Pretty much every story I tell is a long story... but oh well!
So this morning my friend's husband was having surgery at the hospital and I volunteered to come and sit with her during the procedure since Donna was out of town. I don't even know why I volunteered... it just kind of came out of my mouth...
I show up this morning and my friend's in laws are all with her in the waiting room and she wants me to just start laying hands on them and praying with them for healing of different ailments. Let me stop and say that this is WAY outside my comfort zone. I don't know these people at all and they were obviously not all that interested in me either! I explained that Donna couldn't make it because she was out of town but my friend had asked me to come.
We made a little small talk for a few minutes and then the nurse came in and said the procedure was over. I am thinking, "Sweet! I can get out of here now." ( I am not a fan of hospitals or strangers ) My friend drags me with her and says, "No, you are coming with us." I start to hem and haw a little as her mother in law goes to get her cane to walk down the hall, and before I knew it I am asking her if I can pray for her. She agreed! We prayed and God touched her; He also gave me a word of knowledge that I shared with her and it really made her smile! I was so grateful!
Now, I am thinking, "I am outta here now!" But, again, no, I am dragged down the hall to Fred's room. I get in there and can anyone say AWKWARD! I am walking in to some man's hospital room who I have never met. His wife is saying let's pray now. I am so grateful that the Holy Spirit was able to take over. I know it was Him because when I was done praying every single part of a conversation I tried to have I said stupid things. UGH!!!
It must've not been too bad though, because his sister also let me pray for her and God totally touched her and healed her back in less than two minutes in that hospital room! Her pain in her back went from an 8 or 9 to a 1! GO GOD! I know that by the time they left the hospital she was totally pain free!
Later tonight I had a few minutes while I was waiting for a client and I was talking to the Lord about what happened this morning and how grateful I was for His touch on that family. Then I went into a discussion of faith. Long Story short... well sort of... I was asking the Lord, and I know this sounds ridiculous, if I could just stay flowing in the portion of healing that I have been seeing and not move into the bigger, and somewhat scarier, things to believe for ... blind eyes seeing, ears hearing, new limbs, etc.
I know that this sounds contradictory to 1) His Word 2) Everything I have ever prayed for but I was having a freak out moment. It is really hard to actually see someone's leg growing back. Not impossible but it takes a lot of faith to call those things in and actually expect to see it happen. I am not sure why this hit me all of a sudden, but it did.
Immediately after the scripture Matthew 16:23 is what popped into my head. I have this awesome new Bible App on my new phone, so I can read scripture all the time wherever I am and it has TONS of different translations. My new favorite translation to use is the Orthodox Jewish Bible. I know that sounds weird, but it does give you a whole new understanding of some of the words when you read them in the original Hebrew. This verse is no exception. It is the scripture where Jesus tells Peter, "Get behind me, satan." The part that hit me was the second half of this verse... Jesus says, "You are a michshol to me;" The word "michshol" means "stumbling block." I really felt the Lord was telling me not to be a stumbling block for accomplishing His work in and through me. BELIEVE ME! I promptly repented! I wonder how many times we are a stumbling block for the Lord accomplishing what He wants in our lives. I am betting that it is A LOT!
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