Prayer Walking

This morning I went prayer walking around my neighborhood. I've been doing a bit of this lately and plan to do it everyday that I can after chemo starts. Walking will be my new form of exercise, replacing the more energetic forms I've been doing for the past 6 years or so. Prayer walking is great for those of us who love to multi-task - but for those of you who have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time, this may NOT be for you (you and I both know who you are!). Disclaimer: Nothing should replace conventional prayer time where you sit uninterrupted and completely with God, prayer walking is just an adjunct form of prayer you might try in additional to your daily time with God.

At any rate, while walking this morning, I went past the house of a good friend who just broke his back in a biking accident. Prayed for him and his terrific wife and kids. Went past another friend who battled cancer last year - and won! Prayed for him and his family. Then I went past way, way too many houses where I know there's strife with marriage or kids or money or all three....and I prayed for them. And unfortunately, among many of the houses I passed, there live folks who don't yet know God. Did you catch that I said YET???? Hmmm...this is where you and I come into the picture. You and I - all of us - can do something about this. I talk to so many people who feel like they don't have any special gifts or abilities (check out scripture, it has a whole lot to say about that argument)-- they'll tell me there's not alot they can contribute. Most of us can muster up enough ability to ask for a hamburger at McDonald's. Heck some of us can even use sign language to communicate. I've heard many of you talk so much and so fast I have no idea what the topic is! Well guess what? God hears what we ask for - he understands sign language - and we can't talk too fast or too inarticulate for him. He knows just what we are asking for and listens to every bit of it and delights in the fact that we are spending time talking with him. And our petitions for others--our faith on their behalf--can really make a difference (remember the invalid who was dropped down to Jesus through the roof by his friends ). How cool is that?

So will you join me in praying for your neighbors? Will you commit to pray for the life of just one person who doesn't yet know God? Will you pray that by God's grace, that person will come to know the joy that you and I get to live with everyday? And will you step out on a limb and pray that God will help you to become a person who can share your faith with others?

Just this morning's ramblings.....Have a great day and remember that God made you and He does things perfectly so you DO have special gifts and you can do alot of good. Just go do it!

In His Grip and soon to be B&B