I had an answer to prayer this week. I just recently joined a small group through my church and after every meeting we had prayer time where we exchange prayer requests. I had told the group about my waitressing job and how the manager seems to have something against me. I’ve worked there for 9 years, nevertheless, she will give a new girl who’s only been there for 2 weeks the best section in the restaurant and me the worst. She is obvious about it and doesn’t try to hide it at all. The group had prayed that I would start getting better sections, and they also prayed for my manager, that God would help her with whatever is going on in her life – bitterness, etc.
Well, I can’t attest to how the prayer personally affected my manager, but this week on 3 of the days a different girl made the chart for who got what section in the restaurant. She usually only does this once a week on Sunday and she isn’t much better than my manager as far as giving me the best section – they are very close friends. However, this Weds, this girl called me up and actually asked me what section I wanted. She goes, “I figured you had been here the longest, so you should be able to pick.” I was flabbergasted. I was just thankful that she had done that. I picked the best section. This girl also made the chart on Saturday and Sunday and both days I had that same section! She has never called me to ask which section I wanted. It didn’t hit me that it was an answer to prayer until we met up this last Sunday and someone else prayed that I would continue to get good sections. That’s when it hit me that God had answered the prayers.
I began at that moment to have more faith in the power of praying with others and more faith that when we pray together, our prayers will be answered and we are stronger against Satan.
