Grace to forgive prayer-walk

On my morning prayer-walk (winter is here - brrr), I was praying for motorists as they were passing by. As usual, this was done in an inconspicuous way. (I am still praying for the 1 million people in New Zealander to be saved.

Since 6 November 2006, I have prayed for 115 157 motorists. (Distance walked: 876 km). I keep combined statistics here: Prayer and adwalks database

It is about 2 months now since the Holy Spirit started prompting me to be sensitive while interceding for motorists, because He would lay on my heart specific things to pray for as specific people would pass by.

Bearing into a light icy wind, as I was walking up a hill, with some vehicles passing by, I was in an instant struck by the words: "grace to forgive".
I realised that, since I was praying in the spirit, it was a prompting of the Holy Spirit to pray that for someone. As I walked along, praying that for the person (only God knows who and why), I realised the profoundness of those words. It is in a way a wonderful blessing to receive the grace to forgive. After all ... I often thank God for His grace by which He forgives me.

Yes, we have been redeemed through his blood, as He forgave our sins ... all in accordance with the riches of His grace.
(as in Ephesians 1:7)

Lord Jesus
I pray that You make us more like You.

I pray for the that person who drove by me today ... I know it was either the silver or red car. As they need the grace to forgive someone in their lives, I thank You now Lord that it was You who first forgave us - through Your grace.

And as we live under Your grace, help us to be gracious to others ... and forgiving.

So Lord I ask that You will just give that person a measure of grace ... boldness in the heart ... to simply forgive

to forgive ... without strings attached

and that a relationship will be restored

And I pray that this will lead to a fresh and new relationship with You too Lord.

Someone who we don't even know, will draw closer to You
because Your Holy Spirit prompted prayer for that person
... because Your love is of such a full measure that You will do what is needed to get your children back in their relationship with You

Ohh ... Grace to forgive ...

... ... ... ...
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Thank You for that Father God
Thank You Holy Spirit
Thank You, thank You Jesus

amen

... I knew from the moment when the car passed me, there would be more than only that motorist who was to be included in this prayer. And I know in my spirit that this prayer was for some who would read these words.

If you are wiping tears from your eyes, be encouraged - I am still praying for you.

Lord give us grace to forgive ...
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One prayer for a whole busload - and for YOU

55,517 motorists prayed for since 6 November 2006.
(Distance walked: 330 km)

As I passed a bus, full of passengers, I was so encouraged to know I had a few seconds to pray for all of them.

Encouraged, because I know that God (who knows the number of hairs on my head) knows the passengers each one intimately. For some He is waiting ... With some He is communing ... and in that short prayer I prayed, He could touch each one of them ...

Our God is an awesome God - He who knows even the stars by name ... It is not too difficult for Him to hear a prayer for a whole busload of people and then know them by name and their needs - it is a bit mind-blowing to think about that. But it grows your faith!

Psalm 147:4 (NIV)
 4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.

So He knows your deepest thoughts, dear reader as I pray for you now ...

Father,
As I pray for this person right now, I ask that You will reach in as his/her "will" allows you now

... to touch that heart with Your loving kindness

... and to lift those burdens which keeps pulling downwards

... and to fill those empty holes

... and to warm that the very deepest corners in this heart which needs to be revived for You, Lord

... and I ask Lord that You will let him/her experience Your closeness
yes, Your very presence right now

... and Lord I pray that You fill their hearts with Your PEACE right now ... even as he/she reads this right now.

Lord God, You have created all those stars - and You know them by name
I ask that who-ever reads this, (and who You know by name), will be touched so deeply right now,
that they will not be able to keep it for themselves, but share it with someone they know.

Bless them

I ask this in Jesus' name
amen

A dizzy prayerwalk

I am currently spending about 2 hours daily on racewalk training. I use this opportunity to pray for the motorists that pass by me. The "one-in-a-million prayerwalk" is an attempt to pray for 1 000 000 individuals, while also praying for 1 000 000 to be saved in New Zealand.

Yesterday's prayerwalk during peak time traffic was enough to make me quite dizzy while praying ... BUT I know the Lord knows each one of the people and I cannot pray fast and enough for each person. Some of these precious people have not been prayed for in some time - I know this in my heart. This is very encouraging for me.

Since 6 November 2006 I have prayed for 27,456 motorists, and have walked a distance of 174 km.


29 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 944
Northcote / Torbay / Brownsbay - Distance walked: 10 km

28 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 2,458
East Coast Rd / Constellation Drive - Distance walked: 6 km

26 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 3,053
East Coast Rd / Constellation Drive / Sunset Drive - Distance walked: 9 km

23 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 1,014
Browns Bay - Distance walked: 5 km

22 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 115
Northcote - Distance walked: 5 km

21 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 960
Takapuna / Milford / Mairangi Bay / Browns Bay - Distance walked: 20 km

20 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 300
Northcote - Distance walked: 3 km

20 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 2,179
Takapuna / Albany Highway / Constellation / East Coast Bays Road - Distance walked: 17 km

19 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 2,534
Albany Highway / East Coast Bays Road - Distance walked: 12 km

16 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 317
Browns Bay - Distance walked: 5 km

15 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 2,400
East Coast Bays / Constellation / Barbados - Distance walked: 14 km

14 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 2,455
Takapuna / Glenfield / Browns Bay - Distance walked: 12 km

13 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 2,400
Browns Bay / Constellation Drive / Browns Bay - Distance walked: 12 km

12 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 2,400
Takapuna / Sunny Nook / Browns Bay - Distance walked: 12 km

10 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 446
East Coast Bays / Northcote - Distance walked: 5 km

7 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 2,400
Takapuna-Albany-Browns Bay - Distance walked: 15 km

6 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 1,080
Browns Bay / Windsor park / Takapuna - Distance walked: 12 km

Thank You Lord for this talent
Thank You Lord for health and energy
Thank You Lord for equipping us for what we need to do in our lives
amen