Dear Emily,
I have been thinking about prayer a lot lately. In all honesty, I struggle to pray and commune with God as often as I should... and two things have been on my mind.
In the midst of being a new momma and this really hard season that we have been going through over here, I have been so touched by the people who tell me that they are praying for me. It means so much to know that someone is interceding on my behalf. With that said, I decided awhile back that I wouldn't tell someone I was praying for them if I knew good and well that I would probably forget or not pray for them as well or as often as I should. I didn't want people to think they were being prayed for and then me not do it. Sounds silly now, but I didn't want to lie about it or act like I was in a better place with God than I was. With this really hard season of my own, I have been moved to pray for others who are also going through hard seasons... things that are probably even more challenging than what I am dealing with. I have realized how important it really is to meet people where they are and take their needs to the Lord.
A second thought... Julie needs my prayers. She needs them for her health, for guidance, for her future, to become the woman of God that she should be. I can't wait to see what she does with that beautiful, little life of hers. This world is a hard one and she needs all the prayers and support that she can get.
...and I will tell her that she is being prayed for.
Love, Jen
"The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don't know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will." ~Romans 8:26-27
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