Ever randomly pray for people you don’t know?
I started doing it like a year ago. People walking down the street, the person who made my coffee, mommas with kids throwing tantrums at the grocery store. 🙂
Whenever I get struck with the urge to pray for someone I figure there must be a reason.
Today I stepped into the sauna at the Y and it was crowded! 5 people in a small hot room, blech. Sat down -way more awkward than a super crammed elevator! …where do you look!? Ick. I need a book or something. So I just shut my eyes and ta-da! I felt like I should pray for all those sweaty people!
I know I’m being prayed for. It feels good.
Wouldn’t it be cool i it were socially acceptable to say, “Yo, I just prayed for you.” Rather than just, “Have a nice day.” How many people need to hear that?
I tried it once. Actually, I asked someone if I could pray anything specific for someone. Someone I didn’t know. (It was an inspired thing, something I felt God wanted me to do so I didn’t back away. Even when I knew it was going to get weird!) It was awkward. I was awkward. Though I really felt that in this situation I did what God was calling me to do and I feel good about it, I think the better option for future scenarios would be to tell someone that I already have prayed for them. Or that I will. Hmmmm…
Sounds like a little goal. Goal #5. I don’t think I’ll pressure this one to be daily. Usually the urge to pray for someone hits me unexpectedly. I think I’ll go with that. Adding only that I’m speaking out to let that person know. And sharing my experience here with you!
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Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. James 5:16
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