I wrestled with how to title this blog. I thought maybe "How to start a Youth Ministry in less than 30 minutes" or "How to reach High School students without pizza" or "The similarities of PB&J and Signs and Wonders."
Instead I left it at, "You can do this too."
God is the same Yesterday, Today and Forever. Which means what we read about in the New Testament is exactly what he desires to pour out today. In addition the testimonies we hear or see is insight into what Jesus still wants to do today (Rev 19:10).
Enjoy.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Healing over the phone!
As I walked into our office on Friday morning a co-worker who quickly mentioned she was in pain created me. “Hmmm” was my first thought.
She had opened her garage door that morning and the cat ran out under her feet. With a girly scream and a quick hop she avoided stepping on the cat. What she did not avoid was landing on one of her daughter’s roller blades. Her feet went straight out from under her, which flung her up and then down onto the other roller blade. Thus came the pain and tears and a house filled with commotion.
“I should pray for her,” was my second thought and third thought and fourth thought. But for some reason I never said anything.
I eventually went back to my office and pondered why I hadn’t prayed for her. I was actually really nervous to pray for her. It was an odd feeling. I wasn’t nervous that God wouldn’t heal her but more on the setting (at work). I wasn’t sure what to do or how to go about it.
A few hours went by of nervousness and I finally was fed up with it. I instant messaged her and asked her how the pain was. She said it was bad. I asked if I could pray for her (I prayed for her about 8 months ago and her sinus’ instantly cleared up). She said yes.
I told her I would be there in a few minutes, mainly because I was really nervous. I had to get my mind focused. Once I determined it was nothing I walked over to her office.
By the time I arrived she had someone in there. More nervousness.
I walked into the sales office and mentioned to a friend that I was going to pray for so & so. He asked if I was doing that now because we were to go pick up a company vehicle out at the nursery. I said well let’s go and I will pray for her when I get back.
I was still nervous.
Driving back to the office I begin to renew my mind to the truth so that by the time I arrived at the office I was ready.
I walked into the main office rounded the corner to her office and she wasn’t there. She had left for the day to go to the doctor.
What? I had missed the opportunity to see the Kingdom of God invade her world. My nervousness had won.
I put my tail between my legs and walked back to the sales office defeated.
I will call her on the phone. I grabbed my phone and rang her. She answered and we clarified what had happened and how we missed each other.
She was sitting in the doctor’s office waiting to be seen. I asked if I could pray for her now, she said, sure.
I asked her what her pain level was and she mentioned it was at least an 8 or 8.5 (10 being unbearable). I told her to place her hand on the area of pain. I prayed this, “Jesus thank you for (her name). In Jesus name I command this pain to leave right now! Thank you God.”
Do feel anything?
Well, I don’t know. Let me see if I can do something I couldn’t before. Oh my gosh Heath it’s gone. I can touch my toes, oh my gosh! Whoa, wow, oh my gosh. No, there is no pain. I guess I don’t need to see the doctor. Oh gosh!
The easy part is know God’s will concerning healing, “My will on earth as it is in heaven.” There is NO pain in heaven.
The hard part is calming my nerves.
Heath Locke
She had opened her garage door that morning and the cat ran out under her feet. With a girly scream and a quick hop she avoided stepping on the cat. What she did not avoid was landing on one of her daughter’s roller blades. Her feet went straight out from under her, which flung her up and then down onto the other roller blade. Thus came the pain and tears and a house filled with commotion.
“I should pray for her,” was my second thought and third thought and fourth thought. But for some reason I never said anything.
I eventually went back to my office and pondered why I hadn’t prayed for her. I was actually really nervous to pray for her. It was an odd feeling. I wasn’t nervous that God wouldn’t heal her but more on the setting (at work). I wasn’t sure what to do or how to go about it.
A few hours went by of nervousness and I finally was fed up with it. I instant messaged her and asked her how the pain was. She said it was bad. I asked if I could pray for her (I prayed for her about 8 months ago and her sinus’ instantly cleared up). She said yes.
I told her I would be there in a few minutes, mainly because I was really nervous. I had to get my mind focused. Once I determined it was nothing I walked over to her office.
By the time I arrived she had someone in there. More nervousness.
I walked into the sales office and mentioned to a friend that I was going to pray for so & so. He asked if I was doing that now because we were to go pick up a company vehicle out at the nursery. I said well let’s go and I will pray for her when I get back.
I was still nervous.
Driving back to the office I begin to renew my mind to the truth so that by the time I arrived at the office I was ready.
I walked into the main office rounded the corner to her office and she wasn’t there. She had left for the day to go to the doctor.
What? I had missed the opportunity to see the Kingdom of God invade her world. My nervousness had won.
I put my tail between my legs and walked back to the sales office defeated.
I will call her on the phone. I grabbed my phone and rang her. She answered and we clarified what had happened and how we missed each other.
She was sitting in the doctor’s office waiting to be seen. I asked if I could pray for her now, she said, sure.
I asked her what her pain level was and she mentioned it was at least an 8 or 8.5 (10 being unbearable). I told her to place her hand on the area of pain. I prayed this, “Jesus thank you for (her name). In Jesus name I command this pain to leave right now! Thank you God.”
Do feel anything?
Well, I don’t know. Let me see if I can do something I couldn’t before. Oh my gosh Heath it’s gone. I can touch my toes, oh my gosh! Whoa, wow, oh my gosh. No, there is no pain. I guess I don’t need to see the doctor. Oh gosh!
The easy part is know God’s will concerning healing, “My will on earth as it is in heaven.” There is NO pain in heaven.
The hard part is calming my nerves.
Heath Locke
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