25 years strong! Activating Others to be Naturally Supernatural!

Today marks 25 years of my commitment and obedience to following Christ. 25 years ago I stepped into the waters of baptism in obedience to renounce my sins, and announce my faith and dedicate my commitment to following Jesus publicly. It was an emotional heart-wrenching moment. In those days, I was the first believer in Jesus in my family. And my parents were not approving of it. But I am glad I did it and never looked back since. 
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There might be times I have wavered in my love for Jesus, but never once in the whole journey have I ever doubted His love for me. Yes, never once. Several months after I was born again in Christ, I heard the audible voice of God for once and only once in my life. I remember the singing all around me faded away and I was caught up in that moment t where it was just God and me. And all I could hear was an audible voice.  It was the authoritative voice of Father God calling me by name. "Karen", the voice said. The next 3 words were etched so deep into me, it was something I would never forget.  The voice said in a loving reassuring tone, "I LOVE YOU". I broke down and cried as God spoke those 3 words to me. 

I was ruined for LOVE. Forever.

Those might be just words to you but coming from a typical Chinese family with conservative parents, those words were not spoken to me growing up. Love was shown in many ways, through provision, care and discipline but strangely, love was never spoken. In the western culture, it is likely to be the polar opposite.

25 years strong, I am still following Him, and serving His purposes. So here am I, together with my husband and daughter, following Him to where He wants us for now - in Perth, Australia; my daughter in university here and us in the centre of God's will, plans and purposes. We love all that God is doing in our lives and in the lives of the people He has sent our way. 
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BEING NATURALLY SUPERNATURAL!

I hope this recent testimony encourages all of you who are Christ's followers:

Jason and I connected with this man and his wife who are in their 60s, last year in Perth and they both registered to attend the training/equipping session (find out more about the training and equipping intensives at www.mccnresources.org)  we conducted this March just before lockdown. I had felt a strong leading from the Holy Spirit to hold the training when we came back from Singapore and only God knows, 1 week after the session the lockdown happened.

When he first came to the training session, I knew he had a prophetic inclination but I saw that he was totally suppressed in that area of his gift being just a Sunday church-goer for over 30 years. I could see the gift was dormant in his life. I spoke quite firmly to him and he was jolted. He acknowledged that his gift had been suppressed and he had lacked bold obedience to follow the Lord after being told many times by others in church and his family, that his prophetic ideas and thoughts were crazy and brushed him off. 

More recently, he started dreaming again, almost on a daily basis - not just the "I-overate-on-pizza-type" dream. In the night as he slept, God spoke to him clearly through his dreams. In 1 single day, he was given 3 clear and vivid dreams in a row! 

His prophetic gift was dormant since 1995. That was the year he had one significant dream which led him and his family to Perth, and then the dreams stopped.

Over the years, I have had countless dreams and recorded them down in more than 20 over journals. Many of the dreams have come to pass in the last 26 years of my walk with God alongside various prophetic experiences. So he invited us over to his home for tea, where Jason and I spent 2 over hours interpreting all his dreams for him. Many of the interpretations became clear confirmations to him. 

That night after we left his home, he felt strongly to immediately message an acquaintance who appeared in his dream. Despite highway closures that night, this acquaintance of his and spouse responded immediately to his sharing and drove over to his house through the detours.  
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The man related to the dream that was shared, and began sharing about how he has harboured resentment against the Lord because of the disappointments he had regarding his career and family problems. He repented of his resentment and also asked his wife for forgiveness as he also saw a vision which gave him understanding on how the devil had deceived him and gained a foothold in his life which affected his relationship with God and his family.

The amazing thing is when the supernatural happened, it did not happen in an artificial, man-made construct of a  cell group meeting, or a church service (probably hard to happen in that kind of setting and liturgy). It happened as life unfolded anywhere! And in this situation it was in the comfort of the home setting.

​The truth is one does not need to be in a church meeting to exercise their God-given gifts. You are the church of Jesus Christ as you gather in His name. Why wait for a meeting to be organised for you to go to, or for Saturday cell to happen, before God can show up? 

The supernatural should happen everywhere we follow Jesus - because wherever we go, as 2 or 3 are gathered in the name of Jesus, I AM is there. (Matt 18:20)

Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven. For wherever two or three are gathered (drawn together as My followers) in (into) My name, there I Am in the midst of them.[Exo 3:14] " -
Matt 18:19-20 (AMPC - Amplified Bible, Classic Version)

The Holy Spirit has been poured out on all flesh. Young man shall see visions and old men shall dream dreams. (Acts 2)

This is the norm of being a follower of Jesus. I m excited when I see God's people move in the norm of the supernatural. It must and should happen. And it can happen in any natural setting! I m glad to be used by God to activate others in their God-given gifts. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are not for your own glam but as 1 Cor12 says they are given to build up the body of Christ.

Do you have a gift you know that has been dormant for some time? Have others in the church told you you are "crazy" or gave you looks as if you are a crazy dreamer? It is time for the supernatural to be activated again in your life. It is part of your daily adventure with God to be NATURALLY SUPERNATURAL and be a blessing to others God sends your way too!

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