I assume that most of the people reading this post are Jesus
followers. Therefore I assume that most of us believe in the power of prayer.
Now that that’s settled –
I usually begin my day by reading the Bible and praying.
First things first right? I pray for all kinds of things, whatever is on my heart.
But yesterday I had a burden to pray for very specific people in very specific
ways. And so I did.
On the ride to take the kids to school we prayed together
for the day ahead. As we do most days. Then I asked my girls if they thought
that prayer made a difference. I got the right response but maybe lacking a bit
of the whole-hearted conviction I had hoped for. It was after all morning and
they were on their way to school so I’ll cut them a little slack. So I said, ‘If
prayer makes a difference then let’s ask God to put someone in our path today
that we can pray for specifically.’ So we did.
No joke we didn’t even get to the drop off at the school and
God answered our request. Less than 2 minutes after we prayed someone we knew
was walking through the parking lot so we jumped at the chance. We stopped the
car, rolled down the windows and just prayed a simple blessing over her day
ahead. On a side note she was getting ready to substitute teach at an
elementary school so you know she needed prayer! We no sooner said amen to
which she heartily replied, “I’ll receive that!!!”
Two things happened in that moment –
- God answered our prayer by specifically placing someone in our path to pray for which built up our faith.
- A sister in the Lord was strengthened and encouraged unexpectedly just as her day was getting started. You could see in her face and hear in her voice how much that little encounter meant to her.
So here is where the rubber meets the road. If you are a
Christian then you are a minister of Christ. So ask God TODAY to specifically put
someone in your path TODAY that you can pray for TODAY. Then do it. Right there,
right then, out loud. You never know. God just might show up because after all
prayer makes a difference right?
“The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”
– James 5:16b NIV
That's your prayer!
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