Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone and then just put it on a list and said, "I'll pray for them later."? Or has anyone ever called you and said, "I need you to pray for me, I have this need."? Read the following story that was sent to me and may it change the way that you may think about prayer and also the way you pray. You will be blessed by this one.

 

A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home

church in Michigan... While serving at a small field hospital in

Africa, every two weeks I traveled by bicycle through the jungle to a nearby

city for supplies. This was a journey of two days and required camping

overnight at the halfway point. On one of these journeys, I arrived in

the city where I planned to collect money from a bank, purchase

medicine and supplies, and then begin my two-day journey back

to the field hospital.

 

Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom

had been seriously injured. I treated him for his injuries and at the

same time talked to him about the Lord Jesus Christ. I then traveled

two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without incident. Two

weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was

approached by the young man I had treated. He told me that he

had known I carried money and medicines. He said, "Some friends and I followed you into the jungle, knowing you would camp overnight. We planned to kill you and take your

money and drugs. But just as we were about to move into your camp, we saw that you

were surrounded by 26 armed guards. "At this I laughed and said

that I was certainly all alone out in that jungle campsite. The young

man pressed the point, however, and said, "No sir, I was not the only

person to see the guards. My five friends also saw them, and we all counted

them. It was because of those guards that we were afraid

and left you alone."

 

 

At this point in the sermon, one of the men in the congregation

jumped to his feet and interrupted the missionary and asked if he

could tell him the exact day that this happened. The missionary t

old the congregation the date, and the man who interrupted told

him this story: "On the night of your incident in Africa, it was

morning here and I was preparing to go play golf. I was about to putt when

I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of the Lord was

so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me here in the

sanctuary to pray for you. Would all of those men who met with me

on that day stand up?" The men who had met together to pray

that day stood up.

 

 

The missionary wasn't concerned with who they were-he was too busy

counting how many men he saw. There were 26.

 

**This story is an incredible example of how the Spirit of the Lord

moves in mysterious ways. If you ever hear such prodding, go along

with it. Nothing is ever hurt by prayer except the gates of hell.

If we all take it to heart, we can turn this world towards Christ

once again. Have a great day]**

 

THE POWER OF PRAYER

As the above true story clearly illustrates, "with God all things are

possible" and more importantly, how God hears and answers the

prayers of the faithful.