We talked about praying to God with concerns without giving Him the solution. We need to trust that God knows the solution. He just needs us to lay out the concern. Focus our attention in the Spirit on the need.
A small group I participate with when I’m in town is studying James. We just hit chapter 5 where James talks about praying for others and ourselves.
One of the guys, who has also shared with me alone the same thought, brought up about praying with intention. We talk about being able to share in Spiritual conversations wherever you may be whenever the door opens. He had decided to visit a local bar and prayed with intention for God to bring someone into his life with whom to share a Spiritual conversation.
And, so it happened.
Interesting. There are several things happening in that story. There is trust in God. There is the vision to actually ask God. Then there is the response–he actually had to get up out of his easy chair, tell his wife he was going to a local bar (that could be the end of it for me–just kidding), and have the courage to sit there and then respond to someone’s need.
As he encouraged me, I prayed with intention for God to just bring people into my life. I’m looking at some life changes, so it seemed timely advice. Amazing. I had two conversations the other afternoon in the space of three hours where two people came into my life with answers to things that had burdened my heart for months.
Why wait so long? It is true. As part of your daily (or three-times-a-day) prayers, concentrate on asking God to bring people into your life. Of course, then you have to be open to these people. And you may have to go to work.
Faith Venture 
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