Frozen Finger Conviction

Lately I have been experiencing immediate results when "laying hands on the sick." It's become fun, however, I still have those moments when I see someone and thoughts come NOT to pray for them. How could I walk away knowing I have the ability/authority to change the way someone feels in their body? Dreadful thought. Not to mention the guilt in walking away.

Well, I was in Wal-Mart this morning. Mind you, it was FREEZING outside and I thought I could get away with a jacket. My ring finger on my left hand has the tendency to go numb yet hurt pretty painfully when it gets cold. I don't know when this started or why it happens, all I know is the pain. I kept trying to warm that finger up to take the pain away but nothing was helping. So something says "pray for it."

Duhhhhh, you'd think I autmotically think this by now.

So under my breath there in Wal-Mart I commanded the pain to leave...guess what...I felt it tingle as if the pain was disintegrating and it left immediately. Of course, I'm just totally hyped after that. Less than 5 minutes later as I continue shopping, I walk down the pamper aisle and see a mother, a child in an electronic wheelchair, the father and another baby in the cart.

Here we go with the battle:
Ask if I can pray with them.
Don't ask.
What if they get offended.
You have the power in you to heal...DO IT.
But they might get offended....
Your finger just got healed instantly, you can change this boys life and his family's life!
What if he doesn't get healed.
What if he does.

You can imagine the back and forth in my mind.

I had to walk passed them twice to get what I needed. All the while pondering these thoughts. I left that section and so did they. While in the toy section, searching for toys my kids don't need, I remember the last opportunity I missed and how that made me feel. All I could think about was how my frozen finger was just instantly healed proving that the power is dwelling in me and when released miracles are possible. My frozen finger convicted me to march through Wal-Mart and let healing be released into their son's life. Why was I convicted? Because my little finger was cold, power was released to heal something as small as a pain in a finger. Here I am withholding that same power to heal and change the life of a parapalegic. His power is sooooo great and that GREAT power healed my itty bitty finger, what would make me think this GREAT power wouldn't heal this little boy. It is the magnitude of the power that matters not the size/difficulty of the issue.

I started my search around Wal-mart for this family hoping they hadn't left. They were in the frozen food aisle with other shoppers. YAAAY! A year ago it would have mattered to me that there were so many people in the aisle, but today it was like everyone disappeared and all I could see was the mission. I thought of a good introduction to try my best not to offend them. The father so welcomingly said, "We get this all the time, go right ahead! We'll be right here." I didn't ask what the issue was all I needed to know is God is Jehovah-Rapha/Healer.  The boy is 6 years old and can't move anything but a finger to get around in the chair. I laid my hand on him and prayed. I walked away in confidence of their son recovering!