breaking the hush

Prison church is different from any other church I’ve been to. Besides the fact that we are all wearing the exact same thing – we are all different in beliefs, backgrounds, etc. My first service, even though worship here is probably better than most churches, I was very timid in raising my hands. For someone with a heart of worship and wants nothing but to surrender my entire self to the Lord Master, this was unusual. Being in this “different” environment had done something to me. Was I nervous? Scared? Ashamed? When I got back to my dorm, I noticed a guy bowing in prayer. I began to observe and realized that this man was devout in his praying; laying down his towel, bowing repetitively, facing the same direction every time, several times a day. This man had no problem with who was watching or what they thought. If he was nervous or scared, it didn’t show and his actions proved that he was not ashamed. The Lord spoke to me, “If you are ashamed of me and of my teaching…then the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in the glory of the Father” Mark 8:38. ‘Shawn, if he can bow to a god that doesn’t exist, proclaiming lies, then you should be able to worship Me, in Spirit and in truth, for the world to know the One True God, the I Am, their Creator, who loves them and will answer their cries!’” As I write this down, I am still crying, “repentance!” God, never again let myself get in the way of you. Help me to live 100% for you and walk in 100% obedience, knowing that you are 100% pleased with me!

Breaking the Hush,

Shawn