“Prayed For”

I just went to a hear a speaker at my church, Rosario Butterfield. She gave an excellent talk. She talked about coming out of homosexuality and becoming a Christian. After the talk, she answered questions the audience had. She said so many great things to say, but one thing stood out in my mind and I haven’t stopped thinking about it.

She was asked a question about a mother’s child. Rosario said that child was a “prayed for” kid, so they’re different than other kids. A “prayed for” kid. My mind zoomed back to the golden bowls that our prayers go into. Now we were talking about a “prayed for” kid.

A “prayer for” kid IS different than a kid who isn’t prayed for. A “prayed for” problem is different than any other problem. A “prayed for” anything, is different, than anything else. It’s different, because whatever that “prayed for” thing/person is, they have been brought before the very throne of God. The very throne of God! The God of the universe, the Creator, the great I Am, has heard the believer’s prayer. Now that prayer has been placed into golden bowls, treated as something extremely valuable. A “prayed for” anything is at a different place all together.

Never devalue the power of prayer. The Apostle Paul told us to pray without ceasing. Jesus prayed all the time while He walked the planet. The prayers of believers are so valuable, when we pray, the Holy Spirit steps in and speaks to the Father in words and groanings we can’t understand. Then our prayers are placed in golden bowls, held by the twenty-four elders who stand around the throne of heaven, praising and worshipping God. Picture that! Your very prayer, the utterance of simple you and me, go straight before the throne of God. Our prayers are often said through tears and anguish, sometimes we can’t even get the words out, yet they are placed in golden bowls. held by the twenty-four elders, who surround the throne of God. We don’t need to be eloquent or a Bible scholar to be heard. God hears all the believer’s prayers. In fact, God says He is near to the broken hearted.

So take your problems and make them “prayed for.” Put them into that special category of “prayed for.” And whether you feel it or not, those prayers have been heard. Even though you can’t see where your prayers went, or heard the voice of God, He has heard your prayers. Make everything in your life “prayed for.” Take it all to God. He tells us to do so. So everything problem or worry becomes “prayed for.”