dave & janet horsman ::: keepin’ it real since 1998

Remember way back when when I mentioned that the BHOP prayer room was undergoing a remodel (most of it by the hands of my husband and his coworkers!)?  It’s finally done!  As with many such projects it wasn’t without it’s hiccoughs but it has turned out beautifully.  And that $70,000+ sound system?  Wowzers!  This past Sunday evening BHOP had a relaunch service; a time in which they shared a bit of the history of BHOP, and their vision for the future.  They also announced their new schedule:  six hours (from 4-10 pm) of live music and prayer leading daily from Monday to Friday.  Awesome. 

With this relaunch, Dave and I have felt a conviction to spend time in the BHOP prayer room as a family.  A rare occurance because…well, quite frankly, it’s hard.  Really hard.  I was so encouraged lately, though, with a word from a friend.  She has two little boys, and has tenaciously brought them to the prayer room with her regularly.   Recently she began to feel discouraged as the boys whined that they didn’t want to go, and with this, her experience became much less enjoyable.  “Well,”  she thought, “no one’s enjoying this anymore.  Why keep going?”  The Lord spoke clearly to her though:  “I enjoy it.” He said.   Mmmm.  Good stuff.

Our pastor preached a really good sermon this past Sunday titled, “In The Meantime…”; about how very often, when we recieve a vision from God, it can be a long time ’till it comes to fruition.  He spoke of the story of Jacob wrestling with the angel, and how we must contend* like he did in order to recieve a blessing from the Lord.   Dave and I both have a vision for all of our children to be very involved in the prayer room one day.  Wouldn’t it be nice if it could just click into place?  Be easy?  But, like most good things in life, it’s probably going to come with a struggle.  And the thing is, the struggle itself is actually what will stregnthen us, and help bring our vision into being.  Cool.  But still…it would be nice if it were easy! 

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