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I can't help it but sometimes when I look in here, I'm just overwhelmed with all the prayer requests. And it's not just here, outside of the forum in our real lives, there are a lot of hurting people who need prayers too. I guess what I wanted to say is if you're looking for prayer but see that no one or not many people have replied that they're praying for you, just look at the number of views column. Sometimes, we may not post but we are definitely praying for you. I might just have to keep a prayer book to jot down all the requests! Does anyone do that? I've always just sat down and silently prayed on whatever I remember or comes to mind.
On the thought of prayer though, could someone pray for me? My baptism is coming up and from what other people have said, I will be spiritually attacked in the weeks leading to the actual event. I would really appreciate it if someone could pray that God will give me continued strength to endure and persevere those coming days. Also, another issue has been heavy on my heart. I've read about rewards with our behaviour in the Bible. Some people refer to these as the crowns while others see them as the main reward - eternal life and whatever else that brings. I understand the purpose of telling us about the rewards - it is there to give us encouragement to persevere when we are down but the danger is to run the race with only the reward in mind (for the wrong purposes). If I can have one wish today, it will be that I will forget that I ever read those passages because now every time I do something good or kind, the rewards come to mind. It feels more like a burden than anything else.
Thanks!
On the thought of prayer though, could someone pray for me? My baptism is coming up and from what other people have said, I will be spiritually attacked in the weeks leading to the actual event. I would really appreciate it if someone could pray that God will give me continued strength to endure and persevere those coming days. Also, another issue has been heavy on my heart. I've read about rewards with our behaviour in the Bible. Some people refer to these as the crowns while others see them as the main reward - eternal life and whatever else that brings. I understand the purpose of telling us about the rewards - it is there to give us encouragement to persevere when we are down but the danger is to run the race with only the reward in mind (for the wrong purposes). If I can have one wish today, it will be that I will forget that I ever read those passages because now every time I do something good or kind, the rewards come to mind. It feels more like a burden than anything else.
Thanks!
