Dear God,

You tell us through Paul in Philipianns 4 to not be anxious about anything and in everything to pray with thanksgiving, and present our requests to You.

Here is my prayer:

At this very moment, my grandpa is undergoing a quadruple bypass heart surgery to fix problems discovered during a heart attack he suffered last week. I pray today for strength. Strength for my family, my grandma, the nurses and doctors performing the operation and especially for my grandpa. I pray that the doctors are able to repair his heart and that when the time comes to take him off the machines I pray that his heart takes over in a way that only You can orchestrate.

I know that aging and death are a natural part of Your plan and I know in my heart that what waits for Your believers in heaven is something greater than anything we can experience in this lifetime. But I still struggle with the pain of seeing someone I love hurting. Please heal our pains and provide us comfort.

I ask that You use this opportunity of togetherness to unite our family so we can share in Your mercy and grace. I pray that those that don’t know You see You working in their lives and the life of grandpa and reach out to You for help. I pray for laughs, smiles and happiness during these difficult times. And Lord God, more than anything else, I pray for my grandpa’s heart.

Amen.

P.S. – As a special prayer for my Grandpa, I pray the Colts win big on Sunday night. The excitement of a close game is always fun but after a successful surgery I think his heart would appreciate an easy win.

I stumbled across the Twitter profile for pastor Mark Driscoll from The Resurgence (@pastormark) and his Twitter bio struck a chord.

He describes himself simply as “A nobody trying to tell everybody about Somebody.”

I wish I could say the same thing about myself. Too often I take credit for my successes and find excuse for my failures. I don’t share the good news of Jesus Christ often enough.

If I could just let the power of the Holy Spirit guide me, I could use my gifts to share the power of God with those that don’t know him.

What about you? What does your walk look like? Want to talk about it?