I\u2019ve been seeing a lot of people recently on Twitter and Instagram asking for prayer, which I find wonderful and weird at the same damn time. I guess that\u2019s because I\u2019ve never thought to ask random strangers to pray for me, so in that aspect, I think it\u2019s weird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, I love praying for people, so in that aspect I think it\u2019s wonderful. I also think it\u2019s wonderful that people can get so vulnerable to request prayer from a stranger if they need it. And I love the fact that people want to turn to prayer for help, the faith they have in prayer, however great or small it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s just a reminder that no matter what image someone projects, or what you think their life is like, everybody\u2019s going through something. There are demons assigned to all of us trying to take us out, trying to make us hate, trying to make us doubt\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Ephesians 6:12 the Bible says, \u201c <\/sup><\/strong>For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n And to me that just means that there is some shit out there that you can\u2019t get away from, cause this shit is coming at you on a spiritual level, an unseen level. I think that\u2019s part of the reason why the quarantine was so hard for some people, because they couldn\u2019t distract themselves with other people\u2019s company. They were forced to confront their demons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the best ways I deal with that is through prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So I just want to take this time to pray for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I want to pray for hurting people, happy people. People who feel lost and confused. People who are losing hope and people who are still holding on. I just want you to know the Lord loves you. I call Him, Jesus, but whatever you call Him, I believe that there is only one God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So right now, I just want to go before the Lord on your behalf, and hell, while I\u2019m at it, mine too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s pray\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Father, which art in heaven, hollowed be Thy Name\u2026just kidding, that\u2019s the Lord\u2019s prayer (Matthew 6:9 \u2013 13), which is awesome, but I want to speak from the heart, so here goes\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for another day. Thank you for Your numerous blessings, too many to name, in fact more than we even know. Thank you for this platform and the people who are reading here. Even though I don\u2019t know who they are, Lord, You know who they are, and You love them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you for their talents and strengths, and help them to learn from their weaknesses. Dear Lord, please guide them as they go through life, in the scary times, in the uncertain times, in times of fear and also in the times of faith. In the times of companionship and also in the times of loneliness, may you be a comfort to them. Please be their support. Please show them Your love like only you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lord God I come against self-doubt, I come against fear, I come against any and everything that is not like You. Please help them to see themselves as you see them. Help them know that they are never alone. May they also feel Your love through others and through themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I pray for healing and health for them: mentally, physically, emotionally and any way they need it, oh financially, thank you, Jesus. Help them to get that bag according to however much they need to fulfill their life\u2019s purpose. I pray for confidence in themselves. Please show them how to love themselves and love others. Please give them the wisdom they need to handle whatever comes their way, the good and the bad, for in Your Word You said that all things work together for good to those who love the Lord (Romans 8:28).<\/p>\n\n\n\n And so Lord, as these folks pursue their dreams, pursue their goals, pursue their life\u2019s purpose and go about their daily living, help them to know that they have the power of Almighty God working in them. I pray that they forgive themselves for their past wrongs and press on to the blessings of the future, take each day at a time, and be intentional about finding the blessing in each day. Help them not to take their good times for granted, nor magnify their troubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And may they find it within themselves to be a blessing to others. Please show them how they can be a blessing to others. Please let them know that somebody needs them, needs their gifts, needs their talents, needs their smile, needs their hello. Please help them to see how valuable they are to this world, and pass it on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you for your forgiveness, Lord. Thank you, Lord that no matter how many times we\u2019ve done wrong, there is always another opportunity in You. Thank you for your love Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you, Lord. I love You.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Welp, that was my prayer for you. Not even going to front and act like I pray for ya\u2019ll all the time \u2018cause I don\u2019t. But recently someone asked for prayer on Instagram, and I thought surely they can\u2019t be alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I think I\u2019m going to start praying for you guys on a regular basis, probably after every post. I\u2019m also trying to start a routine of praying before I post \u2013 praying that my posts are pleasing to God and in some way beneficial to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So you pray for me I\u2019ll pray for you, cool? Wait, did I just ask strangers to pray for me? I guess so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until next time guys, whoever you are, whatever you\u2019re going through, be encouraged, I\u2019m pulling for you\u2026God is good\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n