Pray and Go 11

Pray & Go: A 30-Day Prayer Journey based on the book by Thom S. Rainer

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Day 11, September 4: Writing outwardly

Notes:

Today’s action step might require expanding the boundaries of your comfort zone. For the first ten days of this challenge, you have primarily been praying for people or looking at Scripture. Today, I will ask you to write a note to someone. The ideal person to write to is your “one” from Day 10. If your “one” is someone you hardly know, it might be premature to write to them. For this particular exercise, it is important to write to someone who is not a Christian – or, at the very least, is not active in a church. Let God handle the response. The recipient may not know how to respond appropriately. He or she may have mixed-up priorities. He or she might be going through personal pain and not have the emotional stamina to respond. That’s okay. You are writing a letter of grace and encouragement. Above all, our letter is a letter of love. Take a moment and read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is others-focused instead of self-focused. It’s all about how we can help and serve the other person. Are you ready to write your letter, send your text, or type your email? Remember, it doesn’t have to be long, I encourage you to write it as soon as possible so you won’t put it off. Right before you put the letter in the mailbox or hit send for the text or email, say a prayer. Pray that god will use your words to make a big difference in the life of the recipient. Pray that God will be glorified in this letter, text, or email.
(Pray & Go, by Thom S. Rainer, pgs. 83, 85, 86, 88)