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missionary envy
By Amber | July 28, 2008
I have a secret to confess: I’ve always been a little jealous of missionaries. What’s to envy, you ask? The prayer support. Whenever I get a prayer letter from a missionary friend, I think, why doesn’t somebody pray for me like this? Sure, my parents pray for me, and my grandmother has faithfully prayed for me every day of my life. But I’m talking about specific prayer for specific things in my life. And not just for a week or a month, but ongoing, continual coverage.
So that’s why I was interested when I read this blog post by Reid Smith. In talking about ways for small group leaders to care for their own growth, he says:
“Ask a few people to pray for you and your family regularly. Make a point to give them an update and share specific things to pray about at the beginning, middle, and end of your group experience. You and your group are a target for the enemy and prayer coverage is an absolute must.” (emphasis added)
As we gear up for a new season of GROW groups, I encourage you to find some people you can trust to be faithful in praying for you and your family. Get your own prayer support. And give your own prayer updates. Remember that we are on the same mission as those missionaries we pray for, so we need to be as deliberate in carrying out our mission as they are.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 8:22 am
I totally know how you feel. I envy the clarity of vision/purpose that most missionaries hold. And, I think it’s that strong grasp of, and commitment to, God’s purposes that helps them be so focused on prayer and prayer requests. God inspire us to pray and to seek the prayers of our brothers and sisters.