praying for others

James 5:16 NASB

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

Do you ever have someone ask for you to pray for them? I do and it happens often in my line of work. One of the pieces of my life that I try to commit to is stopping to pray for that person when they ask. That request may come in person, on the phone, via Facebook, in an email or letter and maybe several difference ways. Praying at that point is important.

When we stop at that moment and pray for them, we say "you are important to me". We might even say through our pray that "God cares about you" which is incredible.

I'm going to leave today's thought at this … "pray for each other" … make it part of your life. It take 30 seconds or less to stop and take the time to pray. It may change someone's life!

NOTE: This was first shared in January of 2012

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