There are people who come into our lives and have incredible abilities to pray exactly what we need prayed. This has happened a few times in my life.
I had a lady in Waco who could discern God's activity in my life. At one point I was leading a group of 80 students and volunteers on a international mission trip to Nicaragua. During the trip half the group got the stomach bug. As I was taking care of those ill, I prayed that this lady could pray for our healing. Later that day I was able to check my email (the only point in the trip I could do so), I had an email from this woman stating "Griff you won't get this until you return probably and then it might seem crazy, but today I got the sense your group was very sick and I stopped everything I was doing to pray for you all afternoon. It's probably just an old lady's fears, but I am praying."
When I was thinking through the call to University Baptist Church a dear friend in Sugar Land called me to say, "Griff every time I go to pray I can't get you and Abby off my mind. I hope telling you this might let me off the hook and move on, but just please know that I am praying for you all the time and I have no idea why."
My Mom can do this for me. She can pray very specifically into my life and discern God's will for me. With her it happens with red birds, she will be praying through things and suddenly a red bird will appear on her morning walk. She will know God's presence is nearby.
I used to think these people had connections with God the rest of us did not have. I now believe they are just people who pray for me regularly and thus do have a connection with God and my life.
We all need people like this in our lives. We all need to be people who pray for others like this as well.
Think of a person today and spend three times praying for them. They will be blessed. You will be blessed as well.
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