FEAR Extinguishing in a new city
Different cities definitely have different atmospheres spiritually. And a pastor friend of mine headed out in his city yesterday and we had the most encouraging time. There was only openness and receptivity. We had prophetic words for people who really seemed to value and even in one case treasure what they heard. Clearly, some of the people were not Christians, and yet they received prayer with gratitude. It wasn't like we asked...we would just begin to pray or to declare God's blessing over their businesses. I think one of the most unusual aspects of our time yesterday was how much of our own spiritual lives we were able to share with people. How God has been working in our own lives during this whole COVID-19 pandemic. And there was absolutely no pushback, not from one person we spoke with. Another aspect was the length of time people wanted to talk or were willing to talk. Sometimes interactions are short, but not yesterday. It was such a relational time, such a nat