Prayer of Faith

“I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you have received it, it will be yours.”
Mark 11:24

Few days ago on Sunday, while I was taking shower I realized that I was running out of the shampoo and conditioner. I also realized that I only had five dollars for possible spending and that would only be enough for one of the two. There was another realization: I would not have any time on my own to go the store this week and get the shampoo. So I simply asked God to provide for me just enough shampoo for the week, so that I would be able to wash my hair everyday and I also asked Him to provide me with new shampoo and conditioner, mentioning the time and the specific cost.

After this short prayer and thanksgiving, I simply forgot the fact that I need new shampoo. I went to buy Halloween candy on Monday and I forgot to look for shampoo. I was reminded of this again, in the shower. So, I also reminded God about it. During this whole time, it seemed that I had some kind of peace about the whole shampoo running out drama, which is weird if you think about it, because being low on shampoo is not a happy thing for a woman (or a man with long hair, as my friend mentioned). But for me, this time, there was peace. A peace that allowed me to forget about the whole matter, just as if the prayer asked in faith, was really asked in the kind of faith of which Jesus spoke.

On Wednesday I was reminded of the shampoo situation. Today was the last day I could shake off the rest of the solutions from the bottles and then it would be over. So I went to my room and had a strong feeling about calling my friend and seeing if by any chance she was going to a store. As I picked up the phone, there was a message on it from that same friend, asking me if I need anything from the store because she is making a trip there. Was this divine or what?

I was shocked! So I called her and asked her where she was, since she left me the message an hour earlier. She said she was in the store, so while I was quietly praising the Lord, I told her what I needed and guess what? She happened to be right next to the shampoo that I needed, which BTW was on clearance!!! Ahhhh! God is Amazing!
I asked her how much it cost, since I new about my limited resources that I wanted to spend on it, and again quietly I was thinking that I might just get shampoo and not the conditioner. So she said that both cost $2.43 each.AHHHH! (ahhh- which I use to express my shock on how amazing God is!). Of course I told her to grab them! And was in awe of what took place, for the rest of the night.

Then, there was more.

I also asked God to provide some bread for communion on Sunday for our prayer meeting, because I already bought some bread within the past weeks, and now I have a ton of frozen bread, but not fresh one. And I wanted it to be fresh, but if I would buy more bread then I would have more frozen bread.

So while my friend was giving me the shampoo later that night, she also said that she bought some new bread and some of it is in the bag for me!!!
I even didn’t ask her or told her about it. It simply happened. We used it for the communion and it was definitely five times higher quality bread, than what I usually buy!

Just like with the shampoo and conditioner, everything to the last detail and in just enough time for the time of need was taken care of. The prayer of faith was incredible experience to me this week. Simple question guided by trust and knowledge of who my Father is, led to faith which then created peace, that allowed for the impossible for me to come true and for further growth in my faith.

It started with an almost empty shampoo bottle and it ended, with a Divine appointment with the Father at His Supper Table.

Maybe I should pray in faith more often?

Maybe we all should.