Laboring in Prayer
During the Proskuneo Multicultural Worship Convergence I was really struggling at one point. I was struggling with whether or not I should obey what the Lord was asking me to do.
Earlier that day my friend, Josh, as he was playing host…told us that he believes in immediate obedience. He continued to say that if we felt lead to do something not planned during service we should do it.
During the worship time God was calling me to pray in Korean. God put a prayer on my heart all day and I wasn’t sure what it was for…mainly because I don’t normally think in Korean.
I was really fighting against praying in front of everyone in Korean. In fact, I asked God if I could simply paint something on the big canvass that was set out for worshippers to collaborate on.
But, I kept looking over at my friend Josh knowing that I had to tell him what I needed to do. So, during a break between one of the songs I walked up to him to let him know what I was about to do.
I had one hand on my neck…still struggling, because I didn’t want to be there and be vulnerable. But this prayer came out of my mouth in Korean and English:
Heavenly Father,
We love you.
Come quickly Lord.
Come quickly Lord.
God, we want to see you bigger.
God, we want to see you bigger.
God, we see you bigger.
Amen.
One of my new friends, Rachel, came up to me to say how blessed she was to hear me pray in my heart language. She was also glad that I translated the prayer that came out of my heart because, then, she could let that prayer flow out of her heart as well.
Was it necessary for me to translate? No. But I felt called to do it in that moment.
Actually, after the conference, before my friends and I were about to share a meal they asked me to pray in Korean…without translation. It was their way of acknowledging my culture and who I am in Christ.
How often do you obey Christ immediately? What kind of excuses prevents you from obedience?
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Sincerely,
Peter Park
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