Daily, Active Prayers

Praying Wherever and Whenever for Whoever

This morning was pretty sweet and honestly what I believe should be the normal for Christians wherever we go. My little brother was in town this weekend along with my good friend Wesley from JMU. Before they left, we decided to grab some breakfast and meet up with my best friend and his fiancé.

Our waitress was a really kind woman named Tanya. Throughout our meal we really enjoyed her friendliness and continually laughed with her throughout our time there. She mentioned to us how her hand was hurt because she burnt it and how she had been in pain all the while she had been serving us. I thought to myself, John 14:12 says we can do the works that Jesus did and even greater than that, so why not pray over Tanya’s hand and believe that God can heal it. I love praying for healing for people because, honestly, even if healing doesn’t happen, I still get to pray for someone and tell them just how much they are loved by the living God who created them in his own image. Powerful and true stuff. So we all prayed over Tanya’s hand and it was so sweet. She couldn’t believe we took the time away from our meal to pray for her… the tables had turned… haha. Just from her smile alone it was obvious how loved she felt and how abnormal the whole situation was to her. She skipped back into the kitchen full of joy and acknowledgement that even if her hand wasn’t healed from the prayer, her heart certainly was.

So we went on with our meal and I had just stuffed some delicious pumpkin pancakes in my mouth when all of the sudden I got a tap on my back. I turned around and another waitress at the diner asked if we were the table praying for people. Mouth full of food (sorry Mom), I exclaimed to the best of my ability that we are totally praying for people and asked her how we could pray for her! She asked if we could pray over her back for healing. Almost instantly God reminded me of the verse in Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” This waitress was hungry for God to encounter her with love and I was so honored to be a part of that. We laid our hands on her back and prayed for healing. The fun part was during the prayer God told me to pray for her to get back to the basics of being a Christian and spend time with Him again- He missed spending time with her every day like they used to. That was a word of knowledge that God wanted to give me so that I would faithfully speak to her. When that kind of stuff happens I don’t plan on disobeying God- plus it’s really fun to see people get the craziest reactions when they realize God really does know them and has been pursuing them. Anyway, we were given the chance to pray for this other waitress and she too lit up with a smile and a heart that was touched by the living God.

That’s not all though… moments later another waitress came up to us and asked us what church we go to and if she could come with us to church sometime because she wanted to reciprocate God’s love for her and try loving Him again.

On my way out I got to pray over the owner of the diner. With all the praying going on I wasn’t surprised when she asked if we could pray over her children who are yet to acknowledge God’s love for them. We all held hands and prayed for her children and also empowered her as completely equipped to boldly speak life into her children as well. It was a beautiful moment.

So there you have it. It doesn’t matter where you are or what you’re doing or who you’re with- God can always move. 1Corinthians 3:16 says “don’t you know that you yourself are God’s temple and that His spirit lives within you?” If Jesus Christ live in your heart, you have something that the world needs. Wherever you go, ask God how he can use you and if you’re serious about it- He will.