What if God told you to reach out to a specific person and invite them to church? What if this
person is someone you barely know, and God told you to share your testimony with them?
“Journey with your grieving friend and ask her to bring her grieving niece to church.”
“Reach out to the young girl in your Malaysia chat group who is struggling in a relationship.”
“Text the lady on Facebook who is in pain and share your healing story with her.”
These were the impressions from God urging me to reach out to people I didn’t even know
personally. My initial reaction was, “What should I pray for? What do I say? How do I reach
out? Would they find me weird?”
When these names were dropped into my heart to pray for and reach out, I really struggled to
obey. But God reminded me of the many times in prayer meetings and healing room ministries
when I didn’t know what or how to pray, but the Holy Spirit guided me in my words and enabled
me to experience breakthroughs in my faith.
So I trusted God to lead the conversations and took the step of faith to reach out to them.
Initially, I thought that God would intervene quickly in their situations. After all, it was Him who
asked me to reach out to them. But that did not happen. And I found myself asking, “God, how
long do I need to pray for?”
Days turned into weeks and months with no breakthrough in their situations. While I stayed
faithful in journeying with those around me through video calls, and text messages, there were
times when doubt crept into my mind – “is God really hearing my prayers?”
The young Malaysian girl, who struggled with a relationship and suicidal thoughts, found healing and restoration. God led her to a church where she accepted Christ. She is now walking with the Lord and attending a church in Malaysia!
My grieving friend, who had lost a loved one, found peace. Beyond my friend, God opened a
door to meet her niece who was grieving too (exactly what God wanted me to do – to bring her
niece to church). Her family had hoped the young girl would find a healthy community and smile
more.
The lady I connected with over Facebook accepted my invitation to attend our healing service.
Over a quick dinner before the service, she told me, “I was looking for a healing service but
wasn’t sure where to find it. I’m so grateful you reached out to me with your testimony story. It
gave me hope because I was in so much pain.” At our healing service, God healed her of her
neck slipped disc, and she is no longer in pain!
Prayer has the power to change lives.
Corrie ten Boom once said, “The wonderful thing about praying is that you leave a world of not
being able to do something and enter God’s realm where everything is possible. He specializes
in the impossible. Nothing is too great for His almighty power. Nothing is too small for His love.”
Prayer is truly the most important
conversation of the Christian life.
Be vulnerable, be honest, and be real with God. Prayer is truly the most important
conversation of the Christian life.
