Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Do you know you're prayed for?

I bet you didn't know that I pray for you.  I have hundreds of readers from all over the world, and I don't know most of you, but I pray that all who read my blog would be encouraged, uplifted, challenged and know they are loved and important. 

But sometimes, as I'm led, I do pray specific prayers for you.  Yes, YOU.  The one behind the screen of their desktop, with kid's snotty fingerprints all over it, the one I don't know. 

You.

The one with the back problems, or the chronic fatigue syndrome.  I pray for you, the one who feels guilt or a parenting decision and you, the one who feels bad about yelling at her kids today. 

I pray for you, the one who just lost her job and wonders how she will make rent.  I pray for you, who wonders if you even have enough gas money to get you to school.

I pray for the one who can't stop crying because something hurts and the one who can't stop smiling, trying to hide that everything hurts.

I think and pray for you the one whose fears and anxieties control every aspect of your life.  I pray for you who can't muster up the courage to pursue your dream.

You.

I'm praying for you, the one who just found out her parent has cancer and you, the one whose husband just said he's addicted to porn. 

The one whose child is not progressing as they should and the one whose child is spewing hate towards you.  I pray for you whose child is no longer earthside.  I pray for you as you make difficult parenting decisions regarding your teenager.  I pray for you who longs for a child to hold.

I pray for you, the one who feels ugly all the time, the one who hates her forehead and the one who believes her life isn't worthwhile unless she can fit into 'that dress' and get rid of 'those hips'. 

I pray for you as your grapple with the aftermath of abuse.  I pray for you, the one whose life is riddled with anger, yelling, raised voices and violence. 

I pray for the one who greets her husband with a torrent of critical words every night and the one who sends arrows of jealousy as you look in envy at your neighbor's perfect life.

You.

To you who thinks God hates you, He's distant, He's forgotten you; I pray for you.

I pray for you, who still feels the pang of your abortion, you who drowns in the guilt of the secet affair you had, and I pray for you who holds a dark secret that you just can't bring to light.

I pray for you whose husband who ignores you with a busy work schedule.  And you, the one with no husband at all.  I pray for you, with the husband on the couch, uninvolved.

I pray for you as your husband criticizes your cooking, your cleaning, your mothering skills and critques your physical body.  I pray for you, the one who is sure she's 'fallen out of love with her husband' and found her true love instead.

I pray for the one who looks like she has all her shit together, but really masks the pain with an addiction.  And you who contemplates if life is worthwhile.

You.

I pray for you who is overcome with depression and you, the one who feels worthless and you, the one who wonders just exactly how you will end your own life. 

I pray for you who lurks in the shadows of shame, you who hides behind the mask of pretension and you who covers her eyes and wishes the pain to go away.

I don't pray for you because I think I'm better than you.

I don't pray for you because I know the right answer.
I don't pray for you because my life is peachy.


I pray for you because I care about you, love you and want the best for your life.  I pray for you because I've been there.  Because I AM THERE.
 
So, from ME, the one who doesn't know you, the one who doesn't have it all together and has dealt with many of the above issues....and ME, the one who doesn't know how and why prayer works, but knows that God loves you and cares for you and has the best plans for your life....I'm praying for YOU! 

And I mean that.


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8 Comments:

At October 25, 2011 at 11:24 AM , Anonymous annaliseree said...

Beautiful Gen!  I feel the same way as I think of my readers and pray, wondering who they are and where they are at right now.  And I have been on your list in so many ways.  Thanks for praying!

 
At October 25, 2011 at 5:42 PM , Anonymous jewelsntreasures said...

I needed this today Gen! Thank you! I too pray for my readers whomever they may be and wherever they are.

 
At October 26, 2011 at 6:25 AM , Anonymous CJ Olson said...

Prayer is so important!  Praying for you and your family!! 

 
At October 26, 2011 at 9:58 AM , Anonymous Lynnae Haines said...

thanks:)

 
At October 27, 2011 at 7:49 PM , Anonymous Melissa Harris said...

Thank you! I loved reading this:)

 
At October 27, 2011 at 7:50 PM , Anonymous Melissa Harris said...

Thank you! I loved reading this:)

 
At November 3, 2011 at 2:52 PM , Anonymous Uniquely Normal Mom said...

Thank you, Caristy!  I've been in a season where I am seeing the value of prayer more and more!

 
At November 3, 2011 at 2:52 PM , Anonymous Uniquely Normal Mom said...

Thanks, Annalise.  :)

 

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