Friday, May 25, 2012

How I pray for my readers




I recently celebrated my 1st year blogiversary.  I was really excited because I actually completed one year of a project that I set out to do.  This may sound odd but it’s been so difficult with the autoimmune diseases that I really never know what day I’ll be able to blog and what day I won’t. 

Along with thinking about blogging I thought about praying.  That’s because I started another project on Oct. 31, 2011 and that is my Prayer Journal.  I took a composition book and started journaling my prayers (because I suffer from something that is called, “Fibro Fog” and it’s very difficult for me to pray in the same way that other people may pray.)  

I don’t close my eyes, bow my head and think through my prayers in my head.  Instead I write them to God.
What you may not realize is that I actually pray for YOU!  It’s true.  I ask each week that God speak to the people that I write to through my blogging.  I have no idea who is going to read which post, nor what they will think when reading it, nor do I know what they are thinking unless they reply to the blog entry with a comment.
So I will write to you what the first two things that I wrote in my prayer journal say.  This may/may not surprise you.

1.     I need to spend more time listening to others than I do talking.
2.     I need to not be critical of others even if I believe those things are true.


When I write my prayers I pray I just talk to God as if I were writing a letter to Him.  It works for me!  When I come across someone online who is asking for prayer, I just write it out to God and commit it to Him.   I try to never embarrass anyone by asking them more than they want to share with me and in the left-hand column I have the section marked as this “Answered.”  This way I am committed to praying for this person until I find out that they have come to a conclusion of what they were asking for. 

So you may wonder about those first two prayers that I wrote.  Well they have not yet been “answered.”  I’m still working on them today and every day.  The one person that knows me best is God and then is my husband, John.  He never reads this journal but he knows about it.  I decided that I needed to amp up what I am doing in prayer about my husband and bought a journal with thought provoking questions and verses and comments.  It’s called, “Closer to MyHusband.”  I’ll still pray for him in my Prayer Journal but I will do more of this in that journal and commit more of my prayer journal to praying for you!

15 comments:

Ann said...

You are truly a wonderful person. It is nice to know that some one out there is praying for me. I love that despite your illness, you find ways to better yourself!

John Mullin said...

I love you and will always be here for you.

Clancy Cash Harrison MS, RD, LDN said...

You are such a sweet person. This is the nicest post I have read. Thank you and I pray for you and your comfort too.

Unknown said...

Aww that's such a sweet thing to do.

Ruth Cox aka abitosunshine said...

What a blessing to know I am being prayed for. Thank you, Carolyn.

Irene said...

Thanks Carolyn! From your reader here in the Philippines.

Beck Valley Books said...

Your a special person Carolyn and to think that you pray for your friends is truly wonderful xx

LOVE MELISSA:) said...

This is one of the nicest posts! You truly are a special person!!

Kristyn said...

what a wonderful post! you are an amazingly kind and wonderful person :)

Danielle S said...

This is really a neat post. God Bless you, my dear.

Danielle @ Royalegacy

Unknown said...

How kind! Thank you for your prayers.

Shopping Tips And Tricks said...

That's wonderful! I also have an autoimmune disease & there are days that I don't feel like blogging, but with the kind of blogging I do, I have not choice. I really have to blog everyday. So, I know what it feels like.

Diane said...

Carolyn you have to be one of the most sincere people i have ever "met". You do so many wonderful and nice things for other people! I hope you are having a nice memorial day weekend!

Unknown said...

When my hubby and I first got married, I started a journal for him and I. I would write in it and lay it on his pillow, he'd read and respond and write something back to me. It was fun and interesting, it was a weekly love letter to each other.

I think your journals are great!!

Unknown said...

THANKS FOR PRAYING FOR ME--I WILL PRAY FOR YOU AND WELCOME BACK

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