Praying around the clock: For Such a Time as this! #COVID19
With the current situation of things I keep thinking about how I can do God’s work during this time. We might be called to bring food or supplies to those who are in need and don’t have them at this time. I want to continue to be aware of the opportunities God may present for me to bless other people but for right now the only thing that I know I can do is pray.
This got me thinking about times in the Bible when people were faithful in praying. There are examples of when the Bible says that somebody’s prayer even changed God’s mind. There are also examples of when God responded by doing the prayer that was asked (1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Kings 19:20, Mark 5:23, Numbers 11:1-3 among MANY OTHERS). Is it possible that God was always willing to answer these prayers but maybe was waiting for someone to be faithful and actually pray about it?
I don’t want to ask God what I can do to help and serve him during these times and then not actually be willing to take a step of faith that maybe what God is calling me to do is to pray.
I felt my spirit stirred that there were times in the Bible when people were faithful in praying by doing so multiple times throughout the day. It is for that reason that I don’t want to just pray one time and let it go at that. I want to be someone who is faithful in praying for God to show up during this pandemic.
I have felt called to pray around the clock about this until I feel God telling me that I should not. So I have an alarm set on my clock for every hour, even during the night. I don’t know that I have amazing words to say but I want to be faithful in showing up for God. Maybe I don’t have the human solution for this crisis, but maybe for such a time as this, I am being called to be faithful in prayer.
Would you consider joining me in this commitment to faithfully praying for God to show up in the midst of this crisis? He may not show up and immediately wipe away this disease as I pray he will, but if we are faithful in asking for him to show up, I fully believe he will!
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