Day 6

      So Day 6 did not really go as I had planned.  I have found that the best things in my walk with God have not been they way I planned.  I am really glad that God has better plans than I have!  I didn't pray with anyone in out loud or in public.  So the purpose of moving outside my box was really not accomplished. However, God did do some Amazing things today!  I learned a new concept: Pray it Forward.  Here is how it happened...
      My friend Chris and I had been texting all morning long when suddenly she called and said, "Pray for my mom, she might have had a stroke.  I am waiting for my sister in law to call me back, so I have to go." Before I even hung up the phone, the other line was ringing.  Deborah was on the other line. Deborah is like another mother to me, she has taught me so much about praying and believing and living a life for God.  I told her about Chris' mom and we immediately prayed.  I talked with Deborah a long time and she encouraged me so much.  She reminded me about Mark 11:24 (NLT) I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you've received it, it will be yours.  She reminded me that I needed to believe that I had already received it and it would be mine.
      Does anyone else ever have a difficult time believing that God will answer your prayers.  Oh I can pray with anyone else and believe for just about anything, healing, jobs, finances, restored relationships, peace in their hearts and minds.  When it comes to my own life though, sometimes I wonder, "God, where are You in all of this?"  That scripture Mark 11:24 reminds me that all I have to do is Believe and it will be mine!
      Later that day my friend called me back and said that her mom was fine, when they arrived at the hospital God had already healed her body, her blood pressure had returned to normal and she was concious and coherent.  My friend got to take her mother home from the hospital that afternoon and before 3pm she was having a cheeseburger and some fries! Glory to God!
      I asked Chris to also keep Deborah's mom in her prayers and believe for a good report from the doctors as she is going in for some medical tests next week.  I know that God has heard those prayers and is working on healing her body right now!
      All day long I was blessed to have some of the most amazing women of God to talk with.  Deborah has taught me so much about how God loves me and how to love other people and see them the way that God loves and sees them.  Donna has taught me to pray prayers that reach the Father's heart and to be diligent in the things that I do, and when it gets tough not to give up.  Chris is going to teach me to have a servant's heart.  She doesn't know that yet, but she will if she reads this! :o)  These women ministered to me this morning as they were helping me learn to walk out the things that God has placed in my heart.  As they ministered to me, I was able to minister to another amazing young lady as we were going through similar things.  I prayed for her as those other three women had prayed for me.
       It may seem silly but I think there must be something to this Pray It Forward business. As we pray it forward, more and more people will feel His love for them, and the number can grow exponentially large.  I can imagine a world in which all of the people pray for each other and express God's love for each other through such a simple act of faith. Build Each Other Up instead of tear each other down!