Surprised By God’s Plan * Dutch Sheets * GiveHIM15 * 6/09/2025

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https://www.givehim15.com/post/june-9-2025

June 9, 2025

 

Surprised By God’s Plan

 

 

I did not foresee or plan Give Him 15; it was nowhere on my radar. When we began, I assigned a staff member to write a concise version, based on my messages and books, to which we added a short list of things to pray about. There was no video post or podcast. When I began writing them myself in 2020 – and expanded to the video versions as well – I only planned to do so for a few months, to help us get past the 2020 election debacle. I expected to then go back to the original concept. We set up a temporary, makeshift studio in a small bedroom, purchased a cheap camera and a couple of lights, and began the short-term project. Little did I know…

 

 

The Lord obviously had other plans. The viewership exploded, and though I dragged my feet, I eventually acknowledged that God intended for the new version of Give Him 15 to continue. We scrambled, added employees, built a studio, purchased equipment, and I launched a new phase of my career. 

 

 

Life changed radically for both Ceci and me. Everything revolves around the posts: time off, such as vacations, other speaking engagements, and even sleep. Along with other responsibilities, it usually takes me 6 to 8 hours a day to research, write, edit, and record each post. Ceci helps with research and editing. Five employees are involved in producing every post, and we hired another just to keep up with the correspondence. We have now been sharing the expanded Give Him 15 videos, posts, and podcasts for almost 5 years.

 

 

Has it been worth it? 100%! 

 

 

Those of you who have been with us for the past five years and have read or watched the posts daily, be encouraged. Over those years, you have read or listened to the equivalent of thirty-two (32), 200-page books, read or heard verses of Scripture referenced 13,000 times, and prayed nearly 1300 prayers, agreeing with tens of millions of believers around the world. You are growing in your understanding of prayer and God’s Word, and you are making a difference in the world.

 

 

Perhaps the biggest surprise for me, and the primary reason for today’s post, has been that several million people in other nations read them and pray with us every day. The posts are translated (by nationals, not at our request) into Chinese, French, Indonesian, and Spanish – that we are aware of. When I was first told that 5-6 million people were reading it and praying with us each day in China, I was actually skeptical. “How would you know this, and why would they read them, since I focus primarily on America?” I asked. 

 

 

“Because I am part of the process. I translate them and send them to China, where they are distributed to the underground church,” she replied. “They read them because the principles you teach from God’s Word are valid anywhere. And they pray with you for America because they know the importance of the U.S. as a voice for the gospel and a stronghold of freedom.” 

 

 

I was stunned. Later, we learned about France, Indonesia, and Spanish-speaking nations. I am humbled beyond words that God is using Give Him 15 to mobilize this amount of prayer, encourage believers around the world, and teach them His ways. Thank you for joining us in other English-speaking nations, as well as China, Indonesia, France, Mexico, Central America, and everywhere else these posts are read. Thank you for your faithfulness to the cause of Christ, your prayers, and the price many of you pay to follow the Lord. 

 

 

Though my calling is to America, my heart is for the world. I know that the passion Holy Spirit imparted to me for a Third Great Awakening in America is related to her calling to preach the gospel around the world. Spiritually speaking, America’s national destiny is to serve you in this way. For myself and millions of Americans, making America “great” again is linked to this calling, not wealth and power. We are connected to you in the spirit, part of one great family and Kingdom, serving the same King. I, along with millions of believers in America, love you dearly and honor you. 

 

 

To think that this family began 2000 years ago in an upper room in Jerusalem with 120 people present is astounding. Jesus said we would expand from there to Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the world (Acts 1:8), and here we are, millions and millions of us scattered throughout the entire world. Like leaven, His Kingdom is expanding to every tribe and tongue, and will continue to do so. It cannot be stopped, and the greatest expansion yet is imminent.

 

 

Shalom to you today. We speak blessings and life to you. “May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord lift up His face upon you and give you peace” (Numbers 6:24-26).

 

 

Pray with me:

 

Father, we pray for our brothers and sisters around the world today. We ask that You bless and strengthen them, giving them peace even in the most difficult circumstances. Let them know that they are loved by distant family members they have never met. Encourage them to persevere and hold onto their faith. Give them wisdom and revelation of You and Your ways, and direction for their lives. Some of them will lay down their lives for You; we honor them and ask for great grace to be given them as they do so. Give them great grace and comfort their families.

 

And we pray today for incredible outpourings of Holy Spirit in their nations and people. Save millions throughout the world. Give them great signs and wonders in order to heal the hurting and confirm the gospel. Raise up powerful ambassadors for You, giving them strong anointings and great revelation. May it be said of them as it was of our ancestors in the early church, “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John…they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13). 

 

In the name of the Lord Jesus our Savior, we pray. Amen.

 

 

 

Our decree:

 

“And they sang a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth” (Revelation 5:9-10).

 

 

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