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Todd was sitting at his desk filled with despair. His marriage was in trouble, he did not have a good relationship with his children. His company was laying off workers in the recession, and Todd worried he might lose his job. As he opened one of his desk drawers he spotted a business card with a mustard seed glued on one side. He turned it over and saw a note that someone was praying for him.
He remembered the church retreat held eight years before. He was a new Christian as well as new to the church. He wanted to grow in his faith. It was a wonderful time as his faith was coming alive. He remembered the afternoon when they placed cards with their names on them and then exchanged them with other participants. They agreed to pray for the person on the card for an entire year. No one knew the identity of their prayer partner.
The person praying for Todd would send unanimous notes throughout the year to let him know that he was lifted up in prayer. Those notes always lifted Todd's spirit and always seemed to come at a time when he felt discouraged.
Seeing the card in his desk drawer that he did not even remember keeping inspired a new sense of hope in his life.
The apostle Paul in his letter complimented the believers for their acts of faith. Paul promised to keep them in his prayers, "For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding."
He remembered the church retreat held eight years before. He was a new Christian as well as new to the church. He wanted to grow in his faith. It was a wonderful time as his faith was coming alive. He remembered the afternoon when they placed cards with their names on them and then exchanged them with other participants. They agreed to pray for the person on the card for an entire year. No one knew the identity of their prayer partner.
The person praying for Todd would send unanimous notes throughout the year to let him know that he was lifted up in prayer. Those notes always lifted Todd's spirit and always seemed to come at a time when he felt discouraged.
Seeing the card in his desk drawer that he did not even remember keeping inspired a new sense of hope in his life.
The apostle Paul in his letter complimented the believers for their acts of faith. Paul promised to keep them in his prayers, "For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding."
