Did Jesus Call Sarah Young?
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Let's talk about Sarah Young and her experiences with a presence who helped her write Jesus Calling.
To hear the whole episode:
https://podcasts.strivingforeternity.org/programs/thoroughly-equipped/ep-23-lets-talk-about-jesus-calling-enjoying-peace-in-his-presence-the-story-behind-the-devotions/
This video was made with Clipchamp
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- She goes on to describe more experiences quote our combined ministries
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- Subjected our family to intense spiritual warfare and I prayed for protection every morning
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- One morning as I prayed I visualized God protecting each of us I pictured first our daughter then our son and then
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- Steve and circled by God's Protective presence which looked like a golden light when
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- I prayed for myself. I was suddenly Enveloped in bright light and profound peace
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- I lost all sense of time as I experienced God's presence in this powerful way
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- I had not sought the experience But I received it gratefully and was strengthened by it
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- God had prepared me for stepping into deep darkness by first bathing me in his glorious light
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- I realized that experiences of God's presence were not only for my benefit
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- But we're also preparation for helping others in quote Sarah Young's Jesus calling introduction page 10 to 11
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- Now this light experience is how she says she is equipped for stepping into darkness
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- Fighting it and doing the good work of helping others Yet scripture contradicts this experience when it says that it
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- Scripture is what equips us for serving and helping others 2nd Timothy 3 16 and 17
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- That Christ is the light John 8 to 12 The actual living person who we draw people to not a mere presence
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- These experiences with this presence is obviously a big influence in her life
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- I cannot say whether these occurrences actually took place But I can judge why they are included in the introduction of these devotions
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- Usually we relay or describe experiences to convince others of something So in this case
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- Sarah Young is including these experiences to convince you Herself and I that she does belong to God that he comforts her and speaks to her