| Subject: God answered my prayer by leading me to this site! |
Author: David [Edit]
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Date Posted: 06:52:24 04/12/09 Sun
I was in daily prayer for God to use me for His glory. I asked Him to refine me and use me in any way that would benefit His kingdom. Then, out of the blue, while doing some internet research, I cam across this site and immediately felt His presence telling me that I had work to do here.
Over the past few months, I have been faithful in my duties to pray on behalf of the others I have read about here. Many have been lost, troubled and had nowhere to turn or no idea of what to do next. I prayed each night before logging on to this site, purifying myself before God and letting Him lead me to the people He wanted reached . I diligently present the prayers I went to God with, to the posting party, and I faithfully pray each and every prayer to Our Father.
Over time, I have noticed that many of the prayers listed are ‘needful prayers.’ As Christians, we are to go to our Father, and ask for the things we need. However, as Jesus taught us how to pray, we need to remember to be thankful for all the blessings we have each received, and be humble before the Lord. All things are possible for God and we need to ask for what we need, while being respectful that what we ask for might not be God’s will. Additionally, while we might need to receive answers on our time schedule, God’s timetable will ultimately be used in answering prayers.
Over the course of praying for others, God has shown me a few points that He absolutely wants everyone to know. First, He loves each and every one of us and will do everything in His power to further our relationship with Him, if we only ask Him. If you are not in a relationship with the Lord, search for the ‘Sinner’s Prayer,’ and invite Jesus to become your Lord and Savior. He deeply desires to become the most important thing in our lives.
Also, He realizes that we are troubled and stressed with our present and future problems. Because He already knows the entire story of our lives, from beginning to end, He is the very best person to ask for help with our problems. 1 Peter 5:10 states: And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. God is aware of our struggles and stands by ready to help us, if we will only ask for His help.
I thank God that He brought me to this site, that with His help, I can pray for people who need prayer intercessors. I encourage fellow Christians who read the prayer requests on this site to pray for others and honor the Word in 1 Samuel 12:23: As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you.
Love in Christ, David.
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