Woken Up for Prayer

It’s 3:00 a.m., and the pain in my left side has woken me up. This is new for me, and it’s throbbing nonstop. I had been sleeping deeply, but my heating pad was off. It became the perfect storm that suddenly flooded my body with pain.

Next week’s steroid injection can’t come soon enough. Only five more days to wait. I’ve turned my heating pad back on and taken another muscle relaxer. Now, I am bathing everything in prayer.

As I began praying for my own healing and deliverance, God shifted my focus to those who have been unexpectedly swept away by the floodwaters in Texas. I can’t fully comprehend what so many people and their families are going through right now. I believe God woke me up to pray.

Join me in intercessory prayer for those who still need to be found and rescued. Pray for those who are already grieving the loss of a dear loved one. Pray that God’s peace will be found, and that His miracle-working power will be unleashed. Pray for the search and rescue personnel who are serving as God’s hands and feet during this crisis.

Often, God helps us see the greater pain around us so that we can view our own discomfort with a better perspective. Sometimes, God uses our pain to help us see the pain of others. We may think that all we can do is pray, but prayer invites the power of God into these situations.

My prayers will remain constant for them and for you.

“The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”

James 5:16 (NLT)