“…You do not have because you do not ask God.”
James 4:2
Update: Within one week, one very clear blessing was given. Within two weeks, two other prayers were clearly answered. This prayer board isn't going anywhere....
My
husband and I heard God calling and answered Him. He wanted us to lead a couple’s prayer group
in our home. So last night, two couples
joined us in our living room to discuss our spiritual backgrounds, our goals
for the group, and some nitty-gritty passages from the Bible.
I am
pleased to say that, although a small gathering, God brought the people He wanted
to hear His message to our home last night. I am looking forward
to growing together, with one another, and hopefully, I can be a vessel he is
calling my husband and I to be.
One of
my husband’s strengths as a leader is his ability to concoct some pretty
out-of-the-box ideas. When one of these
ideas comes to fruition, the results are always beautiful. Last night, at our first small group meeting,
he introduced a new spin to the typical prayer request format. When we were wrapping up our evening, my
walked into another room and returned with a dry erase board. He announced that instead of going in a
circle, stating our prayer requests, he wanted us to each think of one thing we
have been praying for. He encouraged us
to consider a prayer that is easily measurable, so that we can easily see the
prayers answered. The idea is to erase
the request once it is answered, even if the answer isn’t what we had desired, and write a new
one. As each of us took our turn writing
our prayer request on the board, we were able to explain it further, which
allowed us to understand one another and connect to each person’s request.
When the
board was finished, I took a picture with my phone and texted the picture to
each person in the group, so we can remember to pray for each request as
possible. My husband and I even changed
the wallpaper on our phone to the picture of the prayer board, so we will
remember to pray for everyone in our group as often as possible.
I cannot
remember where I heard this or who said it, but recently I heard of a man who
stated that he never prays longer than five minutes, but he never goes five minutes
without praying. I hope to at least pray
fervently for each person’s request each time I pick up my phone.
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