Keep Praying
Yesterday, a friend told me she was praying for me right after I got back from my recent trip, knowing that there would probably be a recovery time. As I thought about it, it occurred to me how mightily her prayer was answered. Typically when I return from a trip, it can take days to recover and I often use caffeine to keep me going for a couple days. This time, I was able to get through my days without a nap and without caffeine. I may have slept in a little bit a couple days but it wasn’t bad. Praise God for friends who take the time to pray for me.
This afternoon, I received a call from a friend who I’ve been praying for for 6 weeks or so. She fell off a chair 7 or 8 weeks ago and has been in tremendous pain with her back. She called to tell me that, although she’s still got a long road ahead of her, she’s beginning to feel better. I’m continuing to pray for her but I praise God for answered prayer!
Many treat prayer as if it’s a formality but the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man or woman truly does avail much. Let’s not approach God as if He’s our last resort but “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16). His hand is not too short, nor His ear hard of hearing but He desires us to bring our petitions.
To all you intercessors, I want to encourage you to continue to intercede. Maybe others will never know their load was lifted due to your intercession but I bet they are praising God anyway. If you are not in the habit of interceding for others, I encourage you to ask God to bring people to mind who need your prayers. You don’t need to be a “spiritual giant” or a person of great faith. Just begin to make your requests known before God. Then stand back and see His salvation.
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