In a recent livestream, Christian content creator Dayne Kamela invited his audience to pause during Holy Week and reflect on what it truly means to let the Lord lead every part of life. His message wasn’t complex or packed with religious jargon—it was honest, heartfelt and anchored in one powerful tool: prayer.
Kamela’s prayer wasn’t just a formality—it was a declaration. “Lord, You’re worthy of being praised and we thank You for the opportunity to sit and gather… even if it’s over social media,” he said. “We can use social media to magnify Your goodness and the reality of who You are.”
But it wasn’t just about community. Kamela drew the focus in closer, praying over each viewer directly: “Each person with me right now has a testimony of You and what You’ve done in their life, Lord. And I pray that they continue to share that testimony… because Your Word says, ‘We’re overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony.’”
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He made it personal. “When we have a relationship with You… it makes life so much better. We face persecution, we face difficulties… but it is You who helps sustain us, Lord. You are our sustainer.”
Kamela spoke to the heart of the struggle so many believers face—the temptation to compartmentalize God. “Sometimes in our lives as believers, there are areas in our lives that we actually don’t invite the Lord into,” he admitted. “Because we maybe struggle in that area… or we’re trying to do everything ourselves.”
He gave a practical example from his own journey: “My finances was actually one of the areas I invited him into first and it made such a difference… that was the first thing for me.”
But above all, Kamela came back again and again to the necessity of prayer. “Prayer just transforms my mind. Prayer just gets me on Jesus,” he said. “When my mind gets focused on Him, it steps away from everything else that can easily bring stress, anxiety, worry, fear.”
He reminded his listeners that this isn’t optional—it’s essential. “This is why prayer is so important,” he emphasized. “This is why we have to be a people of prayer.”
Quoting Scripture, Kamela shared Proverbs 16:3 from the New King James Version: “Commit your works to the Lord and your thoughts will be established.” He added, “So how do you commit your works to the Lord? You do them with Him.”
Kamela’s heart behind it all is clear: “The thing that I want in my life every day is the fruit of the Spirit so strong… if I have God’s fruit—if I’ve got great love, great joy, great peace… that’s what I want. That’s what we need more of in this world.”
His encouragement is simple but profound: “Be faithful in the little. Lord, You’ve given me this—I’m going to be faithful in it. I’m going to trust You in it. I’m going to work hard at it ‘cause I’m working for You.”
Kamela closed with this challenge: “Maybe what you need every week is just time and solitude… to separate yourself from some things for a little while. Just sit with Him. Let Him love on you.”
And in that space—of quiet, of surrender, of honest conversation with God—Kamela believes the real transformation begins.
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James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
