Boardwalk

Last Wednesday, a few of us went out to Newport and walked the boardwalk, looking for those God wanted us to offer prayer.

We walked for a while without any particular leading. We pressed in and began to pray, soon J. saw some men which fit a profile he has a heart to reach. He walked over the them and began to dialogue with them. Soon he was praying over one of them. J.'s wife and I stayed off to the side and interceded for the encounter.

Back on the boardwalk, we continued to walk towards the pier. Just up the initial section of the pier, I happened to look down and see a pastor whose church I once attended. I called down to Pastor M. and his wife, greeted them, told them we were looking for folks to pray for and could we pray blessings over them. Sure they answered.

We quickly walked back off the pier, onto the sand where M. and Sh. were waiting. We began to pray over them, soon they were agreeing with our prayers with nods and such. The prayer was led by the Holy Spirit and hitting targets only they understood. When we finished, they testified to the accuracy of the words spoken and that the encounter was encouraging to them. Yeah God!

We continued walking, back onto the pier. We saw a couple with children coming towards us, we each felt a stirring to speak with them. The husband made a comment about J.' shirt, which opened the door to conversation. As they talked I began to get words of knowledge about the husband. I asked him a question which affirmed the word of knowledge. Then I began to describe his personality, his gift, which his wife affirmed. I encouraged him that his heart for people was actually a pastoral gifting. I felt that the Lord wanted me to encourage this man to embrace the gift and walk in it in his secular job. He received what I said, V. prophesied too. They were encouraged, off we went.

We headed back to the church, and on the way, encountered a couple we felt mutually drawn to. We prayed and prophesied over them, they were deeply moved and encouraged. They were leaders who were questioning a decision to leave all behind in another state to move here to CA and work in a particular organization. We encouraged them along the lines of the words we got for them as we prayed. They received such and blessed us for praying as we did, saying we hit the target.

Why do I report that? We hit the target?

Our purpose is to demonstrate the Kingdom as Jesus did. When people say they saw something otherly occur, they are moved to question why, who? When we demonstrate the power of the kingdom and give glory to God, we have done what Jesus did!