{"id":2434,"date":"2022-08-18T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/?post_type=resource&p=2434"},"modified":"2022-08-17T21:42:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T01:42:06","slug":"praying-for-you-for-real-this-time","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/resource\/praying-for-you-for-real-this-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Praying For You! (For Real This Time!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you ever just say stuff? You know, those moments when your mouth gets away from you and somewhere behind your eyes, your good ol\u2019 pal, the brain, is screaming, \u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s consider a couple of examples:<\/p>\n

Someone asks you to run the school fundraiser even though your kids graduated last year, and before you think it through, your mouth pops off with a confident, \u201cSure!\u201d<\/p>\n

Someone at church asks if you\u2019re ready for the presentation tomorrow and even though you don\u2019t have a clue what they are talking about, you hear the word \u201cAbsolutely\u201d coming from that hole in your face.<\/p>\n

The officer taps your window, asking if you know how fast you were going. You respond, \u201cNo, sir,\u201d with big sheepish eyes and a softened tone, even though you know you were rushing because you were late and hoped that rule about going five mph over as a safe zone where they wouldn\u2019t pull you over was true (that\u2019s not a real thing, by the way \u2026 I can testify).<\/p>\n

Yep, we all get ourselves in trouble when our mouth gets ahead of us. Here\u2019s one more that I bet many of us are guilty of: \u201cI\u2019m praying for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ouch.<\/p>\n

What we mean, we intended to pray for them, that we care about them and that we may have even thought about them, but very often we never really prayed for them.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a shame, too. Because I truly believe that prayer is purposeful and powerful. I know and can feel the difference when I am the subject of prayers.<\/p>\n

For instance, I had major brain surgery in 2009. It was risky and extensive, and my church prayed like crazy. The surgery was excellent, and my recovery was like a vacation. I couldn\u2019t have been more thankful.<\/p>\n

Later that same year, I broke a bone in my hand. The surgery was \u201cdifficult,\u201d the recovery painful and it still aches today.<\/p>\n

Everyone will pray for brain surgery because it\u2019s a big deal, but hand surgery? I could almost hear the church say, \u201cCome on, pastor, just suck it up.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not something to kick yourself over; in fact, many people would pray for one another if they knew how. Well, here are the words of Apostle Paul from Colossians 4:12 to give us three simple ways we can pray for someone in their time of need:<\/p>\n

Always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.<\/em><\/p>\n

First<\/strong>, understand that sometimes prayer is a struggle. You may need to make an appointment and put it on your calendar. Turn off the TV, take a moment and pray. Schedules are complicated and attention spans are flaky; the struggle is real.<\/p>\n

Second<\/strong>, pray that they would stand mature. In whatever situation, hurt or uncertainty they are experiencing, pray God would intervene and they would gain the valuable lessons of growing up in the process. That\u2019s a gift in itself.<\/p>\n

Third<\/strong>, pray they would be fully assured in the will of God. That\u2019s a prayer for their confidence that, no matter what, God is in control and they are in His hands.<\/p>\n

We may not always know what to pray, but don\u2019t give up. The next time you say \u201cI\u2019m praying for you,\u201d I hope you can back it up on your knees.<\/p>\n

This post originally appeared at <\/em>The Rural Pastor.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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