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When my future-husband was a new Christian, he'd spend some of his time at each customer's house witnessing to them. (He was a heating/air-conditioning mechanic.) A customer called his company to complain and he was sacked.
It was a Friday, so he had time to think over that one over the weekend. (He also had time to find a new job. Good HVAC mechanics get jobs quickly. The field gets to know the good ones because most don't stay at any given job too long, so the grape vine works well. lol) He realized his job was to fix heaters, not to witness, so he was stealing time from his employer.
After work (at his new job) that Monday, he went back to his old boss to apologize and tell him he was right to fire him. That floored the old boss, and he asked future-hubby to return. He declined the offer but thanked him.
Now THAT was good witnessing!
I prayed for the guys I met when hubby was in the hospital. I even had some of their stories placed on the Prayer Request board on this site. But I never bothered asking the guys if they wanted me to pray because I was going to whether they wanted me to or not.
I too go with the nurse should have asked, if the patient wanted to be prayed for, and to do it in a way that the patient felt free to say no. Hubby would have been thrilled if any of his nurses had asked. As it stands, we have no idea if they did or didn't pray for him, but we do know God answered prayers for hubby. He was prayed for -- openly, and quietly.
It was a Friday, so he had time to think over that one over the weekend. (He also had time to find a new job. Good HVAC mechanics get jobs quickly. The field gets to know the good ones because most don't stay at any given job too long, so the grape vine works well. lol) He realized his job was to fix heaters, not to witness, so he was stealing time from his employer.
After work (at his new job) that Monday, he went back to his old boss to apologize and tell him he was right to fire him. That floored the old boss, and he asked future-hubby to return. He declined the offer but thanked him.
Now THAT was good witnessing!
I prayed for the guys I met when hubby was in the hospital. I even had some of their stories placed on the Prayer Request board on this site. But I never bothered asking the guys if they wanted me to pray because I was going to whether they wanted me to or not.
I too go with the nurse should have asked, if the patient wanted to be prayed for, and to do it in a way that the patient felt free to say no. Hubby would have been thrilled if any of his nurses had asked. As it stands, we have no idea if they did or didn't pray for him, but we do know God answered prayers for hubby. He was prayed for -- openly, and quietly.
So you would walk away and forget the spiritual need of the patient. The only problem that I have with the nurse is her approach. She should have asked the patient. If the patient said no, she should have left it at that. When she was away from her patient, she should then voice her prayer.
I would have taken it one step farther. I would have added the patient to my daily prayer list.
I would have taken it one step farther. I would have added the patient to my daily prayer list.
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Not everything is 'dark powers'. The woman broke a rule, over and over, and received many complaints. That's called 'consequences'. And not everything that seems bad at that moment is bad in the long run. What if God had her lose her job for a reason? Now you're crediting 'dark forces' rather than God.
And dark forces? Ok, Vader.
And dark forces? Ok, Vader.
