Some intercessors are list prayers and their focus is for those list. Unfortunately not all intercessors are list prayers--some of us have different focuses. Perhaps some of you might be willing to share how you handle list prayers, especially when you have a different focus in praying. How do you help encourage those who have needs when it comes to prayer and they look to someone to come alongside of them in prayer.
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Great response and insight, it is very sensitive to the needs of others. The Lord can use those prayers to encourage others to pray more and to trust Him.
Those words are an encouragement to me also.
Blessings
Vicki
Min Jackee
The words in your reply "I have a prayer pattern", say a lot. A pattern of prayer may be unique and personal for each intercessor.
Thank you for stating it like you did.
Blessings
I hope this answers your question about list prayers!
I am not a list pray-er...anymore...
The volume of prayer requests I receive is extremely overwhelming to me. I struggle with chronic sickness, and I am home a lot. The majority of the prayer requests I receive is through the internet on my home computer. Several months ago, I told God that if I get one more prayer request, I'm going to throw my computer out the window! (I've recovered from that moment of frustration!)
Since then, though, God has given me a way to cope with the overwhelming volume and INTENSITY of prayer requests!
In addition to my own "blood-family," God has given me a "spiritual-family," of His choosing, that He has burdened my heart with such passion and has called me to FERVENTLY intercede for! They are my priority prayer assignment! I fast and fervently pray for extended periods of time for them on a very regular basis.
Next on my priority prayer list are the people on my "Prayer Wall."
When I receive prayer requests from the internet, I try to pray for them immediately as I am reading them. If I sense the Holy Spirit has not burdened my heart to pray more than that, I either keep the prayer request on my computer or delete it...and trust that God will bring it to my mind and heart again if He wants me to be in prayer again for that particular request.
However, if I sense the Lord burdening my heart to continue praying for that request, I either print it out or print out the person's picture. After I print it out, I cut around it, and tape it to my "Prayer Wall."
This is EXTREMELY HELPFUL to me! As I walk past my wall, I am able to lay my hand on a picture or request and lift up to God a quick, bullet prayer for that person. (Short, quick, bullet prayers work too!)
I may either move onto another picture, and do the same thing, or keep walking...it all depends on the Spirit's prompting.
Some days, I stand at the wall and lay hands on and pray for everyone...and somedays, I pray for one or a few at a time...but eventually, they ALL get prayed for!
Last, but NOT least, are the people and requests that the Lord "just suddenly out-of-the-blue brings to my mind!" If the Lord brings a person to my mind or my heart, I offer up a prayer for that person!
I hope that encourages someone to keep praying rather than get overwhelmed! Keep praying, my brothers and sisters...as the Lord directs! HE is FAITHFUL! HE helps us! HE knows we cannot possibly carry the burden for EVERYONE! JESUS did THAT on the cross! Our job is to follow the Holy Spirit's prompting...and take on His yoke...for His yoke is easy and His burden is light!
LOVE YOU ALL, my praying friends!
Love,
Anne
You really shared your heart in your answer to this question. Many struggle with this issue, and I can only pray the others will see your reply and allow the Lord to help them in not being over burdened with many prayer items. Blessings.
Perhaps others have reasons for being a list prayer, or would love to tell of how their prayers have progressed over time and as their relationship with the Lord grew. Plese feel free to share.