----DIFFERENCE MAKERS / PRAY-ERS'

--"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us."
---(1 John 5:14 / NIV)--

Do your friends and coworkers know that prayer is an important part of your life? Do you make prayer and conversation about prayer a part of your everyday encounters? We interact with people every day who would greatly appreciate knowing that someone is willing to pray for them. When faced with a problem or crisis, even people who don’t think of themselves as spiritual or religious will be open to imagining that there is a God who wants to be involved in their lives. Showing your confidence in God to answer prayer can be a profound step toward faith in the lives of people because they may not have anyone else who is willing to step up and have that conversation. Don’t minimize the profound effect you have when you open a door for God to work in someone else’s life. Don’t ever downplay the influence you can have for Jesus by simply offering to pray.

*THINK ABOUT IT*
--Can you think about a time when someone reached out to you simply because they knew you were a person who prays? Ask God for daily opportunities to pray for others—you may be the difference maker in their faith life.

*PRAYER*
--"Heavenly Father, I do have confidence that You hear and answer my prayers, and I want others to grow in that same confidence. Help me increasingly become one others know they can turn to for prayer. I want to make a difference. I want to have quiet time with you, knowing you do answer prayers, when we ask according to Your will. Thank You, Lord, that you even give us an example to pray in 'The Lord's Prayer', (Matthew 6:9-15), [Help us to remember to forgive others, as You always do for us, when we repent.] In Jesus’ name, amen.
Blessings,
Pastor Allen Jackson ---"As We Seek Your Face"/ (Jesus Draw Me Close) / Maranatha Singers ~ <https://youtu.be/VlIPLsDfv6o>>
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