Praying for our loved ones...

I just wanted to post a word of encouragment to people who are praying for friends, family, and loved ones that appear to be going the opposite direction in which they know to go.  One of my mentors taught that we can pray and ask God to pull back the forces of darkness that are surrounding them long enough for them to make a conscious decision to choose life and God's way of doing things.  Pray that God would shine light into the dark areas in their life that they may be able to recognize, accept, and walk in the Truth of God.

We have been given power, dominion, and authority - but not over another person's free will.  So our prayer is that God would illuminate their mind/will/thoughts to recognize the Truth, not the lies of the enemy.  We ask God to remove the blinders that the god of this world continually places before people who have not truly learned who He is and who they are in Him.  We then pray to the Lord of the harvest that He would send a laborer across their path that would give a fit word in due season that brings repentance and restoration.  The re-dedicated soul is the goal - that God get the glory.

All I can say is Pray, PraY, PRAY!!! With out ceasing, at all times, from a place of understanding, in the spirit, just do it - pray.  Will you stand in the gap and intercede?  Supplicate? Pray...