Monday, January 18, 2010

Anointed

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven” (James 5:14-15, NKJV).


My sister asked one of the elders of her church to come over to and pray for me on Sunday while I was visiting at my dad’s house. The elder asked me to explain what was going on with the baby and then read some words of scripture (Joshua 10:12-13). He also said that I had to be careful and not make the want of a baby an idol above God. My family then gathered around me and everyone placed a hand on me and he read James 5:14-15 and rubbed some oil on my forehead and prayed for the baby. He explained that the oil was just baby oil and that it wasn’t any type of magical oil. It was just symbolic. I know this must really sound strange and I was very nervous when my sister mentioned it to me. My family is Baptist, but once I became an adult and started to attend church on my own I’ve attended nondenominational churches. I think this was a nice thing that my sister did and it has given me some peace of mind. I keep reminding myself that God is in charge and whatever the outcome on Wednesday I have to remember that God has a reason for everything even if we don’t understand what that is. I have a lot of people praying for me and my pray is for God to let the baby be ok and if not to grant me peace and acceptance.


4 comments:

  1. i think that is why God gave me my baby, is because like you said "it isnt good to make a baby your idol above God" and for a while that is what i was doing. i think it was livesaving for me to realise that God is really in control and i need to lay back and watch the blessings flow my way. I just prayed for you again and i hope as wednesday rolls around, your baby will be perfect as you imagine it should be.

    ♥ ac

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  2. Handing things over to God is a daily (if not hourly) process. I know!. I'm constantly reaching out and trying to grab things back.... Still praying for the day when I sit Baby G on my knee and tell him about all the worry he caused us and that how glad we are he's in the World.

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  3. I hope all is well today and the results are what you have been praying for.
    Stay strong.
    Positive thoughts coming your way.

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  4. I just wanted you to know I've been praying for you today. Philippians 4:6-7

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