17 December 2013

Have You Ever Felt The Urge To Pray For Someone?

Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone and then just put it on a list and said, "I'll pray for them later?" Or has anyone ever called you and said, "I need you to pray for me, I have this need?"

Read the following story that was sent to me and may it change the way that you may think about prayer and also the way you pray. You will be blessed by this one. It is said that a missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home church in Michigan.

Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had been seriously injured. I treated him for his injuries and at the same time talked to him about the Lord Jesus Christ. I then traveled two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without incident. Two weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was approached by the young man I had treated.

He told me that he had known I carried money and medicines. He said, "Some friends and I followed you into the jungle, knowing you would camp overnight. We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs. But, just as we were about to move into your camp, we saw that you were surrounded by 26 armed guards".

At this I laughed and said that I was certainly all alone out in that jungle campsite. The young man pressed the point, however, and said "No sir, I was not the only person to see the guards. My five friends also saw them and we all counted them. It was because of those guards that we were afraid and left you alone".

At this point in the sermon, one of the men in the congregation jumped to his feet and interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell him the exact day that this happened. The missionary told the congregation the date, and the man who interrupted told him this story:

"On the night of your incident in Africa, it was morning here and I was preparing to go play golf. I was about to putt when I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of the Lord was so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me here in the sanctuary to pray for you. Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?"

The men who had met together to pray that day stood up. The missionary wasn't concerned with who they were - he was too busy counting how many men he saw. There were 26.
This story is an incredible example of how the Spirit of the Lord moves in mysterious ways. If you ever hear such prodding, go along with it, never underestimate the power of prayers!

Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone? Did you go along with it or not? And what was the end result? Let's share.

4 comments:

  1. wow, I actually do feel the urge but sometimes I neglect it especially if I am too busy.

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    1. Oh dear, u can always pray silently in ur mind.

      Thanks for ur comment.

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  2. Wow! And prayer is not just a physical thing,the answers transcends from where ever we are to meet the one prayed for at the point of their need.
    I've felt the urge to pray for someone most times,sometimes I do pray,sometimes I procrastinate until I forget,but av being trying to do something recently,which is once a friend's name comes to mind,I just try to pray at that moment for them.God help us all

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    1. That's just it dear. Once their names come to mine, just say a little prayer in ur heart for them; you never know the situation they may be in.

      Thanks +Frances for stopping by.

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