12.22 Testimony- Reeciving breakthrough in prayer through worship

When I was still in the university, I attended a Lutheran Church that was experiencing a revival of the Holy Spirit (the Charismatic Revival). During the revival, people were not only experiencing God through prayer, the baptism in the Spirit and the Word, but also through worship.

While I was attending a home group, I had a prayer need and I went forward for prayer. As my heart was burdened, I focused on the problem and could not receive a breakthrough in prayer. After the prayer, my heart remained heavy. So I stepped back while the leaders continued praying for others.

After a break, Sister Eunice asked me to go forward for a second round of prayer. I went forward but this time, I raised my hands and lifted my heart to worship God as the group started singing.

I began to look to my heavenly Father instead of my problems. My problems became small as I saw how big God was. As I worshipped, I saw a vision of Him parting the Red Sea before me. I felt a release in my spirit.

Sister Eunice confirmed the breakthrough when she shared a vision that promised victory. Her husband, Brother Ting also shared that he saw a vision of an eagle that settled on a rock. I received that vision as a promise of victory upon the Rock of Jesus.

I went back with God’s promise and vision and I subsequently experienced my victory over the problem. The breakthrough was first received through worship.

If you have been praying to God about a problem without experiencing a breakthrough, try to spend time worshipping God instead. Worship doesn’t change God, it changes our perspectice of God and the problem. It unlocks our faith and helps us to release the problem to God instead of holding on so tightly to it.