To Pray or To Judge

Santa Claus checking the naughty and nice list
William Rogers Snow

Are you open? Or closed? Do you share burdens, or lock them up? 


As an official prayer warrior, let me tell you something. God wants you to receive help. I've come to dearly love praying for people and I'm convinced many others have the same passion. Maybe God chooses prayer warriors. Maybe hardship gives birth to a passion for prayer. Or maybe what starts as discipline, becomes passion.


Whatever.


The important thing?  Know we're out there. Prayer warriors. Wanting to pray. Needing to pray. Loving to pray.


If everyone walks around with their burdens locked up, what's a prayer warrior to do? There's no shame in having a hard time. With anything. Is there shame in hiding your burdens? Maybe.


Would you rather figure it out yourself? Do you wonder if someone will betray you if they knew? Do you see value in a certain persona and work hard to keep up that image? 


Maybe pride keeps you from soaring. Stifle it. 


In your path somewhere, you'll find a prayer warrior. Please...take her hand, pull her aside, and share your burdens. Without shame or fear.


You have much to gain. And your prayer warrior friend? You'll bless her. This is work God has given her to do.


And trusting her? Just do it. See Santa Claus up there in that painting? He's busy judging. Those who pray? They have no time to judge. Those who judge? They have no time to pray.


If you don't personally know a prayer warrior, leave me a comment with your request. Comments are on delay and your comment won't be published. I'm the prayer warrior in your midst. Put me to work.


Leave me your name or use the anonymous feature. I can make it work either way. You can also e-mail me at christine4431(at)ymail(dot)com.


Through prayer you have divine intervention to gain, and nothing to lose. Except pride.


James 5:13-16
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

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