Intercession Week

Friends,

It's Intercession Week in my world. God spoke to me today about praying on behalf of others (definition of intercession) for their specific needs and even praying with others more frequently as the opportunity arises. That being said, I am inviting people who read this blog to send me their requests because I am making a special, extra time commitment to prayer this week.

I also just want to boast about my God a little bit. Shortly after Josh and I found out that we were pregnant in September of 2010, I listened to a message by Tom Yeakley called "Walking by Faith" (the message can be found and listened to here: http://savannahnavs.com/audio_classic.html). In the message, he encourages his listeners to make something called an impossible prayer list (a list of things that we, in our flesh, think are too big/hard/crazy/impossible for God to handle), which I did. The very first request on the list (selfishly) was for God to provide our family with a family vehicle. Specifically, we wanted a (free) mini-van. Yeakley encouraged me to pray for the requests on the list every day, which I did not do. I prayed diligently for a while; my faith waned, then I'd pick it back up again. Anyway, time passed, and still, no mini-van.

Until a couple of weeks ago, that is. I got a series of text messages from one of the biggest supporters of our ministry with several pictures of a mini-van that said supporter wanted us to have at no expense to us. I was in disbelief! My request (even with a small amount of faith) was nothing to my BIG God.

I want you to know that prayer is not something that we do as believers just to pass the time and look spiritual. Prayer is a powerful tool in our hands as we war on the face of Earth for the Kingdom of God (Ephesians 6:18).

My mini-van is just a small bit of proof that God listens to and answers the requests of His people, and our van will be here tomorrow! (See Matthew 7:7-11.)

So, back to YOUR requests. Send them to me. Comment here, on my facebook wall, send me a facebook message, email me. Whatever you prefer. I don't care how well I know you. I want to pray for you - maybe even seek God for impossible things on your behalf. Oh, and I hope this post encourages you to carve out some extra time to seek the Lord through prayer.

Thanks for reading!

Ash