JESUS WORKS WITH US AND CONFIRMS WITH SIGNS FOLLOWING
This event happened in
2015 when the Lord confirmed to me the stress-releasing power of the Word of
God. I was grinding on some fiberglass sculptures. It was really hard work;
there was lots to do, and we were in a rush to get the project done. I was
taking it way too personally like I had to get it all done by myself, and I was
stressing out. There were only two of us working on it, and my partner was
feeling sick, so he wasn’t able to work as quickly as usual.
My arms were getting so
sore from grinding, and I noticed that my shoulders were super tense. I had
them raised up by my ears in a tight and pinching way. Mentally and emotionally,
I was worrying and stressing out, questioning whether I could keep this up. Was
this going to end in total failure?
Then I remembered the
scripture Jane and I repeat every morning in prayer: “And it shall come to pass
in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off they shoulder, and
his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the
anointing” (Isa. 10:27). The Lord told
me to physically put my shoulders down. I let them ease down as the next
thoughts rolled in: “This is not my responsibility. The burden is off my
shoulders.”
For the rest of the day, I
continued grinding, and the whole time my physical shoulders were at ease,
relaxed. At the end of the day, the painting boss came over and told me he was
sending all his guys over to help with the grinding so we could get the project
done on time. It was amazing. I quietly thanked Jesus for what happened.
From that time on, I
noticed that I stopped the mental stressing, and my shoulders stayed at rest.
The few times I started to hunch them up, I quoted the scripture again, and
they instantly released.
To literally have my
shoulders relax back down from being hunched up around my ears was a sign—a
confirmation that I was truly released from all the stress.
In the next week and a
half of work, there were more opportunities to get stressed, but my shoulders
weren’t hunching. I had a physical confirmation that I was free mentally and
emotionally, and it was GREAT!
From that once incident
back in 2015, I learned a lesson I’ve used over and over in situations where I
would have gotten stressed: physically put your shoulders down in a relaxed
position, and claim Isaiah 10:27. It really works.
As Christians, we should
be expecting righteous signs and confirmations. The Bible tells us that when
Jesus gave instructions to His apostles to preach the gospel, “they went forth
and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word
with signs following” (Mark 16: 20).
We often just hope we’re
doing the right thing and never really ask for the Lord to confirm it. Here it
says that He confirms. We have a relationship with our Lord Jesus, where we can
ask Him to kindly confirm. And here it is in scripture saying that He is
totally able and WILLING to do it! “He confirms with signs following.” Isn’t
that so great?!
As I was thinking about
the Lord confirming what the Bible says, God showed me that even Mary needed to
get some confirmation about what the angel told her about having the Christ
child. She went to visit her cousin, and sure enough, Elisabeth confirmed the
angel’s words with a prophecy over Mary: “Blessed art thou among women, and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb…that the mother of my Lord should come to me”
(Luke 1:42-43).
Mary believed in her
spirit, but it was only after Elisabeth’s confirmation that Mary got her soul
in line and, in her entirety, really truly believed. “And Mary said, ‘My soul
doth magnify the Lord” (vs. 46). Her mind, emotions, and decisions were now
settled and in solid agreement. (Read Luke 1:26 – 56).
The Lord Jesus confirmed
that the work burden was off my shoulders. He gave me the physical sign of
releasing those tight shoulder muscles. Mary, the mother of Jesus, got a
confirmation in the form of a prophecy from a relative.
Jesus Christ is our
personal Lord, and He knows the details of our lives. He knows that, being
human, we often have difficulty in believing the awesome things God has for us
and that we can greatly benefit from confirmation.
It’s my prayer that our
relationship with Jesus Christ becomes more intimate. I pray that as we do our
best to live and preach the gospel, we will be asking Jesus for true
confirmation as we go. I pray that we will receive more of the deliverances and
healings that we need and desire for our spirit, our souls, and bodies. And I
pray that we will enjoy our discipleship and our freedom in Christ more than
ever before.
Love, Carolyn
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