Empty Words

Have you ever had something happen and you think, wow! Well today was one of those days. My morning walk is my thinking time. I’m not one that likes to have music pumping in my ears when I’m walking, although I love music. I enjoy the sounds of nature and at 5 am the world is still in stillness.

 I love to reflect, sometimes it’s a sound that brings on a thought, or even the day before events that might trigger my thoughts.

 I have been praying for an individual, I really don’t know this person, but through friends know this individual needs prayer. We need to see God’s healing power here. I have informed my friends that we would be praying and to pass this along to the family.

 As I was walking this morning I was thinking of this individual. Then my thoughts were led to how many times do we say we are praying for you or thinking of you and nothing more becomes of it.

 I humbly admit that I am guilty of this. How many times do I say empty words? How can I improve this in my life? Maybe it would help if I were to put it in a prayer book. Carry it with me, so when I say I’m praying for you or thinking of you I put that person’s name in it. This could be my daily reminder in my prayer time.

 As I returned home from my walk, I did my devotions- here was the wow moment! We look in Ephesians 1: 15-23. We see how the apostle Paul wrote prayers to encourage other believers. Bingo! Wow! As I see an area that I need to improve in my life; instead of using empty words. What an encouragement this passage was to me. When I say to someone I’m praying or thinking of them, why not back it up as Paul did with a written prayer sent to that person. With all the technology we have now, there are no limits. And then there is the good old fashion way of pen and paper.

 My prayer for me is to try and stop using empty words without action. I want to try to follow Paul’s example to back my words up with a written prayer to encourage others.

 It is so easy for us to use our words “loosely” and not follow up. Right now I’m imaging the great things that could happen in our lives, believers or not, if we would allow the Spirit to move.

 Praying for others is a privilege!!!