![]() ![]() Prayer is powerful and we see that in today’s passage. I understand that we need discernment, and it’s important to be respectful in the way we love people, but I also wonder how many times I have allowed fear to keep me from showing God’s love to someone. To be honest, I almost missed that beautiful moment. We were exhausted and overwhelmed, but in such a good way. When we finally left, it was dark outside. We prayed for each woman in that room, some of them twice as they came back for more. As I finished praying and opened my eyes, I found a crowd of women and girls pressed close, their cluster of faces totally expectant. As the words went up, the presence of God sweetly wrapped around us. I placed my hands gently in hers and started to pray. ![]() She asked the girl’s mother to come forward. “It’s always acceptable to pray,” she answered. “Is it okay if I pray for the young girl’s mother?” I whispered to one of the teachers. I lingered at the edge of the room, even as the team started to leave. I wasn’t sure how praying would be received, so I simply pulled her close, hoping she’d know that I cared.Īs we started to leave, I sensed the Holy Spirit. If we were in a church, I wouldn’t have hesitated, but we were guests in this community, in this culture, and in this classroom. She couldn’t afford a doctor, and she fell more ill each day. The interpreter told me that her mother was seriously sick. As one young woman spoke, she pointed at her mother, who stood in the back, and tears fell. I asked several women to share their names. Shy smiles broke language and cultural barriers. When the reading lesson was complete, we were introduced. A fan pushed the sweltering 110+ degree air between us as we sat on the floor. Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent.Ĭlick Here to Read Previous Messages from Girlfriends in God Devotional GIRLFRIENDS IN GOD – MESSAGE FOR TODAY “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.The Topic of Girlfriends in God Daily devotional For 13th September 2022 is “How to Know if You Should Pray for Someone on the Spot ”. “Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.how priceless is your unfailing love.” (Psalm 36:5,7 NIV)ġ0) Pray they encounter other Christ-followers who can influence them toward salvation. The only way to the Father is through me.” (John 14:6 ERV)ĩ) Pray they come to understand God's love for them. “Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.” (Ephesians 2:8-9 GNT) “For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.” (Romans 6:17-18 NIV)ħ) Pray that God would extend His gift of grace to them. “But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God.” (2 Corinthians 10:4-5 NLT)Ħ) Pray that God would free them from the slavery to sin. “We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. “Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.” (Ephesians 6:19 NIV)ĥ) Pray that their mental strongholds will be demolished. (2 Corinthians 4:4 CEV)Ĥ) Pray that you or someone can share the logic of the gospel in such a clear and powerful way that it overcomes the unbeliever's personal logic or belief system. They cannot see the light, which is the good news about our glorious Christ, who shows what God is like. “The god who rules this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers. “…open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God.” (Acts 26:18 NLT)ģ) Pray that all deception (personal belief system, philosophies, or logic that contradicts God's word) will be overcome. “The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message.” (Acts 16:14 NIV)Ģ) Pray that God would open their spiritual eyes and remove spiritual blindness so they can believe the Gospel. Here are ten ways to pray for your unbelieving friends and family members based in Scripture.ġ) Pray that God would open their hearts to believe the Gospel. Praying for the salvation of your friends and family is the best way you can pray for them! 1 Timothy 2:4 tell us that “God desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” ![]()
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