Today Vanessa and I headed to Wal-Mart to run some errands. We have some great memories that were made in that store. When we first started doing street ministry, I did a lot of it in Wal-Mart as to avoid North Carolina's early summer heat. We've seen many miracles and healings there. I like to call Wal-Mart "the Kingdom of heaven". Not to stereotype or anything, but "blessed are those who are poor..." (Luke 6:20)
Anyways, we stayed yielding to God while running our errands. We prayed to be used. This wasn't about ministry. This wasn't a complicated "mission". Instead, our entire lives ought to be a mission dedicated to God! God simply requires our attention and our time, and then He can use us. So many are too busy to have their overcrowded schedules "moved with compassion"! (Matthew 9:36) So many Christians believe that their time belongs to them. Let's dedicate our time to God. This is part of offering ourselves as "living sacrifices" (Romans 12:1)
Back to what happened today, we got to Wal-Mart and God was so faithful. If you are doing God's will, you will become familiar with having God's blessings overtake you along the way (Deuteronomy 28:2). The entire time, God quickened to us different people, images, and things to buy. He is a God of the details, too! We were guided so personally and intimately.
Early on in our errands we ran into an older man who we thought might need prayer. He was wearing a bright orange sweater and a cross. He didn't want prayer for anything initially, but he was sure that he'd seen us before. But we didn't recollect it! As an aside, this happens to Vanessa and I sometimes when we are ministering. People will say that they've met us before, when it is often impossible that they'd done so. We believe it is deja-vu and indicates that God has pre-ordained certain moments. Remember, God has set us in high places with Christ Jesus(Ephesians 2:6). This man was more open to prayer after this strange event. We prayed for him after heading on.
After that we were led to a woman named Melissa as she was standing in the pharmacy line. She had a chronic degenerative disease and was in constant pain. We said a short prayer for her...I was prompted to thank the Lord, over and over again, for His love. After prayer we asked Melissa how she felt. She told us she was receiving God's healing power, indicated through warmth and tingling. Glory to God! As she realized she had been healed, you could tell she was fighting back tears. So were we. She was in a hurry and Vanessa and I didn't gather much info on her life, but we left knowing that God had completely healed her.
It's such a gift to be used in street ministry. This kind of stuff is my passion, and Vanessa has been such a blessing in being the more talkative half of our ministry partnership. God knew what He was doing in bringing us together! Praise Jesus for including us in His plans. He's so gracious to send his workers something to harvest. Praise God!
Anyways, we stayed yielding to God while running our errands. We prayed to be used. This wasn't about ministry. This wasn't a complicated "mission". Instead, our entire lives ought to be a mission dedicated to God! God simply requires our attention and our time, and then He can use us. So many are too busy to have their overcrowded schedules "moved with compassion"! (Matthew 9:36) So many Christians believe that their time belongs to them. Let's dedicate our time to God. This is part of offering ourselves as "living sacrifices" (Romans 12:1)
Back to what happened today, we got to Wal-Mart and God was so faithful. If you are doing God's will, you will become familiar with having God's blessings overtake you along the way (Deuteronomy 28:2). The entire time, God quickened to us different people, images, and things to buy. He is a God of the details, too! We were guided so personally and intimately.
Early on in our errands we ran into an older man who we thought might need prayer. He was wearing a bright orange sweater and a cross. He didn't want prayer for anything initially, but he was sure that he'd seen us before. But we didn't recollect it! As an aside, this happens to Vanessa and I sometimes when we are ministering. People will say that they've met us before, when it is often impossible that they'd done so. We believe it is deja-vu and indicates that God has pre-ordained certain moments. Remember, God has set us in high places with Christ Jesus(Ephesians 2:6). This man was more open to prayer after this strange event. We prayed for him after heading on.
After that we were led to a woman named Melissa as she was standing in the pharmacy line. She had a chronic degenerative disease and was in constant pain. We said a short prayer for her...I was prompted to thank the Lord, over and over again, for His love. After prayer we asked Melissa how she felt. She told us she was receiving God's healing power, indicated through warmth and tingling. Glory to God! As she realized she had been healed, you could tell she was fighting back tears. So were we. She was in a hurry and Vanessa and I didn't gather much info on her life, but we left knowing that God had completely healed her.
It's such a gift to be used in street ministry. This kind of stuff is my passion, and Vanessa has been such a blessing in being the more talkative half of our ministry partnership. God knew what He was doing in bringing us together! Praise Jesus for including us in His plans. He's so gracious to send his workers something to harvest. Praise God!
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