I don't often ask for prayer request in my blog, but I feel like this time I need to. Last night I had the honor of praying with someone I had been praying for and ministering to for a while. This person is a believer but has been really lost for quite some time now. They have been battling feelings of unworthiness, fear, pain, and feeling weak for years now and more recently have been having violent thoughts, and drinking heavier to drown it all out. They used to believe this was a necessary way of life to keep these thoughts and feelings at bay, but lately God has been moving in this person's heart and they have been realizing that they can't keep going on like this. Not long ago God got their attention about their lifestyle choices in a big way and they tried to overcome these feelings and the drinking on their own but have fallen back into drinking heavily again. Last night though as we talked they decided that they needed to ask God to step in and I held his hand as he prayed and he admitted he couldn't do it on his own and that he needed Yeshua to get them out of this situation, to heal and change their heart.
I know God will respond, of that I have no doubts, but what I am asking of you is too take a minute and pray for this brother. Ask the Father to strength him to stay on the right path and draw this man ever nearer to Jesus. Pray for this prodigal as he takes the journey back into the Father's arms because I know from experience satan won't make it easy for him to return. This brother needs our prayers for encouragement, comfort, and change. Prayers to have eyes and ears that see and hear God's truth, and that the voice of God becomes louder than the whispers of doubt, and lies that the enemy plants in his head. He needs prayer that protect him from spiritual attack and that a desire builds up in him to make the right choices as he seeks the Lord.
Now I ask one more thing today before closing out this post, pray these things not only for this prodigal, but all of them. Those who are on their journey back to the Father's house and those still looking for their way out of the trap. Pray for those who are lost and looking for hope. Pray for the broken to be healed, and that when the moment arises for us to step in as the hands and feet of the Lord that the Holy Spirit rest heavily upon us as we hold out our hands for the broken to walk beside us. Be blessed in the name of the risen Lord Yeshua.
John 17:14-17
14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
1 Timothy 2;1-4
1 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
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