Day 9

Some days are a little crazy or busy.  The best ones like that are the ones where at least I know it is coming.  Today was one of those days.  Meetings, hospital visits,  FAM JAM Prep, and a few surprises.  So when you know it is going to be a busy day, you have to think through how and when prayer can happen.

My day began early in the midst of a thunderstorm you either heard, slept through, or it never rained where you are.  Usually I am a person who listens to the radio when I am in the car alone.  But that seek button is like a grown man holding a TV remote.  I don't stay anywhere really long.  In the randomness of switching through the channels I give anything a chance.  Country, talk, christian, 80's, classical, like I said...anything.

But today was a day I knew I needed to keep the radio off and spend time talking to Jesus.  I was driving up to the north side of Fort Wayne to pray with someone before they went in for surgery.  That trip can take a good 35 minutes one way, so it was 35 minutes of me and Jesus talking with the soothing rhythm of rain and occasional flashes of lightening.  Then 35 minutes on the way back following the edge of the storm home.  Don't worry, my eyes were open the whole way.

I felt such a peace as I talked and listened today.  No distractions, no wandering thoughts, just silence, peace, and some amazing comfort in who I am in Christ.

Later in my day I found conversations with others, drawing me again to prayer.  Part of the "pray continually" concept we talked about. Not the longest of prayers, but prayer that is offered for others as they share something with me, or God brings someone or something to mind.

Some of you are great prayer intercessors.  Intercessors are those who are drawn to consistently be praying for others.  interceding on someone else's behalf, faithfully and with great passion.  I have a quick question for those who are prayer warriors such as these; how do you decide who to pray for and how often do you find yourself interceding in prayer for others?

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Keith