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February 02, 2006
The list grows
and grows and grows and I find it overwhelming at times, but I continue to pray for those I feel need it most. Every night I thank God for all I have, including my own health and safety, but more importantly, the safety of my family and their health. I have people on my "list" that I've been praying for for a long time, years now as a matter of fact! But...I find myself always adding another. I sometimes think I think too much about things and people and their situations and I ask myself, "Have they created this situation for themselves or is it just life in general, the "nature" of things that has placed them in this circumstance?" I can never know for certain and may never find an answer, and so I pray.
My list varies actually. Like I mentioned before, I always pray for those closest to me,as they say, the ones that mean the most. And then I pray for those I have always prayed for, it just seems like they always need the prayers, but lately I pray for salvation. As my relationship with God has grown and become so much stronger, I realize it is salvation that we are all in need of. And I know so many others that need those prayers as well.
My husband is not a religious or spiritual man and when we first met that didn't really bother me. I never gave it much thought actually, but lately, I pray for him alot! Not because he's bad or anything like that, it's quite the contrary, he's very much a good man, good spirited, well mannered, highly devoted to me and our family, but he doesn't have God in his life, nor has he asked for forgiveness and everlasting life. So, I pray for him. I pray that he will become closer to God, find his grace as they say and want to hunger for the knowledge. I can only pray for these things.
I pray everyday for a little girl battling leukemia. She's the same age as my Hannah and cute as a button and I see her pictures and read of her progress and it just breaks my heart that little children have to suffer so in this world. And...so I pray for her safety, protection, health, no pain and that God hold her in the palm of his hand, always.
I pray for many family members, friends that need some guidance, love and salvation. I feel like I pray all the time and maybe I do! But pray I will because to me it brings such peace and a closeness to HIM that you cannot even describe and I feel like I fear no more of anything or anyone.
Posted by tracey at February 2, 2006 10:09 PM