For the past few months I have felt like the Lord is teaching me about the power of prayer. My desire is to share with you what the Lord has done in my life and during the race through prayer.
As many of you know I almost died as a baby but through prayer the Lord healed me and I knew since then God has a special plan for my life. Through this journey, prayer has been such a powerful tool in my life. One day in Zambia I was praying and asking the Lord what spiritual gifts He has given me in my life. My prayer was… ” Lord, what is my spiritual gift? Is my spiritual gift healing or prophesy?” I heard the voice of the Lord say to me you are my prayer warrior. Not gonna lie I was a little disappointed because I wanted it to be something that would be outstanding. I know I’m a bad Christian, I admit it! I didn’t really understand how prayer could impact so many people’s lives. Through these past month the Lord has taught me so much about how powerful prayer is and if we just simply ask we will receive.
A few weeks ago my team and I were heading off to the village to have a Bible study with the women. With no recollection of this happening I had volunteered myself to lead the Bible study a few days prior. About 20 mins before we were leaving I asked who was leading the Bible study, my team looked at me and said I was. Shockingly, I was out numbered 5 to 1 so the panicking began. We were about to leave and I had no idea what to speak about. Someone on my team offered the idea of prayer and the story of Elijah on mount Carmel. Franticly trying to read the passage in 1 Kings we arrive at the village. Right before speaking I began to earnestly pray. “Lord, I have nothing to give to these women, please speak through me and give me the words to say”. A while later, I realized that I had been speaking for about 45 minutes, having no memory of what I had shared. I was amazed. Had the Lord truly spoken through me? What had He said? After the Bible study was over. Many ladies came up to me, thanking me for encouraging them in their own personal prayer life. One lady in particular asked me to pray for her legs. She had been having pain and it was getting worse. After I prayed for her she said, ” I will see you next week and I was testify to how I am healed because you prayed for me, and I have faith that I will be healed”.
Driving home from the village I will still trying to process what had just happened. I told the women who shared prayer requests with me that I would pray for them everyday that next week. To preface my next statement let me just say my faith is smaller than a mustard seed. So my prayer that night was…” Lord heal that women and each one who shared their prayer requests, what if I didn’t do it right and nothing happens to them?” I heard the Lord speak to me and say, be fervent in your prayers and you will receive the desires of your heart. During that next week you bet I didn’t miss one day in prayer. In fact throughout the day I was continually thinking and praying for each women in the Bible study.
Next Friday came around and my anxiety was at a all time high. Anxiously, I asked the women how their week was and how did God reveal Himself to them that week through prayer. One lady shared how she had prayed for rain that last Friday night and it had rained everyday that week. Another testified how she had been praying for her husband to receive the Lord because he was not a Christian and how he came to know the Lord this week. Lastly, the women I had prayed for began to speak. She shared that after she left the Bible study and began to walk home, she could feel her legs being healed. This week she said she had no pain and that her legs were healed.
Y’ALL, PRAYER WORKS!
After I heard her share her story, broke down and cried, how many times have I done things on my own because I feel like they are too small to ask God? How many times have I gone to other people for help instead of going to the One person who will always help? The answer is so many times! So many times do I choose friendships, science or myself to fix the problems that the Lord desires to be invited into. I want to challenge each one of you, PRAY. Pray when you don’t understand, pray when you can’t fix it, just get on your dang knees and pray. The Lord desires so much of each one of us and she wants to answer but we must first ask.
