When our faith is tested, how do we know we have
enough? If we pray hard for something
and then look around to see if it arrived, is that a sign of weakness? It’s easy to say “I believe in Jesus and that
he died for the sins of the world,” but do we really know what that means and
do we truly believe it?
My cousin LuAnn once said to me, “Pray and then accept the
victory,” and I ran into that mindset a second time last weekend. For me, the hard part is accepting the victory
on faith alone, actually trusting God’s promise and believing that your prayer
has been answered even though there are no outward signs. Last Sunday, I actually got to meet some
people who are able to do that! Their
faith, individually, is so strong that they couldn’t even perceive that their
prayer request would not be answered.
Their acceptance of victory was without reservation. It was, and is a faith building experience to
be around these types of folks. I met
these people at the “Treehouse,” the home of Doreen and the “Betts Ministries.”
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| The Treehouse |
At most churches I’ve attended, I often wondered why all
those “believers” didn’t spend more time actively praying for the needy,
spiritually and otherwise, instead of listening to the same old sermons week
after week without taking affirmative action to make the world a better
place. I found that culture at the
“Treehouse.” While they still have
sermons, they are more of a participatory experience, somewhat akin to what I
think would better be described as a bible study.
While the “Treehouse” has been active since 2008, Doreen is
now in the process of developing her “Tabernacle on the Hill.” The tabernacle exists, at this time, as a
very large tent but at the rate this ministry is growing, a permanent structure is imminent.
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| The Tabernacle on The Hill |
I could go on and on
about her ministry, but I think she can say it better herself if you will visit
her website at: http://bettsministries.org/page/history_21856
