The Prayers of the Righteous…

For the past few months I’ve been in a constant state of flux.  Having left one ministry after several years  and not quite wanting to begin the prayerful search of looking for another.  In truth I was feeling a bit resentful and unwilling to be bothered.  A few days ago the Lord met and ministered to me from John 15:12-17 about loving one another.  How easy it is to forget that commandment to “love one another as I have loved you.”  There were two principles the Lord reminded me of:

• That I must be willing to love God’s people.
• “Do not allow the hurt that you’ve experienced to hinder you.”

What came from this experience was not only a willingness to forgive, but a poem entitled “wounded hearts.”  I praise God for the gift and healing writing brings to my life.  But I will admit that what surprised me the most was a friends response when I shared this testimony with her.  She was more than thrilled because she’d been praying specifically for me in this area of my life.  Something I was not aware of.  I thank God for all of the “prayer warriors” but most of all for my friend Edith.

“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”