A Prayer Partner

“Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:19-20

I met my sister in the Lord and prayer partner our freshmen year in college. Over the 25 years we have known each other, we have prayed through loss, sickness, weariness, financial needs, family issues, and believed God to do what only He can do in our lives. Our praying together was the reason the Lord brought us together—the friendship was an added blessing. Anytime we talk on the phone, most often by the end of the conversation, we are praying.

The Bible says, every good and perfect gift comes from above (see James 1:17). My sister, God wants to bless you with a sister who will stand with you in prayer. Maybe it’s a co-worker, a next door neighbor, a colleague, or a sister at church, ask your Father to give you a sister in the Lord who loves God, genuinely loves you and loves to pray.

She loves God.
If she loves God, she will care more about pleasing Him than pleasing you. This is powerful in a prayer partner because out of her love for God, she will help keep your focus on Him.

She loves you.
A prayer partner cares about everything you’re going through, and when you pray together, you can sense her love and heart’s desire for God’s perfect will to be accomplished within you and through you.

She loves to pray.
She loves spending time in God’s presence. She knows where healing takes place, where empty cups are filled and where God does His greatest works in our hearts. She understands the significance of prayer.

Application: Find a sister in the comments who need a prayer partner and connect with her to schedule a time to pray together.

Prayer: Father, I desire a prayer partner. Send me that sister that can stand with me in prayer and I stand with her. I pray she deeply loves you, loves me, and loves to pray. Thank you Father. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

(Read Acts 4:24-31; Revelation 11:4)