While walking my new sweet dog, Madi, I walk by the First Baptist Church of Pflugerville. One day while walking by the church I felt like the Lord said, "Stop and have them pray for you!" Now I don't know how you know when God is speaking to you, but for me my heart pounds really fast. I continue walking, headed for the new Dazzle Coffee Kiosk in downtown Pflugerville, hoping it was only Madi tugging on the leash that was causing this rapid heart beat! On the way back, having forgotten my little "God" moment, I walked back the same way rather than taking an alternate route! Ha-ha! As I approached the church this time, tears pricked the back of my eyes... actually tears started rolling down my cheeks. But have you noticed how all novels always say "tears pricked the back of my/her/his eyes"? I just thought I'd continue to practice my writing skills! Ok, back to the story. So I'm not quite to the church yet, so I still have time. Time to bargain with God. "Ok, God if there is ONE person in the parking lot, then I will stop." See I'm pretty righteous, I didn't ask for 10 people, I knew that wasn't going to happen (just kidding... about the righteousness part). As I approached the parking lot, looking furtively around, I was relieved to find the parking lot free of anything human! So I walked on by, feeling ok for about 3 steps, then as the Holy Spirit began slowing my steps down. I finally gave up and sighing heavily turned around and went back to the church office. I approached the door, opened it, keeping Madi on the leash and said, "Uh, hi, uh, I think I'm suppose to, uh, ask you to pray for me." Well they welcomed me with open arms. It turns out they have a prayer room and they asked me to fill out a prayer sheet stating why I was in need of prayer and they would post it. I've already received one "prayergram" from someone praying for me.
When God asks us to do something that is hard, embarrassing, and/or difficult for us we never know what He is up too. I was blessed by this church and they even thanked ME for allowing them to pray for me. I have no idea what God wanted to happen with that interaction, or what He wants to do in me... but it is a privilege to be part of God's plan.
Keith found this quote in a book called, "Conversations Journal". It resonated with me and want to share it with you.
When suffering does not
destroy you, even though you
have been to the edge of the
abyss, you know something that
you cannot know in any other way.
Someone else is sustaining you.
You are indeed living by a life not
your own. Or as I love to say,
"Your life is not about you." It is
henceforth, most truly, about God.
And you are merely a "free sample"
of what God has always been
doing. - Quote from Richard Rohr
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This is Mike from Dazzle Coffee -- Your story came up when I did a google search on the coffee shop, so I said a prayer for you tonight too!
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