Supernatural Powers

     Yesterday I had a really bad feeling for most of the day, my head and spirit were in chaos and I couldn't seem to get myself right no matter what I did. I excerised, I listened to worship music, I used self-talk, I talked to Jesus, I talked to friends, and I asked for prayer. I struggled and struggled all day long, and I kept searching for the answer on how to feel better, I knew that the way I was feeling wasn't right and there had to be a way to fix it.
        Eventually, I found the right verse, and my day and mood changed instantly! The very moment I spoke it out loud and prayed it in Jesus name the chaos left and I was flooded with a sensation of peace and relaxation. I told my husband about it, and I shared with him the letter I wrote to God that lead me to the answer I needed. He joked that I had super powers, and I told him "Nah, I don't have any powers. God's got all the supernatural powers, I'm just learning how to tap into it."
         That's what it's like when you learn how to use scripture to heal, or encourage, or lead to salvation, or comfort, or just get through a day, it's like tapping into a supernatural ability. There is no doubt in my mind that there is a God, and that Christ Jesus was the Messiah sent to save us. There's no doubt because I have seen and experienced the power His name holds and the love the Father has for us.
           I know a lot of Christians have not experienced a situation like mine yesterday, and if they have they may not have been taught how to resolve it. Many churches teach scriptures and tell you about God, and Jesus and the miracles preformed by them, but that's where it ends. I know this first hand growing up and attending a very old school, traditional, Presbyterian church. I was never taught to use scripture the way I did yesterday. In fact, I was never really taught that I had a loving father like God who was always present with me. The way I was taught about God,  He seemed so far away and almost non-existent. He just sat up there in Heaven and pulled the puppet strings, but that's not the God I know now. If I told my childhood Pastor that I read Matthew 16:23 out loud to an empty room and rebuked satan in the name of Jesus because I was having a bad day he'd probably want to baptize me again or get my head checked out because I had to be crazy! Knowing the law and commandments and doing good deeds was enough for the church I went too, but believing in a supernatural God of healing who was present and could comfort you in distress was a bit much for these people.
      I wish growing up someone would have helped me to understand just how loving and powerful God really is. I wish I knew a long time ago that I could submit myself to His will and that in His name the enemy would flee. I was exposed to verses about that as a child, but it was told to me like it was no different than a fairy tale, but it is so different!
       The more I learn about God, and the more time I spend with Him the more I realize I can count on Him for everything! He isn't a far away puppet master manipulating us all, but a very real presence that has the ability to heal, and comfort, and do so much more if we are just willing to seek Him out and submit to His will for us. God does not want us to feel bad, no parent wants their child to feel pain, and if you trust Him, and have faith in His word everything can change because He is a supernatural God, creator of the universe, and the most loving Father I have ever known.

Matthew 16:23

Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me Satan!  You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns."