Thanks for being the vessels God used to take us Deeper Still!!!!

Lane Carwright
Fairview Baptist Church
Booneville, MS


Posted by Lane | Sep 11, 2007 at 10:09 PM

Suzanne said...

Thank you for taking the time to give us a feel for the message God laid on Priscilla's heart Friday night. I can't wait to hear her in person when she is in Irvine in October!

Posted by Suzanne | Sep 11, 2007 at 10:09 PM

Connie said...

I attended the Deeper Still event in Nashville this past weekend. Wow!
I am wondering if there are going to be DVDs available of the event. There are ladies in our church who are just not physically or financially able to attend, but would be blessed with getting to view each session.

In Christ Alone,
Connie

Posted by Connie | Sep 11, 2007 at 10:09 PM

Kristen Seargent said...

Priscilla- I want to thank you for your amazing and inspiring obedience as a mother of young children in this season of life! Your life is such an encouragement! I am also a former professional, now stay-at-home (and homeschooling) mom who is praying and trusting God for a balance in home and ministry. Through your talk, the Lord reminded me, no matter how hard this stage is, I am annointed to do what He has called me to do! Your honesty and transparency when you said your greatest fear was being a success in every area other than the home and family, touched my heart. Thank you for being our voice (of young women and mothers) this weekend. The panel discussion at the end was incredible! It was so funny but so true! It was like sitting in a room with the three of you and hearing the answers to the questions I would have asked you, if I could have, about being a wife and a mother! Thank you all for having the courage to speak the truth about a woman's role! (You go, Kay!) This weekend left an imprint of God's touch on me and the 15 women that I brought from my church! The testimonies of several women at church on Sunday were unbelievable, how God used the three of you to speak individually to our hearts- and we were only 15 in 23,000! God is so amazing!!! May God bless you and continue to go before you ladies as you continue to reach women for Him!!! Thank you for encouraging us all to go "Deeper Still."

Posted by Kristen Seargent | Sep 11, 2007 at 10:09 PM

michelle hicks said...

Lane...great story! Chips and Salsa will never be the same!

Suzanne...get ready, you are in for an incredible expereience at Going Beyond in Irvine, California. Don't miss the early morning prayer time on Saturday--it is optional but you don't want to miss it!

Connie...Right now there are not DVD's or CD's available from Deeper Still. I'd suggest doing one of the video driven Bible studies from any of the teachers. Go to www.lifeway.com/women or your local LifeWay bookstore to find out more!

Posted by michelle hicks | Sep 11, 2007 at 10:09 PM

Beth said...

Hallelujah, what a savior! The weekend was incredible. Words can not describe the awesome power of the Lord. You knew God was there. HE was right there. I received so many Rhema words from the Lord. Priscilla - Thank you for helping me to understand the battle I have been fighting for about 2 months now. I knew that I was saved. I remember that moment clearly in my life. I also remember going down at 32 and being re-baptized because I wasnt' sure. I have begun to understand that I am not walking in the full access of God because -Thank you BETH! - I wasn't trusting him. You see, I was victimized as a young girl. I got set free from that in Breaking free BUT since then, I've lost a mother to death suddenly and I have a sister that has had a stroke and still has trouble with her speech. I prayed for God to heal them both and he didn't behave. He still had my life, but I took my heart back. I went to speak to Julie from the praise team to tell her what a blessing she was to me. I told her something in my spirit connected with hers. She asked if she could pray for me and I asked her to pray that I would overcome the stronghold of fear in my life and be willing to do whatever it was God wanted for my life. WELL, I'll tell you, she started praying and boy was the LORD ever speaking through her. She said that she felt I had a problem with fear because I had a hard time allowing others to love me and allowing God to love me the way he wanted to love me ( I just went through Loving Well one week before I came to Nashville) and she asked God to heal whatever happened to me in my childhood that was keeping me from loving and being loved. I was blown away. God literally spoke to me through her. It was amazing. Now I'm home, and I am doing the study on Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla. I can't wait to see what God has to say to me through that.
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart! May God bless you richly.

Posted by Beth | Sep 11, 2007 at 10:09 PM

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