When To Pray

Prayer is an important part of your christian walk. We all agree that prayer builds faith brings us closer to God. We should talk daily with our Lord and communicate praise, requests, and love up to our father in heaven. We all know the proper moments at church to pray with our fellow members of the body of Christ. If it is so important to build us up in our faith why do we act as though it is only for our personal moments with God?

Why as Christians have we become shy about praying over people when not in a church setting? We are called to bring Christ to the world yet we offer to pray for them later. It is true that God will meet them where they are even if you are not praying right next to them. The issue is God wants to meet them right then and there. You miss an opportunity to display the love of Christ and give true compassion for them. The individual could be depressed and in need of relief from the burden of the situation they are in. Depression can cause a person to feel as though no one cares about them or what they are going through. You could help reach out and prove in that moment that they are not alone and you really do care about them and God is still a god of love!

I challenge you the next time someone expresses pain or requests prayer to stop and pray for them. Take the time to reach out in love and allow God to begin His work in their life. You could make a difference in their life right then! Please do not use the passing " I will pray for you " and leave without doing so. You may pray for them later but the impact is not the same. In a world full of offense and hate you could be the instrument that God uses to show His love!