I Prayed For Ya, Baby! Reposted

I sure did! Now I am sure whoever is reading this is wondering, “Who is she talking about?” Well, I prayed for many, and a few in particular. One was quite specific. Why? Because I am supposed to. Because sometimes other people need prayer. Because sometimes other people don’t know that they need prayer. Because sometimes people can’t pray for themselves. Because sometimes people have hurt us and rather than lash out in anger it is better to just pray for them. Because it is more powerful to pray for them than say anything directly to them. Because sometimes you love them and can’t do anything else but pray for them. Because sometimes prayer is all that is left. And finally because God said to.

So, do you think those are enough reasons? I do. So I did. And it wasn’t easy. My prayer for most people was for healing, whether it was physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual. I think we all endure some form of imprisonment that we battle and it is helpful to have someone else on our side fighting that battle. One person in particular that I prayed for has waffled on his beliefs and one reason I prayed for him is because he does know the truth but he hides from it. I know he knows the truth because he has prayed for me. He only did it once but when he did, a miracle happened. I was almost homeless and didn’t know how I was going to pay the rent and somehow after his prayer there was enough money. I felt that was to show him that God was providing. If he is reading this right now, yes, you have been prayed for TODAY. Your life can change! Nothing is unforgivable. Maybe you have thought that in the past, but it was a lie. It’s an incredible LIE that was created to keep you and so many others down.

I will keep praying. There are many reasons. Here are some verses that tell us to do so:

Job 42:10 And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Ephesians 6:18 Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,

1 Timothy 2:1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,

2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

I will continue praying because not only have I been instructed to, but also because I know that so many people need it. I have seen the power of prayer in my life as well as in others. I am not the perfect Christian by any means. I still say and do things I shouldn’t, but I do know I am saved by grace and have that hope for others as well.

Today Is My Day For Reflection And Appreciation

A few friends said things on their Facebook statuses that really made me reflect and appreciate. I’m grateful for moments like this. It’s a reminder that life isn’t all bad. And that is a big thing to remember. So many times we get wrapped up in the crazy, chaotic frenzy of life that we forget to appreciate things.

One friend posted a message asking if we could go back and change things in our lives would we? My immediate response was, “Oh yeah!” If I could go back to one single moment in time in my life, I could change the whole course of my life. I would have had more time with the people I loved the most. I would have had a different life. But if I changed that moment, life would have been good, but I wouldn’t have had that friend that posted that.

Life is made up of a lot of trade-offs. We do it daily. But what we fail to think of a lot of times is, “I did the best I could at that moment and it was all I could do.” That’s all anyone of us can do. Appreciate that in hard times, you survived. That is what I am working towards. Appreciation of survival. There were times when I think I was teetering close to not surviving. But I did. And there must have been a reason. I try to remember God‘s promise in Jeremiah 29:11 where He stated that He knew the plans for me and that they were to prosper me and not for calamity. I have lived a life where I felt like Calamity Amy, but I survived somehow. Maybe now it is time for the prospering.