July 24, 2008
Helpless
Lately, I've had a heavy heart. I have friends who are hurting and I have no idea how to help them. This feeling of helplessness is gut-wrenching. It makes me feel so sad to know that a friend needs an abundant amount of support, yet I'm too far away to do anything that I feel would actually be helpful. And, then, if I were close enough to do something, I don't even know what I'd do. I feel the need to fix things, to mend hearts, to help heal wounds. Yet it isn't my place nor is it within my abilities to do anything of the sort. This is when I feel like I need to do more than pray. But, there is nothing more I can do. This is the time that I begin to feel like my prayers aren't enough because my friend doesn't even know I'm praying these prayers, and therefore doesn't know how deeply I care. Now is the time, though, to cling to the truth that prayer is powerful and it is enough.
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i've been blessed by your prayerful heart for many many years. keep praying!
Your faithful heart is evident in this post. And as tough as life can be, at least we can be certain that our prayers do in fact help.
I remember one Sunday while in India, my wife and I were really struggling. It was late into the evening and we were sitting outside our room attempting to distract ourselves with a card game, depressed and just physically beat up. Being there was hard in so many ways, but the spiritual oppression was so heavy that we could feel it like a literal weight on our bodies.
After about an hour, the weight lifted and the depression went with it. We didn't quite understand what happened, but at least we felt maybe we could get some sleep now. So, we went to bed.
The next morning, we called home to the States and our family was telling us how they diligently lifted us up in prayer during their Sunday service! It was then that I realized that late evening in India was early morning back home! When our friends and family listed us up in prayer that morning literally on the other side of the world, God heard those prayer and acted! The weight was lifted and the spiritual oppression was put at bay!
I guess I wanted to share this because I wanted you to know just how powerful prayer is when we are faithful with it. Even across thousands of miles, God acts and he hears our prayers. How awesome is that?!
Anyway. I know this is tough for you right now and I too will pray with you. Know that God is big and very capable and that the prayer of his saints (YOU) are very powerful.
Hang in there.
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