I have enjoyed participating in the Thursday evening “Hour Farthest Out” over the last few years. I have particularly been blessed by the time spent listening to the Lord during our creative period. Our theme for the month of January was, “All Things are Possible with God.” On the 19th, we were led to consider Jesus walking on the water. “Fear not,” said Jesus. Peter said, “If it is you, Lord, bid me come to you?” He did and he did. Peter asked for direction. He waited for the direction. He followed the direction. We were then asked to consider what keeps us from asking for, or waiting for or following His direction.
I sat a while and could not seem to focus. So, I began to use my crayons to draw in my notebook: big waves and then a boat and then a man on the water and then a second man on the water. I looked at the drawing and then these words came to me:
JUST DO IT!
- Take time to listen and then MOVE.
- Stop thinking someone else will do it.
- Stop thinking you were wrong about what you heard.
- Stop thinking it’s too hard.
A week later, at our ladies’ prayer group, we had shared with one another and prayed for one another and were about to get up to leave, when I had a thought. A friend who was a part of my prayer group had suffered with misbehaving bowels for years, and had said that day that maybe it was I.B.S. The thought was to ask her if I could go to her and pray for her gut. And then I began second guessing myself. It is not what we usually do, lay hands on each other and pray. But, as this thought came, a stronger one took hold: “Just Do It! Don’t think someone else will. Don’t think you were wrong. Don’t think it will be too hard. Just Do It.”
So, I asked my dear friend if I could pray for her. She responded that it would be fine. I asked if I could come over? Her reply was, “Yes.” “ Can I lay my hand on your poor tummy?” She answered, “ Yes,” so I did and I prayed that her digestive system would be at peace, and that she would have supernatural wisdom to eat what would be good for it and not eat what is not good for it, to work in partnership with her system that it could be at peace, in Jesus’ name.
We have prayer group again this week and I can’t wait to hear a good report from
my friend!
Martha Dobra
Mark 16:15-18
And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out
devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they
drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover.
Let’s take what is available in His Kingdom by force!
Love and Peace to All,
