Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in
every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard
your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Luke 12:25 NIV
“Who of you by worrying can add a single
hour to your life?”
Sometimes when I pray for someone, I find myself preoccupied
with their situation. Have you ever done
that? You pray for someone but you find
yourself troubling over them all day long.
You make a wrong turn picking up your kids from school because your mind
wanders to their prayer request. I’ve
heard people say this might be happening because God wants you to contact that
person. That might be true. If you’re a little like me, you can be a bit
of a prayer worrier. Prayer becomes worrying
for that person instead of truly interceding.
Sometimes I have trouble leaving that person and their prayer request in
the hands of God. I made myself a little
sign earlier this week to help. It read:
Rebekah,
I love _________ even more than you do. You can pray for ___ buy don’t worry about
___. I hear you and I am working in ways
more wonderful than you can imagine.
God
I put this paper in
an 8 x 10 photo frame. I can write the person’s name on the glass with a dry
erase marker. That way I can erase it
and write a different person’s name the next time I’m being a prayer
worrier. It has helped me this
week. If you’re a prayer worrier also,
you might want to give it a try.
