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Gold medal prayer-walk

A gold medal represents some kind of reward.

Yesterday I was rewarded for months and years of training and dedication. But not by one token only...

As one of 55 000 participants, I queued for over 3 hours this week to collect my registration pack for the 2010 Walk-the-Talk event. While standing in that line, I saw a relative going past. I haven't seen her in many years and before I could greet her, she was gone...

I took part in the competitive race which was over 30km. We started at 06:30 am and after about 2 km I started to pray as I usually do while I train. These were just some random things that I talked to God about and I also shared a few encouraging words with fellow walkers as we passed each other.

Just after the half-way mark something very interesting happened. The Holy Spirit reminded me of a sign I saw earlier that morning.
I still see it clearly:
A big BLACK number on a WHITE background - the number "22".

It is amazing how I was looking down at that moment, and then as I looked up, I noticed down the entrance of the house I was racing past;
A big WHITE number on a BLACK background - the number "22".

Instantly I started praying for the family in that house. I didn't receive any information from God as to why I was praying for that house or the people in it, but I know that when He leads us to pray, and we pray as He leads - we sometimes don't even understand what we are praying for.

My mind didn't understand and I wondered about praying for the family in that house. Later, almost at the end of the 30km, I prayed for something else very specific...

I asked God to let me meet up with the family member who I saw while waiting in the queue during the week. Before the start of the race, my wife and I arranged a meeting place and time, because such a massive crowd could make it almost impossible to find each other. After finishing the race I was waiting at the place we arranged.

And standing amongst a massive crowd of people, here that relative comes walking right past me. We talked, caught up a bit and arranged how to reconnect. Awesome!

To me, that is answer to prayer!

Then I also knew - whatever I prayed for number "22" is in the heart and hands of the same God who answers prayer. Whatever He laid on my heart to pray, will be fulfilled. Sometimes He just encourages me to keep on praying, because prayer is such a powerful and REAL thing - AND it really works.

I read this in Job 22 (The Message):
Give in to God, come to terms with him
and everything will turn out just fine.
Let him tell you what to do;
take his words to heart.
Come back to God Almighty
and he'll rebuild your life.
Clean house of everything evil.
Relax your grip on your money
and abandon your gold-plated luxury.
God Almighty will be your treasure,
more wealth than you can imagine.


This means more to me than the gold medal that I received for winning the Veteran Section for men.

"Teach me Holy Spirit
to hear your voice.
Teach me Holy Spirit
to recognise when You lay something
or someone on my heart to pray for.
Teach me Holy Spirit
about cleaning my heart and house.
Teach me Holy Spirit
to release my grip on money.
Teach me Holy Spirit
to trust in You fully.
Teach me Holy Spirit
to learn from You.
I ask this in Jesus' name
amen...

Comments

Bulelwa said…
Thank you for such an encouraging story & message Peet. The power of prayer is really amazing - we're living proof of that!!!

God Bless
Tseleng & Bulelwa

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