First Week at IHOP

Alright everyone! Wednesdays are our days off so I’m going to plan to write a note/update then so you all can hear whats going on here. Shortly after arriving and registering for orientation week, we had our first group meeting. In this meeting, one of the leaders said that she has been praying for all of the FITN interns and she heard the Lord say Psalm 25:14 for us- “The friendship (secret counsel) of the Lord is for those who fear him”. This really went deep in my spirit cause this is one of the main reasons I feel I am- to really seek and develop friendship to a new level with the Lord. Adjusting to the night schedule hasn’t been as bad as I thought either. The first night was the hardest since I had already gotten up early for my flight and then we to stay up til 4am. Now my body is pretty set as I get up at 2:30pm and go to bed by 7am. There are about 60 or so interns ranging from 18-30. Everyone is from all over the states and its really amazing the level of unity we are already forming together since we spend most of the day together. Each day does vary for our scheduled events but to give you an idea for the week: MONDAY and TUESDAY 6pm meal 9pm class 11pm meal Midnight-6am Prayer Room THURSDAY 5:30 meal 6:30-10pm class 11pm meal Midnight-6am Prayer Room FRIDAY and SATURDAY 5pm meal 6pm-10:30pm Awakening/Revival Service 11pm meal Midnight-2am class 3am-6am Prayer Room SUNDAY 5pm meal 6pm-8pm Church 11pm meal Midnight-6am Prayer Room Since we do spend a lot of time in the prayer room, we were encouraged to write down a potential time schedule so we don’t end up wasting time or aimlessly wandering inside or in our minds. So this is what I felt of the Lord to do, but of course this isn’t set in stone as the Spirit leads. Midnight- 1am Pray in Spirit and engage in worship 1am-2am Prayers for family, friends, church, etc & join IHOP prayer focus 2am-3am Pray in Spirit and engage in worship 3am-4am Bible study and Scripture Meditation 4am-5am Class Reading Assignments 5am-6am Pray in Spirit and engage in worship For me personally, so far the Lord has really been speaking to me a lot about inheritance and walking out the fullness of God in my own life. This is a big subject but God is gradually unpacking what this means. I can feel this transforming my heart and life in deep ways too. This man Jesus is becoming so real to me in a personal way. Alot of christians think we know God but in reality we don’t. We don’t understand the true nature and attributes of God so this is what I’m learning for myself. I’m falling more in love with Him as I truly behold on His beauty...this is only the beginning!! Also, I did audition to be involved with worship and just found out today that I was accepted for both keys and voice. So now I just have to be asked to sub on a team. God is good!