Prayer requests—who are they for ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prayer requests—how do you do that ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prayer requests—do they work ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– – –<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You may have heard something on radio or tv or from a church, inviting anyone to send in prayer requests–and they promise their prayer team will pray over your requests.
You may take that seriously, maybe not.
You may never have sent in your own prayer requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asking someone you don’t know to pray for you is great, if their ministry is Biblical, and if the offer to pray for you is never associated with giving money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bring your prayer requests—your honest needs—down to a personal level, and people you have a personal relationship with.
Broadcasting your prayer requests on social media is definitely not where it’s at spiritually (danger of “casting your pearls before swine”).
Meaningful personal relationships with individuals you trust, are not built on line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A good foundation for building a prayer partner connection, a prayer warrior, is praying together, in person.
That is the spiritual version of building any personal relationship connection—time together, in person.
THEN, sharing everyday stuff, highs and lows, and prayer requests right away when you need help—then you can use the phone to talk or text these personal items with that special friend.
I caution against sending group text prayer requests, except in emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the way, “Prayer requests—do they work ?”
YES ! YES ! YES !<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t miss out on the blessings of having a trusted person who prays for you, for anything, any time.
Can we admit our deepest needs, even our weaknesses, to another believer ? Yes, indeed !
Reluctance to ask someone for specific prayer for specific needs, thinking I should handle this myself, likely also means a reluctance to ask God .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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