How Can I Pray For You?

These last few weeks have been hard, on many levels.

Financial, marital, relational;

worry, frustration, pain.

I’ve been here before, and when I find myself in this place I cry out to God, and this time, He said…

I know your need. But right now, I want you to serve others.

I asked people on Facebook to tell me how I could pray for them, and in perfect Jesus-fashion, He began to re-direct my focus off myself, and onto the needs of others.

Don’t you know you’re not alone when you hurt? That others hurt, too.

Don’t you know that you are the apple of your Father’s eye? That He takes such delight in you that He rejoices with singing over you?

So as the prayer requests came in, I began to pray for these friends, coworkers, family members, acquaintances. I could feel my faith strengthen, my desire to minister to others take over, and my own problems slip from my hands… into His.

With God, all things are possible.

Prayer is such an amazing gift. We know that there is power in prayer, but I know I don’t go to Him in quiet, intimate conversation even close to enough.

So, let me share in the joy of loving and ministering to you, as well as allowing ourselves to cast our cares upon Him. Tell me…

How Can I Pray For You?