This morning I started my day reading Jeremiah Johnson’s apology and well-written letter. I’m not a follower of his, but I must say this was so meaningful and moved me to tears. If you can, take a minute and read how godly men take responsibility. God bless him! https://cf.jeremiahjohnson.tv/jjm-apology-01-07-eub…
Now it’s my turn.
As a young woman, I prayed my way across the Soviet Union, not once, but twice while riding the TranSiberian Railroad. I prayed my way from East to West, and back again. I begged God to bring an end to the USSR and give the people of Russia, and other Soviet Republics, freedom to worship Him. And it happened and we saw the demise of the Soviet Union.
When I was a young woman, I prayed my way across Germany and begged God to unite the nation and to bring freedom to East Germany. And He did and the wall came down.
When I was a young woman, I prayed for my city in China, that God would move by His Spirit on my city and today it has one of the largest underground churches in the nation – and that’s big for China!
In 2009, I prayed God would allow me to teach in Lithuania, and in 2011, my university hired me as a full-time faculty member–the first foreigner to hold a non-government-sponsored position in my university’s history.
I have had unctions and dreams; I’ve participated in faith walks and done spiritual warfare over nations. God has been good and I have seen His mighty Hand move in ways I could only describe as miraculous. I truly believed with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength that Donald J Trump would be our president in 2020. I believed he would win and under his presidency the Church would have four more years to evangelize, win souls, and fulfil our Scriptural mandate.
I believed. And I spoke it out without doubt or hesitation. I called the things that aren’t as though they were; I professed the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not yet seen. I told anyone and everyone who would listen – Trump would be our next president! No doubting. No wavering. No question about it.
So please, let me take this time to say, I’m sorry. I was wrong and I missed God. Please forgive me for building your hope and confidence. I pray in Jesus’ Name that no harm was done.
God has not failed us. God has not abandoned us. God has not ignored our cries. He just knows better. And I have to remind myself that God is more concerned with my holiness, than with my happiness. We all are to be formed into the image of His Son. I have lived in a lot of communist and socialist nations. I have worshipped with the underground Church and I have seen firsthand, God’s provision for His people in the worst of circumstances. Little did I know, that all I have experienced and all that I have seen were actually God’s way of preparing me for this day. They were a kind of training ground. And I can declare that God is faithful and He never abandons His Bride. This is our time to be cleansed and ironed as we prepare to meet Him and we will be His Bride without spot or wrinkle.
Again, I’m so sorry. Peace.
Ty Terri, I needed this, I don’t like what I see coming down the pipe and yet I look at examples that you gave and I have looked at them before you even wrote this article that God has always provided for his people no matter the circumstance. Maybe this is just the time that I and we need our hearts cleansed and need to get serious about our walk with the Lord. The Lord has a plan. I am uneasy about the future, and yet excited as we see our redemption drawing nigh. God bless