why do we say "to make the story short"?

well...to make the story short...but i want to hear the whole story! Would you watch a movie, which they make it short for you just to save your time? No, I want the full version of what's going on in your life too. Why make it short? I wanna care.

Last time I posted my blog was the night before going to IHOP. Yes, I had so many questions that I demanded answers from God. I couldn't go on. I was running around like a headless chicken; I lost my clients in business and I lost my passion in my ministry. I felt like living a this dry land where I had no help, no backup plans, no future and maybe any minute I could die there. So I went to IHOP. The first day was pretty shocking to me because I felt like Bob Frasar was talking to me directly. He talked about something in the days of famine...which our business/career could face. Gess...God's way is higher than ours! Unfortunately I forgot most of Bob Frasar's sharing, but God did speak to me with a conviction.

Then it was Bob Hartley who shared about the Book of Ruth, the 5 characters. Then he started praying for these two couples among the congregation. I wished I was being prophesied over that night. Then the next morning, it was 4 hours in the prayer room; man, wasn't that fun? 4 hours went by so quickly when you are in a prayer mode. After that, Eric and I went to the afternoon workshop where I heard these two couples talking about the prophecy that Bob Hartley gave them. It was amazing when God speaks! The prophecy totally touched their lives in many ways and spoke of the unknown things yet to be happened. That night, Joy, Eric and I got together at Jack Stack BBQ and enjoyed a decent meal; don't we just enjoy spending time with our beloved sister. However I wanted to attend the evening session, so quickly we took Joy back to her class and drove to our meeting place without any delay. After Rick Joyner's sermon, Bob Hartley came and spoke for 30 minutes about these 5 characters again. At the end, Bob asked the congregation which characters we would like to be; at that moment, I prayed to be like a Boaz as he shared. Bob then prayed for a sister and he called her Ruth in spirit. All the sudden, Bob called my name "Jack Lee"; and he started prophesying over me; it was intense and heavy for me. I am sort of used to people prophesying over me; but this time, it was in front of 300+ people. Most importantly the prayer answered my questions and touched me deeply. God calls me a Boaz through Bob; yes, that's what I want to be!
I will post the prophecy soon on my blog. God is good all the time! Afterward Daniel Academy, a youth group, prayed for me and that's when I started weeping. He refreshes my soul.

Psalm 33, Bob Hartley gave me this, which comforted me again...He knows my needs and He calls me righteous although I might not think so. I am righteous and great because of my Lord Jesus Christ.

"But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. We wait in hope for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in You." (Psalm 33:18-22)