Supernatural Christianity

As Christians, the supernatural really shouldn’t surprise us.

Last Sunday, I was sitting in church. The announcements had been made. The choir had sung. The scripture passage had been read. The sermon was next. As I was waiting, I felt a strong nudge to pray for my pastor. I don’t know why, but I did.

I said a quick, silent prayer for his peace, for his heart to be open to the Holy Spirit and that he would be able to deliver a message to inspire us all to reflect and share the Gospel with those outside our church.

The message was a good one about not comparing ourselves to others, even though it’s in our nature. It was about how we get super focused on the things of man, not the things of God. It was truth. I enjoyed it. I took notes.

Afterward, I was scurrying around trying to assist in getting our youth together and fed for our outing at a nearby corn maze. Most everyone had cleared out.

My pastor was still there and we chatted for a few minutes. Then he put his hand on my arm and leaned in and told me he wanted to thank me for praying for him that morning. I was silent for a moment, then I asked, “How did you know?”

He told me that he knew there were others praying too, but then he told me the precise moment when I had prayed.

Seems the Holy Spirit was super busy on Sunday, which is why I worship there. I can feel God there. There was a time on my faith journey when that conversation would have given me goose bumps and made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. The supernatural has a way of making us uncomfortable. We don’t like what we can’t explain.

But, for a little over two years now, I’ve been writing almost daily, about God being present in the world around us. I look for Him everywhere and I see Him everywhere. I share that here in this space. I encourage others to do the same.

Honestly, the incident didn’t surprise me in the least, after the initial light bulb moment. Why would I be surprised to find the Holy Spirit active in a place of worship? Didn’t He appear the first time in Acts, when a group of believers were gathered in prayer?

Why would I be surprised to find the leader of my church in tune with and open to the Holy Spirit? Shouldn’t I expect him to be?

Christianity is all about the supernatural. We believe Jesus always walks with us even though we can’t see Him. We believe God hears our prayers. We believe in the resurrection. We believe in all types of miracles. We believe that Heaven awaits us after we finish this journey.

As we grow in our faith, shouldn’t the supernatural become our norm? Should we really be surprised when we see God at work? Just a thought.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂