4 weeks ago I brought an idea before the team. I was unsure of how the team would take it or if they would even agree to do it. A Night Of Prayer, also known as N.O.P. time. I should have known this idea would be well received! It was decided! Each of us would take on one hour of the night to pray. By doing this we would cover the whole night with prayer. From 10 at night till 7 in the morning.
Little did we know what we were getting into! An hour seems like a long time right? WRONG! For most of us an hour seemed more like 20 minutes. We had a lot more to say to God than we thought. And God had WAY more to say to us, than we thought! A journal and crayons were there for any of the team that wanted to write or draw out what God was telling them. By the end of the night it was filled with beautiful pictures and words. God showed up that night!
So it was decided we would continue this. We did it again, and once again, God showed up in amazing ways. Tonight it is happening yet again. We will fill the night with prayers thanking God for his sacrifice, prayers for safety in our travel day tomorrow, and whatever else we want to bring before The Lord. We will also be listening for his words. God is always speaking, we just need to take the time to listen.
We invite you to join us in our NOP time. Get together with your family, friends, or even by yourself. Draw out of a hat an hour of the night, and use that time to spend with God. Have a journal ready to write down your prayers. Have some worship music playing. Do whatever you do to spend time with our Father. Also feel free to share this with your friends through word of mouth or that crazy invention of Facebook!
As we are praying this time we are going to have a blog open. As a team we will fill it with how God is moving or prayer requests. Then it shall be posted, so be watching for that!
"How we spend our moments is how we spend our lives." -Paul Brandt
