When You Stand

And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. Mark 11:25 NIV

Forgive.

What if our forgiving gift to another is not only to free us but to tear down the prison they are in so that they can reach for Jesus Christ and know Him as their risen Saviour.  

Let's be bold, lets start thanking God in prayer for people who are in our lives, and those who are maybe just on the fringe of our life but are deeply involved in the lives of those we love. And Pray too for the difficult people, mean people, hurtful people, because we are, could very well be, the only bit of God's light they see. And if they allow His light in their hearts eternity could be theirs!

And Praying for those who have hurt us will do two things -- change your attitude and change them. Because praying in the name of Jesus is so so much more powerful than we can relate in our regular thought process. 

Often we can not face people in person, some may resist our help, spurn our appeals, and reject our suggestions, but whoa they are powerless against our prayers! 

Pray, offering forgiveness, for those you love, and especially those you don't ! now, today!