Early one morning in prayer, I was pouring my heart out to the Lord. I was weighed down by the worries of the world and was having a hard time. Immediately, the Holy Spirit responded, "Matthew 13, thorns and thistles". Realizing God was leading me to a bible study about this, I opened up my bible and began to read that chapter.
Right when I got to Matthew 13:22, my throat began to swell up and it became hard to breath. The verse reads, "He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful." It felt like the start of a panic attack as I read this, but my heart wasn't racing, I asked God what was happening. The Holy Spirit responded, "What could be choking out the word of God in this parable?" I responded, "the thorns?" He said, "Yes, but how would a plant be choked out?" Immediately the Holy Spirit gave me the complete answer...
The word of God is growing plants in the life of a believer and the ground is the heart. The sun light is the light of God's love, peace, & wisdom. The growing plant needs these things to survive, but the thorns are blocking that light, "choking out the plant". The thorns are casting a shadow on the plant, in this shadow is all the worries of the world that overcome the plant.
Prompted by the Holy Spirit, I stepped in faith and said, "I loose the shadow of thorns and thistles off my heart & throat right now in the name of Jesus Christ."
Within 5 seconds I began yawning the biggest yawns I've ever yawned in my life. I closed my eyes and saw Jesus standing as a lamb in the midst of a ring of fire & light. I could see the color green in the trees around me become MORE green, like someone turned up the color in my eyes. Then, I can only describe it as a vibrating of peace started to shake in my bones. I started stretching like I just woke out of a long nap, and the more I stretched, the more relaxed my body became, eventually I felt like I weighted nothing.
And at the end of all this, I felt an overwhelming wave of God's peace & love fill my heart, it felt like the first time I met him... I was in tears of joy and was speechless for about 30 mins, I was simply resting in his peace.
Conclusion
I have seen a new revival of the peace of God in my life after praying this. It's opened my eyes to the thorns and thistles in my own life, I realized how vigilant we need to be with our hearts. No matter how much fruit you've already produced in your life, it's thorns and thistles that will try to stop you from growing more. I just thank God and give him all the praise for blessing me with this wisdom through prayer!
So pray this prayer in faith and believe the Lord wants to do the same in your life!
"I loose the shadow of thorns and thistles off my heart & throat right now in the name of Jesus Christ."
As you pray this, I encourage you to get in a place where you can really rest in the love of God. Expect that wave of peace and get ready to enjoy it. Pray it over others and rejoice in the Lord!
Philippians 4:7 "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."