I let a woman pray over me at my church I was struggling with an old sin that was weighing me down that I needed freedom for Christ with. To this day she won’t hardly talk to me. I asked her if she was mad at me because of my past sin she said no.
But when I asked her, she lied, and she couldn’t look at me in the face and made some excuse up why she was so rude to me, and she didn’t act shocked because I asked her this. Most Christians would have said why would you think this your past is your past and I am glad you got freedom in Christ, but she didn’t say that.
Since I have confronted her, I haven’t seen her in the church. So, I don’t know if she’s stopped going to the church for some other reason or not. I thought we were friends, but my sin meant more to her than our friendship. The sin she couldn’t forgive me for is that I had an abortion when I was in high school that took place in 1979. But it was my sin, not her’s and I would have thought she would have been more understanding.
But in my church, you have no choice but to let others pray for you. It’s the way it’s set up at my church. So, no I wouldn’t let anyone pray over you, but the bible says otherwise but I think the bible is referring to other Christians. Actually, you don’t have to have someone pray over you to get freedom from Christ.
You can do it with God and yourself at home all you have to do is repent. If I could do it over again, I would have done it at home and use my bed as a alter and repent to God. Because I lost a friend because of it but in the other had I got freedom from my past and what she thinks of me doesn’t matter.
I don’t know if I shocked her or what but in high school, I wasn’t a Christian and I am not going to stop going to my church because of it because I don’t go to my church for her but to have a relationship with Jesus. When she was praying for me, she couldn’t even look at me and when we got done praying her personality changed, she wasn’t the same.
So don’t let anyone pray over you with any sin that is not a Christian. Some people don’t understand other people’s sins, mainly the top sins like murder, even though they go to your church. Let your pastor pray for you, but in the eyes of God sin is sin. It doesn’t matter if it’s gossiping or murder.
Church doesn’t make you a Christian. Having a relationship with Jesus does and accepting him as your Lord and savior does and you don’t know where other people’s level of the salvation is with the Lord. And Jesus never said being a Christian would be easy, even around other Christians.
Sister4christ:
Psalm 31:19-20
Hebrews 12:22-24
Sister, once you have accepted Christ you are FREE OF SIN. That is what is said that the truth will set you free….The truth is that when you believe with your heart that the blood of Christ was shed and is payment for your sins, and that once you have it on you, you are free of condemnation…
True when we are troubled we should ask others to pray for us but it is the HOLY SPIRIT that intercedes for us,not any human. You should not be concerned so much what another thinks….you should just pray for that person as well. You should search out promises in the Word and proclaim them over yourself….esp 1 thessalonians 5:23-24,Colossians 3:12-17,and 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
there is NO CONDEMNATION FOR THOSE IN CHRIST! Romans 8:1
I do pray for her and I pray that nobody else goes through what I went through. I am not concerned what she thinks but she was a member of my church family and you wouldn’t think she wouldn’t reacted that way. but all that matters is that Jesus forgave me and what she thinks doesn’t matter anymore because I am free.
i totally agree with you my sister.
I thank God your level of maturity. If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation,his past is over.The time of sinning in our ignorance God has overlooked. God bless you my sister.
My name is s ravi kumar. I am from India. I have no job. I completed my diploma in mechanical engineering and please pray for me Sir. I am searching for job. … Please pray for me. Please help me…. Amen
Thank you for that. I was also healed by Jesus through prayer after having an abortion. I suffered depression for 2 years and one night had a vision from God where I was shown certain things. After this vision I was healed from depression and finally felt clean again after feeling dirty for so long. It sounds weird if you are not a Christian but I really felt free finally and was able to continue with my life and lead a normal life as a human being when before all I used to do was cry and think about the dirty thing I did. Since then I have become a stronger Christian and realise I still have this journey called life to continue building a relationship with the Father. I also used ask myself why didn’t God stop me but now I know why. I wouldn’t be the Christian I am today if he had stopped me from doing it. I’m thankful He has allowed me to see that He is the truth before I left this earth. I sometimes wonder what fate would have awaited me had I died in the sin I was in. I don’t even want to think about it thank goodness I know the real truth so that if I died today at least I know I would have a chance at eternal life with Him. Thank you for this post.
Lulu ! It is great that you have found freedom from shame and guilt in the grace of Jesus. And yes, He forgives every sin that we ask Him to free us from nad He comforts and heals us. I also have done in my life many bad things and I am truly grateful for His Love and that Je accepted me but He doesn’t want me to stay the same as when I met Him peronally, He wants me to grow step by step into character of Jesus. I think bad things that I have done, my sins or your sins do not have excuse. It is not true that we need to do something bad, to sin, to go after Satan to discover love of God. Look at Jesus as He lived here on Earth. He did not sin but still He sensed grace of God and his great Love 😀 This that we do not have excuse of your sins shows Heavely Grace in ever more beautiful Light, much much more powerful that we can imagine. And He still loves us and wants to send The eternity with us! He wants to care for our Hearts and shape us into His image and character. 😀 ! So so gracious God. I glorify God that He set you free from your past burden so that you can bloom for Him!