“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” Ephesians 6:18

Standing in a long line at the store, I could tell the woman, 2 ahead of me, was a heathen and headed to hell! She was slow and chatty with the checkout girl and the line behind me was long! When it came time to pay, she only THEN started fishing for her credit card, which she had no idea how to actually USE! I remembered this verse AND an episode of Star Trek!

If you are old, like me, you MAY remember Star Trek and Spock’s unique ability to implement “The Vulcan Mind Meld!” Placing his ‘V’ shaped hand on the subject’s face, Spock could actually meld people’s minds to his and get them to DO his bidding! With Ephesians 6:18 in MY mind, I decided to give it a shot…since it was OBVIOUS the hell-bent, insensitive heathen in front of me had NO clue on how to be a good Christian! Mesmerized, I could slowly FEEL my mind begin to meld…

Imagine my initial surprise when I realized MY mind was soon ‘melded’ with Jesus Christ! MY last thought before conforming was, “Oh RATS.. where did HE come from?” But I was already under His conviction. I KNEW, because I felt rather stupid! Not that Jesus made me feel that way! It’s just my usual feeling when confronted with my own selfish failure!

Initial reactions to being caught by Jesus in a wrong attitude are not abnormal. ‘Shame’ shows up, but NEVER hangs around long…since J.C. doesn’t like him much! ‘Conviction’ gives me, then Jesus, a high-5 before leaving a hole the line for ‘Dr. Peace’ to cut in. But I don’t mind cuz…I actually like the Doc! He’s pretty cool and USUALLY helps me see the light.

Back to reality, I KNEW that Prayer RARELY changes my situation, circumstances or other people. But I ALSO know that, when implemented properly, it can USUALLY and successfully change ME! I knew I HAD to be under the full control and spell of Jesus when I walked up to the lady (she MOVED slowly too) and asked, “May I help you load those groceries into your…CAR??????” OH NOOOO!!! SHE DRIVES!!!!!