Prayer Power x2

Nov 12 – Colossians 1:9

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.

I’m not going to lie.  I had a rough morning this morning.  I woke up from a not-so-pleasant dream and still had some upsetting things on my mind from last night and I just generally didn’t want to see the world.  I came into the office and attempted to act normally which I did for the most part, but I don’t try to hide my emotions much from my wonderful co-workers.  They knew I was kind of down but didn’t really delve into why.  About 10am, I got a text message from a friend of mine – someone I haven’t spent much time with and can’t spent much time with because of where we live but someone who I love nonetheless and who I was blessed to spend some quality time with just last week.  All it said was “Hey!  Is there anything i can pray 4 you about today?”  At that time today, that one simple question brought tears to my eyes.  It was just what I needed. 

Have you ever thought about the power of prayer?  Not just how powerful it is when we share with God what we need but how powerful it is in our relationships with other people.  If you’re anything like me, maybe you pray a lot more for yourself than you do for anyone else.  Other people might come to mind every now and then, but most of the time, they’re not your main concern in prayer.  But have you ever had someone ask you what they can be praying about in your life?  It is such a blessing to me when someone asks that!  It means that, not only do they care about me but they care enough to spend some time talking to God about me.  Wow. 

That is my challenge to you this week.  It may be hard and it may feel unnatural to you at first, but ask someone close to you what you can be praying for in his/her life right now.  You never know how much they might need that outlet at the moment.  The hard part comes AFTER you ask though - then you actually have to pray!  Be a blessing to someone in that way this week and while you’re at it, consider what a privilege it is to be able to come to God any time you want.