The further I get into my 11 month journey around the world to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ, the more I realize that I tend to get in the way of what God is doing. I am actually rather good at doing this. Sometimes I think too much, or say too little and sometimes I think too little and say too much. Today I had a really good conversation with one of my squad mates. We were discussing what it means to have faith. I was sharing with Kim that sometimes I don’t know if I should pray over someone for healing. I was explaining that I know, with 100 percent certainty that if God wants to heal someone (or anyone) then He absolutely can; however, I don’t know if He will. What if it isn’t His will for that person to be healed? What if He is telling a bigger and better story? Should I still pray healing for that person? What will they think about Jesus if they aren’t healed? Does that mean that my faith isn’t strong enough?
As we discussed this Kim brought about a great point. She said that she doesn’t pray for healing over everyone because she doesn’t know that it is God’s will, for that person. However, when she feels led by the Spirit to pray healing for a certain person, then she does. I have been thinking about this and here is my conclusion:
My walk with God shouldn’t look like empty prayers and throwing Jesus’ name in there hoping that He will answer it. My goal is to become one with His Spirit so that I may know the will of my Father and that is what I want to pray for!!
Like I said in my previous blog, I want to make every word count. I want my prayers to line up with God’s will and with His plan. What does that look like?
Well, I am pretty sure it looks a lot like me being quite and listening to Him. It looks like me waiting for His lead. It looks like me silencing my mind so that I can hear what He has to say. It looks like me being persistent in pursing Him and pressing into Him until He and I are one. It looks like obedience and it looks like surrender. It looks beautiful!!
Here are a few pictures from ministry this month.. Love you guys!!
