Hey Forever GodGirl, I'm your host Iz, and welcome
or welcome back to the Forever GodGirl Podcast
in today's episode We will be talking all about
praying for others If you recall, in last week's
episode, we talked about how to pray in the first
place. But now that you know how to pray, how
do we make our prayers less selfish? What do
I mean by that, you might ask? Well, sometimes
our prayers can look a little bit like this.
Dear Jesus, thank you for waking me up today.
Thanks for all of my blessings. Please give me
a new bike and a Nintendo Switch. Please convince
my mom to buy the new PS5 for me because I really
want it. Please give me this. Please give me
that. Give me that. Give me that. Give me that.
Amen. Do you see something wrong with that prayer?
Because there really is. Did you notice that...
All I prayed for was stuff I wanted and stuff
for myself. Let me add some context. Just a little
disclaimer, it's not bad to ask God for the stuff
that we want or the stuff that we want help with.
However, our prayers shouldn't be solely focused
on what we want and just ourselves. Really? Of
course. In the Bible, there are so many scriptures
that talk about praying for others. For example,
in Ephesians 6, 18, it says, pray in the Spirit
at all times on every occasion. Stay alert and
be persistent in your prayers for all believers
everywhere. But when it comes to praying for
others, we shouldn't just be praying for fellow
believers. I mean, that's so important, but we
should also be praying for unbelievers. What
I mean by that is praying for the people who
don't know Jesus yet, pray that they would be
brought to Jesus, and pray that they would receive
his awesome gift of free salvation. Now if you're
one of those people who has been praying for
an unbeliever to get saved for so long now and
you feel like it's time to give up because God
hasn't answered your prayers, then open your
Bible and flip to Colossians chapter 4 verse
2, specifically in the amplified version. which
says be persistent and devoted to prayer being
alert and focused in your prayer life with an
attitude of thanksgiving great but what exactly
does that scripture even mean glad you asked
let me break it down a little bit more so What
the scripture is saying to us is that we should
pray with an expectation. That just means we
have faith in our prayers because of the Holy
Spirit. This scripture is also saying that we
should be consistent, persistent, and diligent
in our prayers. Okay? What does that look like?
That means if you don't see your prayer being
answered right away, you don't stop praying.
It also means that you don't get discouraged
in your prayer because of how long you've waited
for your prayer to be answered. And it also means
that you don't doubt your prayer. thinking that
God isn't listening. And the big reason you don't
want to doubt your prayer is because God will
bless people because someone else prayed for
them. You never know how God can work in somebody
else's life because of your prayer for them.
And lastly, when praying for unbelievers, our
main focus in our prayer is that God would draw
them toward himself, for them to be saved and
to be blessed spiritually. So the next time you
pray for that kid in your class who really needs
Jesus, remember Colossians 4 verse 2. That's
really helpful. But I still wonder what to pray
when I'm praying for other fellow believers.
I mean, they already have Jesus. What else do
I need to pray for? them to have. If this is
your question then open your Bible to Colossians
1 verse 9 specifically in the easy English Bible.
It says because of all that we have not stopped
praying for you ever since the day that we heard
about you. We ask God that his spirit will make
you truly wise. He will help you to know clearly
what he wants you to do. You will understand
his true message. When it comes to praying for
fellow Christ followers, then yes, we pray for
their physical needs, whatever they need help
with, but we also pray for their spiritual wisdom
because our prayers for fellow Christians help
to anchor them. Our prayers for fellow Christians
will help to encourage their faith, especially
when they're going through a difficult time.
And guess what? our prayers for fellow Christians
encourages us to wait a minute didn't you say
we're praying for others yes I did and it encourages
us because when we see our prayers for others
being answered and how God is working in their
lives it helps our faith too but if you're ever
a little bit confused on what or how to pray
for fellow believers Remember this scripture
as well. In Philippians 1 9 -11, specifically
in the NLT version, it says, Now it's time for
our special segment. On today's special segment,
song trivia! I hope that song made you dance
cuz it sure did make me dance. But what song
do you think it is? It's Tornwell's Let the Church
Sing. Hey, no spoilers! But if you did get it
right, give yourself a pat on the back. I absolutely
love that song. But now it's time to talk about
something a little bit more serious. Salvation.
This episode is great and all, but if you don't
have salvation then this can't help you. So if
you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ,
then this episode will help you. But, if you
don't have a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ, then I invite you to give your heart
to the Lord today. To receive Him into your heart,
go to Romans 10, 9 -10. It says, If you confess
with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in
your heart that God has raised him from the dead,
you will be saved. For with the heart one believes
unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession
is made unto salvation. If you said this prayer
with sincerity, you are saved, and now have eternal
life with Jesus. You are saved from all your
sins, past, present, and future sins you may
commit. Now, This truth is not a free pass to
sin anytime. Instead, Jesus gives you power over
all wrong choices and empowers you to spread
the gospel to others. You are saved forever and
your name is written in the book of life. Did
you just give your life to Jesus? If you did,
give yourself a pat on the back. I am so godly
proud of you. Thank you so much for listening
to this podcast episode. I trust that it helped
you and that you learned something. And whether
you're praying for unbelievers or Christ followers,
remember these two scriptures, Colossians 1 verse
9 and Philippians 1, 9 through 11. Hey, Forever
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