Now don't get me wrong, if someone asks for prayer support, of course you pray with them. At other times, God will even lead you to pray for someone who may never even know that you prayed for them.
What I am talking about here is people who say " I don't know how to pray", or "God doesn't listen to my prayers, so please will you pray FOR me." (The implication is "I am not going to pray for this myself", and "your prayers carry more power than mine")
You don't get saved because someone else believes in Jesus Christ on your behalf. God gives us free will to choose to believe in Him. Expecting someone else to do your praying work for you, well, ultimately that's not going to work either.
God is not a genie in a bottle - there to grant your every wish while you couldn't be bothered to talk to Him. He is your God, who also longs to be a close and intimate friend. He wants you to get to know Him, love Him, trust Him, spend time just breathing in His presence ... as you reach out to Him, pour out your heart to Him, believe in His goodness, rest in Him, you will find your trust in Him growing.
This is not going to happen if you continually ask others to pray for you while you go on your merry way.
Start believing that God is who He says He is: LOVE
Start doing what He says: forgive, bless and pray for your enemies; have faith
It's God who answers the prayer and it's got nothing to do with any "special powers" the person praying may appear to have. He is available to all who seek Him. The death and resurrection of Jesus gave us all direct access to the Father. Believe it!
My prayer today is that all of us will grow closer to Him, reach out to Him, receive His love peace guidance and yes, even miracles!
Thank you, Jesus
Amen.
2 Corinthians 1:24 (New Living Translation)
But that does not mean we want to dominate you by telling you how to put your faith into practice. We want to work together with you so you will be full of joy, for it is by your own faith that you stand firm.
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