I know a lot of people pray for me, but really, the only person I trust to pray for me is me. I don’t know what the content of the prayers of others are so I can’t trust anybody’s prayer. Honestly, I’m grateful and thankful for their prayers but I cannot just sit down and depend on the prayers of other people if I’m to do the work God has called me to do. In the same manner, you cannot rely on me to pray for you because I may not pray the way you want.
The Bible says, “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God” (Romans 8:26-27). The Holy Spirit is there to help you pray aright, in accordance with God’s will. Never make the mistake of assuming some ‘special’ Christians are praying for you, otherwise you just might discover one day that you’re standing alone. Haven’t you noticed that the more we tell people to pray for us, the more they seem to forget to pray?
As an individual there are many things you should exercise your faith for; nobody else can do that for you. You can agree in prayer with someone but that shouldn’t in any way make you a ‘prayer collector.’ The only way to learn how to pray is to pray. Learn to pray for yourself and by yourself today.
