A small testimony for His glory

I was actually grumbling that my friends didn't invite me for lunch today.
Little did I know that God has actually planned it all out for me alrd.
I was messaging a friend and venting my frustration during class as I was so hungry.
At last! My class ended at 2pm when all my friends have finished their lunches and go back to work, I was with my class mates and we all when for lunch together near my college there.

After finish lunch, I normally follow my friend "Edmund" as he is so nice to fetch me home almost every time after classes. BUT, at lunch I just ask Chun Kit (my other friend) to fetch me back. Not knowing what God has planned for him and me.

So, lunch ended and we both were thinking of what to do next... Well, since we really got nothing to do and I didn't wana suggest we go play some computer games and he actually knows that I quit alrd (but I was really tempted to suggest we go for ONE game as he is a great player, one of Malaysia's best!) but thank God, we just when to the car and head back to my house.

Then it dawn upon me that he told me he was sick with a cough. *Pause*

Have you ever been in that place where you're deciding "should I pray for him/her?", and thoughts like "what if God don't heal?" or "What if he/she rejects my offer to pray?" Ya, that was exactly what was going through my head. And a sense of 'NERVOUSNESS' suddenly just dawn upon me.

*Unpause*

Anyway, so we're in the car on the way back. And my heart beat was like a rock band playing loudly with pumping bass in the tune of "Andy Hunter's fastest Techno beat". I was nervous! Coz I know I want to pray for him but lack of faith to believe that God will work miracles in his life. (I'm ashamed for doubting Him). So here I was in his car I just prayed in my heart for the Holy Spirit to be there in the car with us and also for courage and boldness to pray for him.

We reached my house front gate and I mustered all the courage within me to first ask the question "can I pray for you?". And the responds was "for what?"............ and I said "for your cough la" and I ask "do you mine?" ahaha... I felt stupid from that moment onwards (felt I didn't know what I was doing). Thank God, HE knew what HE was doing! So Chun Kit answered "sure no problem, where got mine want this thing". Then I started as I put my hand around this shoulder. AND I KNEW HE FELT WEIRD!!! And when we pray for non-Christians, some just don't close their eyes and this guy particularly looked at me every other second as I prayed. SOOOoooOO, I closed my eyes and started to pray.

"Jesus, I pray that You'll remove the cough............... in Jesus name, Amen". The prayer lasted 12 seconds. =.="
I said thanks for the ride and took off to my house!! And I just felt really nervous:
Reason no 1. It was only 12 seconds!!
no 2. I was so nervous and he was looking at me!
no 3. What if God didn't heal / What if I just made him feel weird around me.

But I knew one thing for sure, God commands us to pray for the sick... Just pray and that's our job. The rest, leave to Him. So.... I Pray lor... Coz it's really not up to us to decide on the outcome or the result of the prayer.

*End*

It's really an adventure of faith that spells "risk" in God's kingdom. Lets continue to obey and to pray for people.
I wish I could have told you readers that "Oh, Chun Kit felt the heat on his throat and felt God's hand touching him and he was instantly healed".
But all I can tell you is that, continue to pray for the sick and the rest leave it to God.

P.S. One thing I learn from Aunty Lei Wah which I find really really helpful in Christian prayer. She spoke these words to me when talking about the church land thingi: (Disclaimer: My quotes of her words are not exactly what she said on that day, but it's the closes to the original MEANING :D )
She started off by asking me, "Do you want the church land?" I wanted to give the politically correct and smart answer so I responded "Well, if it's God's will... Then so be it". And I felt good and smart after answering that, not knowing that.... God is smarter than me. =.=" So she replied "No, do you really want the church land?" From that answer, I guess she really want an answer from me either yes or no! So I said "Well, yea... (In a not really convincing tone)". She continued "You see Joshua, if you really want the church land, you'll pray and ask God and 'fight' for it. The thing is this, if you really want it, you'll pray and pray and ask for God to give it to you... And we know that if God doesn't want us to have it, it's ok, let His will be done. At least we prayed and ask for it, and in the end, HIS WILL will be done!" So it's a win win situation. We pray for it, if it doesn't happen, it's ok coz God still have His way and if He chooses to heal, Praise God that His will be done also plus we get encouraged and blessed too.
All this taught me to pray and ask God to heal the sick, even if He chooses not to heal, for any reason, (He doesn't have to give us 'humans' a reason anyway as He is God) at least we've done our part of the command, to pray and in the end His WILL will be done.

P.s. That was a long P.S. huh?? =P