PRAYING FOR STRANGERSFor the past 8 months, I developed a habit of praying for strangers. Initially I started this prayer thing on the train as i take the train every single day. But then it grew on me so much that I started praying for people unknowingly when I am on the bus, or just walking down the streets, in shopping malls, watching tv etc. People like the cashier that is serving me, the ice cream man, the tired school boy dozing off, mum with difficult kids, tired looking businessman, old people with sadness in their eyes... just strangers that i meet everyday in life. I just look at them casually (as i do not want them to start wondering why am i staring at them) and pray for their salvation and sensing in my heart what to pray for them.
Beginning of June, I slowly began to see God assuring me that He's heard my prayers whenever I pray for the strangers.
1. During one of my MRT rides, I casually told God i would love to go HK for the mission trip. And that very same day, Juslin asked me if i would like to go HK for missions :) I felt God telling me for the first time, whatever I prayed on the train, He's heard it. It encourages me greatly to continue praying for strangers i meet.
2. On the day of the Canon camera lucky draw, I prayed on the train that I would be the winner that night. And I really won that night. Amazed!
3. Last month, I remembered vividly I prayed for these 2 boys that has really weird hairstyle and a few weeks later I saw the two boys on television for a split second! I instantly recognised them because of their hair!!! I WAS SO EXCITED! I felt God telling me, He's not forgotten about the prayer I made for them.
4. On Monday, I was in Giant waiting for Jiahao to choose a DVD player for his mum as it was his parents' 30th wedding anniversary. While waiting, I was watching this random tv show that they normally play on the many TV screens around. The program was about this Hawaiian man talking about his family and the culture in Hawaii, and unknowingly i started to pray for him in my heart for his salvation, his family and also revival in Hawaii.
The very next day, Jiahao told me that he is flying off with PK for 5 days in November to Hawaii!!! When he told me that, i was shocked, very shocked. I felt it was God's way of telling me, He's heard my prayer that night on Hawaii.
Somehow I am just v drawn to pray for these people I do not know. In my heart, I always visualise that one day when i go to Heaven, I will see these people there; the two boys with the weird hairstyle, the ice cream man, the group of 4 friends eating takopachi, the security guard, the old man on the bicycle, the waitress, the cab driver i gave my mooncakes to etc etc etc. I may not remember all their faces but I know God do love them and they are all in God's heart :)
And during the tuesday meeting we had 2 nights ago, God reminded me of a question He asked me 3-4 years ago during one of my QT that i did late in the night sitting on the kitchen floor with my guitar. That night, He asked if i would be willingly to stand in the gap to pray for people. I said yes but didnt really know what did God meant. And it was only that night on leaders meeting that i suddenly realised what i am doing now in life everyday, is actually what I was asked to do that night while siting on the cold kitchen floor.
I feel a sense of awe by God :)
