Sometimes during my workout, I take the word “neighbor” literally as the person on the machine next to me. Yesterday someone was there and as I was working out I started praying for him. I prayed for him, his family, his friends, and his job, but it felt jumbled and messy, and not quite right.
I stopped myself for a moment and thought…
Holy Spirit, please give me the words to pray for this man.
I think I was hoping for specifics about him to better pray for this one man, but the next thoughts that started flowing through my mind were…
Let him Glorify You with his life,
Let him Glorify You through his marriage,
Let him Glorify You through his children,
Let him Glorify You through his job,
Let him Glorify You through his family,
Let him Glorify You through his friends.
Let him Glorify You in all aspects of his life.
Let him Glorify You with his life.
Halfway through this prayer I realized that these words were not mine, they did not come from me. I realized this prayer had been given to me.
I am still in awe of this perfect prayer. It’s beautiful simplicity and it’s perfect logic that both allow it to be prayed over everyone while keeping it always aligned with His will.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
– James 1:17