You don’t have to pay by the minute for it.
You don’t have to have fancy equipment for it.
You don’t have to be in a certain location for it.
Praying to Jesus Christ.
Do we take it for granted? Do we realize its power? Do we actively take part in it?
How is your prayer life?
While on a trip to Destin, my friend Teresa and I wound up checking out the shopping center!
Wow! Every place seemed to have a sale poster in the window.
We were in one store and the staff was relaxed and friendly.
As I shopped, I got into a conversation with two of the ladies who worked there. We talked about the best restaurants and things to do. I selected some things to purchase and we kept on talking.
One slim brunette lady began to tell me about how she came to lose weight! She shared that she was a Type 2 diabetic and had gone on a new drug to help her slim up. In the process, her blood sugar dropped too low and she went into ketoacidosis and wound up in the hospital.
“I was so sick! The doctors discovered I don’t have Type 2 diabetes, but I do have Type 1,” she shared with a serious look on her face. “They put me on new medicines and finally got my blood sugar regulated.”
We talked some more about struggles with diabetes and how it can be so hard to deal with.
“I have a new grandbaby,” she said. “I want to be around to see her grow up!”
We talked about grandbabies a little and she continued to talk about how hard a time she was having.
We were standing at the checkout counter, the store wasn’t busy and there weren’t many customers there. I felt prompted to say, “Would you like me to pray for you?”
She looked at me with her brown eyes showing surprise and acceptance. Quietly, she said, “Yes, I would. I really would.”
So I asked her name, and if I could take her hand. I bowed my head and before I began to pray, I felt someone take my other hand.
We prayed for her doctors to find the answers for treating her illness and for her to find healing and health and ended, “In Jesus name, amen.”
I heard, “That gave me chills!”
The other store clerk, a young woman, had taken my other hand while I was praying and my friend Teresa had prayed with us, too. It was a short prayer and to the point.
But when I looked at the woman I had prayed for, I could see that it had been important to her and that she seemed relieved. We had shared a moment and now felt a connection.
Ephesians 6:18 tells us: “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all of the Lord’s people.”
I Timothy 2:1 says: “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people.”
Don’t be afraid to pray for others. I have never had someone say, “No!”
