While going to the grocery store today and coming out, then
young man walked up to me and asked if he may pray for me(?)
I told him that I am a true Christian and of course he may pray.
He placed both his hands on my left palm and prayed me health,
from many diseases(?) But I really didn't had a single one of them!
Because he didn't ask what diseases I have, I don't started to tell
him of them. I thanked him saying it's always good to pray and
that I have been believer for 72 years. He was about 30 years old.
Finally, I wished him warmly, "Be blessed in Adonai Yeshua!"
We never pray too much
Since I was in no hurry, I let the young man pray in peace. Finally, he asked if I felt heat(?) I answered that I didn't, but peace rests on me. (Peace rested on me even before that prayer.) Perhaps he had recently come to faith and that's why I didn't instruct him to ask people before the prayer what diseases or problems they have. I prayed wisdom for him later.
I don't remember that in decades I have experienced that a stranger comes up to me on the street and asks if he can pray for me. I myself have many times when witnessing on the streets, finally asked the person if he wants me to pray for him(?) I remembered one cold winter evening in Helsinki, when I witnessed to a young couple about my Lord.
Surprisingly, the man finally said, "Thank you for telling us about the Lord! Me and my wife felt a wonderful wave of heat coming from you, even though it's otherwise cold. That's why we believe what you told us." I tend to pray silently in a foreign language while testifying about my Lord. I have noticed it affecting supernatural events.Perhaps the young man's prayer had a positive effect?
On the same day, I received the Coloplast catheter I ordered earlier as a sample, as I had been having problems with urination for several weeks. The night before, I had to pee every hour or so and my lower abdomen was burning. I had wondered what could be so irritating(?) I read in the catheter's user manual that coffee can cause urination problems*). I stopped drinking coffee.
*) According to the Health Library: Caffeine increases the secretion of stomach acid, and drinking coffee can worsen symptoms of stomach irritation caused by other causes. I started drinking coffee after about 40 years because, according to some medical studies, coffee prevents cancers. To drink coffee and eat chocolate is very bad combination: both contain caffeine and can irritate the kidneys of sensitive people!
I had been drinking about 3 dl of normal coffee daily for 2...3 months before noon, and indeed during that time, those constant nightly visits to the toilet had clearly increased. That's why I drank camomile tea instead of coffee 13. Oct. and I was surprised how well I could sleep the very next night: 4 hours without going to the toilet!
The use of the catheters requires permission from the health authority to be reimbursed, so I'm still thinking about to start use of them and they are disposable for everyday use and are very expensive: about 100 €/pc and are needed 2-3 pc/day.
Worship Prayer changes circumstances
Often we begin to pray fervently only when we are already in great danger. The wisest thing is to pray in advance and prepare for each day carefully and trusting that we are not dependent on our own luck, nor at the mercy of others' whims. I have experienced many humanly impossible things being completely changed by the power of the prayer of faith, with the new tongues.
In my time at schools, in the congregations and in my working life, I experienced some times how I had gotten into a situation from which there was no visible way out. Then I prayed with the new tongues and started praising Adonai Yeshua singing and playing the guitar. So did king David when he was several times (like me) in danger and just a step away from being killed.
It is necessary to pray in solitude
When we are alone in our own chamber, we are still never alone! Because if we allow the Spirit of Grace and Prayer to live in our hearts and influence our innermost being, we will experience His presence. I have often thought when I started to pray and I was tired that I could not pray more than the absolutely necessary prayers. But when I began to pray with the new tongues, I soon felt that...
Even when I'm walking outside, washing dishes at home or doing some other work, I sometimes unexpectedly get something or a person to my heart. Then I understand that it is precisely then that there is a need to pray for that thing or person. Although we rarely see into the unseen world, I have come to know that everything has a certain deadline. It is also with prayers.
Prayer together with other believers
There is earth-shaking power in common prayer! Then the power of prayer multiplies. Prayer is compared to warfare, because that is what it is spiritually. The apostle Paul exhorts us to put on the whole armor of Elohim. Here we read, for example, four good Bible passages, one from the Tanakh (OT) and three from the NT:
A) Leviticus 26:8 >>Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.<<
When we are alone in our own chamber, we are still never alone! Because if we allow the Spirit of Grace and Prayer to live in our hearts and influence our innermost being, we will experience His presence. I have often thought when I started to pray and I was tired that I could not pray more than the absolutely necessary prayers. But when I began to pray with the new tongues, I soon felt that...
...my mind changes, fatigue recedes and I feel strength flowing into my whole being and even though I am physically ill, my spirit is healthy and I might pray for a couple of hours and carefully go through all the topics. After all, we live here in the body of flesh and blood only once, and that is why it is necessary to pray for all people. Especially for those whom Yeshua has given us as a subject.
Even when I'm walking outside, washing dishes at home or doing some other work, I sometimes unexpectedly get something or a person to my heart. Then I understand that it is precisely then that there is a need to pray for that thing or person. Although we rarely see into the unseen world, I have come to know that everything has a certain deadline. It is also with prayers.
When we pray in our own chamber, it is good to remember to whom we are pouring out our hearts and to honor him. Let our prayer be one of humble thank, praise and worship. If we believe that our prayers will be heard and that they will be answered in time, then our attitude must be one of gratitude and we must wait with the faith of the heart and, as it were, receive those things in advance!
Prayer together with other believers
There is earth-shaking power in common prayer! Then the power of prayer multiplies. Prayer is compared to warfare, because that is what it is spiritually. The apostle Paul exhorts us to put on the whole armor of Elohim. Here we read, for example, four good Bible passages, one from the Tanakh (OT) and three from the NT:
A) Leviticus 26:8 >>Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.<<
B) Luke 18:1 >>Then Yeshua told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.<<
C) Acts 4:31 >>And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of Elohim with boldness.<<
D) Matthew 18:19 >>Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.<<
Prayer is a conversation with our Creator
Although we rarely hear him respond like a human being, it is certain that he watches us, our thoughts, prayers and actions. He is a Father who loves us as his own and wants us to be connected to him! We notice it in the verses: Psalm 33:13-15, 18-19
>>13 Yehowah looks from heaven; He beholds all the sons of men; 14 From the place of his habitation he looks forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth, 15 He that fashioned the hearts of them all, That considers all their works...
18 Behold, the eye of Yehowah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his lovingkindness; 19 To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.<<
Songs suitable for the topic
Please, note: Our Savior's original name in Hebrew is Yeshua HaMashiach HaNotzri
Songs suitable for the topic
Please, note: Our Savior's original name in Hebrew is Yeshua HaMashiach HaNotzri
Eastern Gate
Baruch Hashem Adonai
I've Found A Friend
Agnus Dei
P.S. You can check out the interesting stages of my life from the link below. My life has been a great adventure. There have been successes and setbacks. Adonai Yeshua has always helped me!
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