Praying for Us to Get Better at Prayer
For me, and for many others at Living Streams Church, yesterday was another day devoted to fasting and prayer.
First, at 1:30 pm our elder team finished our monthly meeting with prayer. Colleen McMahon and Faith Cummings came to our meeting to pray for us. I had asked these two women to come because they are committed to prayer. They have seen many small and large things move as a result of prayer.
I call Colleen “the Living Streams Samuel.” A number of times she has shared with me things that God has told her in her prayer times that are extremely relevant and pertinent to decisions that our Executive team is working on. I like what the Bible says about Samuel as a prophet and I think it applies to her as well: “His words never fell to the floor.”
Likewise, Faith has shared with me dreams that guide her prayer and challenge her to pray for big things. She is committed to prayer in her own life and has taught many of us what prayer is and what it can be in our lives.
These women encouraged and inspired our elders as they used the authority they have gained through years of prayer to pray over us and remind us to focus first on prayer.
A second special moment came at the 7:00 pm prayer meeting in the sanctuary. Toward the end of the night we were instructed to pray for the person next to us. A lot took place In the few minutes we spent together. As I prayed for a man who I had only seen a couple of brief times before, Jesus gave me some insight into his life. I asked him some questions to see if what I was sensing was true. He confirmed it, and we began to talk about some of the similar challenges we have faced. We encouraged each other and prayed for God to continue to strengthen and guide us. Because of the Spirit of God and the power of prayer, we were able to connect on a much deeper level than could normally happen in such a short time.
Prayer is powerful. Prayer is beautiful. Prayer is a gift. Prayer is a weapon. There are many spiritual practices that can help us grow and form our souls in a good way, but the greatest of them is prayer.
Praying for you to be a person committed and motivated by prayer,
David