Day 4

       Tuesdays are my favorite day of the week.  Because I am in school full time right now and the business I run I set my own hours, I have the privilege of having lunch with two amazing women every Tuesday.  They are my other "moms".  They have taught me so much about what walking out God's plan in my life really means.  Without their help, I am pretty sure I wouldn't have had the boldness to undertake this resolution!  I am so grateful to both of them!
        We always go to the same St. Louis Bread Co, Panera to everyone who isn't from St. Louis.  We eat there often enough that we have gotten to know some of the staff by name. Yes, that means we eat there a lot! Their food is good!  Don't judge! Just Kidding!  Seriously though, most people wouldn't think of the daily watering hole as an open door for God to share His love with someone.  I am here to tell you, that He will use any opportunity to show His love.  Bill Johnson posted on Facebook a couple of weeks ago, "God's not picky where He shows up, His Son was born in a manger."  This quote has stuck with me because I am learning that He will use whatever and wherever I give Him.
          My friend Donna saw employee K. first and said that she appeared to be in pain.  I asked Donna if she had prayed for her before as her pain was caused by a fall.  She said she had and had only seen a little bit of relief for K.
          Donna and Peggy, of course know about my NYR and I said, "Well I haven't prayed for anyone yet today, so let's ask her if we can pray for her again." As K. was leaving at the end of her shift she stopped to talk with us for a minute: OPPORTUNITY!
          I am not going to lie, I was having a hard time getting the words, "Can I pray for you?" out of my mouth.  This of course is the basis of self improvement for my NYR, to practice praying for people and talking to people so I can do it without fear when I see a stranger hurting, and of course so they can have the opportunity to experience God's love first hand for themselves.  Donna so graciously got the conversation going (this is one of the many reasons that I hang around the two of them so much, I am hoping even one tenth of their boldness will rub off on me!) K agreed to let us a pray with her and she sat down with us at our table.  We prayed and fairly quickly she began to experience some relief from the intense pain in her neck and shoulder.  On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the most painful she reported to be a 9, after praying the first time her pain was down to a 7 and she could turn and bend her neck.  We talked with her a little more and I wasn't really satisfied with a 7 so I asked her if I could pray again... she agreed and we prayed again.  This time however, she didn't feel any change. :o(  Honestly, I was a little disappointed.  However, I know that healing can be a process and sometimes the complete healing hits later that day, the next morning, even the next week or month.  I do know that God wants to heal K completely of the pain in her neck and shoulders, and I know that God loves K.  I know that He loves her so much that her body will be healed and she will give Him the glory. 
            On the upside, we did get to be a light in that restaurant today and a light to K letting her know that there are genuine people out there that really do care about her well being and that there is a God that loves her!

Good Night