I can recall over 30 years ago, when the Lord began to prepare me for ministry, Oh, what fiery school of holiness He put me in. “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,…” 2 Corinthians 6:17. The
Lord began to send me out to minister and I was terrified to be labeled
by the Christian Community of that day as a Jezebel who was trying to
usurp her authority over the men. But my God was calling and I had to
obey. My husband gave me his blessing and released me to go do the work
of the Lord.
I
remember one day I was going to my first speaking engagement. My
husband was just coming into the things of the Lord and I kept waiting
for him to come into our bedroom so he could pray for me and give me his
blessing. I wanted everything to be in perfect order. I was getting a
little frustrated because he was not doing what I thought he should do.
As I looked out the window of our bedroom, his head was under the hood
of our car and it appeared that he was checking the oil; therefore I
said, “Okay, Lord, you bless and anoint me,” and I knelt down, bowed my
head, and raised my hands to the God of Heaven. As soon as I finished, I
heard the front door slam and Jose, my husband, called me and said,
“Hilda, come in here so we can pray that God will bless and be with you
today.” “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.” Isaiah 55:8.
God settled a matter with me that day—that only He can anoint that position, (“But
as for you, the anointing (the sacred appointment, the unction) which
you received from Him abides [permanently] in you...” 1 John 2:27) and
an earthly husband’s rightful role is only over her as his wife, Yes, I
was submitted to him as my husband, but his authority was not over the
office of God that the Lord had placed me in. At that time, my husband
was just coming into the things of the Lord and had very limited
knowledge of the Word of God; therefore I couldn’t go to him to discuss,
or ask for counsel about matters of the Bible. During the early years
of my walk with the Lord He had given me
several precious brothers who were pastors and brother Baraks to me, so
to speak. These pastors were my friends, advisors and later one of them
became my pastor until my husband grew in the Lord enough to know about
spiritual matters. Today, Jose, my husband is an advisor to our
ministry and we are co-workers furthering the work of the Gospel. God
does “Answer Prayer” and I give Him all the Glory!
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