Sharing Joy & Faith in Everyday Moments
When we stay open to God’s leading, ordinary moments become sacred opportunities. Andrea shares how simple kindness, public prayer, and joyful courage can brighten someone’s day and strengthen faith. Her testimony will inspire you to be intentional, be kind, and let God’s joy shine through you — wherever you go.
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(00:00) Pray in public
(01:03) A grocery store nudge
(03:25) The power of a smile
Well, you let me pray with you about it she stopped for a minute and she said well, I don't know and I said okay So I turned the card around to go away, but I was praying with them and after while she said miss miss, would you pray with us? I said absolutely right there in the middle of the store right there with some of us would have said well can we go outside? No, people do what they do out in public. So guess what I pray in public Welcome to the Ignite with Barry McGuire podcast where Barry's book and passion for spreading God's love are guaranteed to ignite your life Now listen in and prepare to have your life ignited So I've been through a few things. I've been around the corner with some rough times But you know what? With him I always come out on top I always come out with lessons about him and areas that I didn't know So I come out with my faith stronger So now that next lady that I see in the grocery store I Heard her I I had an experience where I saw a lady in the grocery store her and her daughter and her daughter was on a cane and I passed them up But then I heard something say go back and talk to her So I turned the card around and my husband said oh, oh here she goes I went back and I asked her I said, what's wrong with your daughter? She was in an accident through some kind of sport. She was playing and I asked her I said um Well, you let me pray with you about it and she she stopped for a minute and she said Well, I don't know and I said okay So I turned the card around to go away, but I was praying within and after watching she said miss miss Would you pray with us? I said absolutely Right there in the middle of the store Right there with some of us would have said well, can we go outside or no People do what they do out in public So guess what I pray in public So I pray for her gave her my number Talked to about the Lord ask her did she have a church and But she never called So somebody say well, that's above my pay grade. I did my part You don't know whether you're the planner or the waterer. He's the one that gives the increase all I want to do is do my part Don't try to figure out where you fit Just do it just tell somebody about loving Jesus Be kind. This is a time I was telling my children. This is the time to be intentionally kind Intentionally faithful You have to push and you have to it's a time now where it takes effort To pray with people because people are angry. They get up angry They're very angry, but guess what? Just smile at them. Good morning That's what I did yesterday when I went in for the angiogram the lady. She was just grumpy and she was upset and I said Good morning. How are you doing? It's amazing what a smile will do It is amazing and guess what it's infectious Because before I left her station she was smiling. I said there it is. I knew you could do it So why? We have to join the Lord give somebody so Because people don't have joy without it. They don't have peace without And we're here to be a light If you enjoyed today's episode let us know and don't forget to subscribe Great and review to help us reach more listeners Remember sharing your faith ignite your faith See you next time on the ignite with Barry McGuire podcast You