For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of self-discipline. –
2 Timothy 1:7
At church I scurried to finish my list of “to do” things and I heard a voice from the office say, here’s the lady that can help you – meaning me. Alright, I can add one more thing to my list, how can I help? I walked in the office and in a softer tone the secretary said “this man needs some food, can you put together some groceries from our pantry?” Sure, I would be glad to. So I introduced myself and assured him he had come to the right place.
As we exchanged idle chit chat, I asked him for a little information. We got the paperwork filled out and I offered some words of encouragement as we headed to the door where his 2 bags of groceries were sitting for him to gather up and be on his way. All along there was a voice inside my head and a nudging in my heart that was telling me to pray with this man to reassure him that he was not alone, there is hope, and Christ will always be with him.
Conversing in my head with God I was saying I can’t pray, what would I say, and I couldn’t muster up the courage to pray with this man. God gave me the opportunity and I passed. Someone else might have accepted and prayed with that man but my opportunity walked out the door.
Julie Adams, Covenant Class
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