the Lord for before our trip (and during our trip) was for a BIG miracle. I wanted to see something crazy from the Lord. I don't really bump into people missing limbs and can clearly remember three from my trip: Ramon who I got to pray for two mornings in a row and hopefully explained in my poor Spanish that we were moving hotels and I didn't know if I'd see him again.
The first day we handed out eye glasses, I saw this beautiful old woman that was missing a leg. I prayed for her while we gave her glasses. To my delight, she came back that night for the revival and I got to pray for her for a long time, along with some friends praying too.
Our last day of handing out glasses, there was a man without an arm. I got to pray for him.
For all of these people, I asked that the Lord would grow back their limbs. Sound crazy? Maybe so. But I believe the Lord can do it!
Yet, He didn't.
A few days into the trip I told the Lord I wanted a BIG miracle and He hadn't given me one. Since I am sarcastic, I think the Lord likes to be sarcastic back with me -- it's a language I comprehend well. He said, "really? Have I not?" Then I remembered all the things that had gone wrong and how the Lord had provided for us over and over again on our trip. He gave me miracle after miracle; they just didn't look like what I pictured/wanted. And yet, I loved praying for these people and trusting the Lord for their healing. AND they may be healed now...I have no idea!
I never see people missing limbs in my everyday realm, but the day after I got back, I saw a lady with missing fingers. Prayed for her. My first day in Spartanburg, as we checked into the hotel, the lady came around to give me my key and I noticed her legs weren't even. I didn't pray because I was with my bosses. There's no condemnation for those in Jesus, but I realized how much I missed out by not praying for her. I went back to find her a few times but she was on the phone or gone. I checked the rest of my days at the hotel, but didn't find her.
I say these things because I still want to see a BIG miracle and the best way to do that is to ASK the Lord for them. To trust that He can and will. And that means being actively engaged. And I want that. I also want to see and be thankful for ALL the ways the Lord is working -- what I might deem small might actually be something huge. So thankful for the God I serve and the ways He works.
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