Mark6:4 Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home."
THE TRAP OF FAMILIARITY
A man of God told the story of a man who wanted to see him but was told he was busy. This visitor visited his office on a day he fixed for long prayer. However, the visitor insisted on waiting till he was done praying. After he ended his prayers, this visitor was privileged to meet him. He asked to know what he wanted. The visitor said all he wanted was just a handskake. The man of God was surprised that someone who waited several hours to see him wanted handshake and nothing more. He shook hands with him and he left. His faith connected to the flow of God's anointing on this man of God for the miraculous. This preacher said shaking hands with his associates is a daily thing but they didn't take it serious like the visitor did because of familiarity.
I've observed that those who are close to ministers of the gospel( friends, neighbours, families& old timers in church) and even associates in ministry rarely receive miracles through the ministrations of the minister unlike new converts and new members. This is simply because of familiarity. They see the minister as their colleague, son or brother not as a man sent from God. This is the same mistake the Jews made when Jesus came the first time. In Mark6:3, they said, "Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him". They were offended because of how well they knew him. They saw him as their "son or brother" instead of seeing him as a man sent from God. In verse 6, it was reported that, "And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them".
Do you truly want to experience the miraculous? Stop seeing that minister from the natural standpoint of who he is or has been to you. The Jews in Jesus' hometown didn't honour Jesus as God sent thereby missing out on the miraculous. You may even know the imperfections of that minister, that should not cause you to look away from God's ability through him to reach out to you in areas of need. Often, the miracles we need can be ministered to us through those closest to us but we often don't receive them because of familiarity.
If that servant of God is your friend or acquaintance, start seeing him differently. That's how the grace of God for the miraculous upon his life can flow to you.