If your a Seinfeld fan, which I am, you may recall the episode when Jerry and Elaine make rental car reservations. When they arrived at the ticket counter the attendant tells them that they didn’t hold their reservation. Jerry begins the process of explaining to the counter attendant the meaning of a reservation.
Watch…

I think this is a great example of customer service these days, but only Jerry makes it funny.
I also think this is sometimes a good example of prayer life.
Do you ever ask someone to pray for you?

Do people ask you to pray for them?
What an honor to pray for someone and have someone pray for you!! I feel like it is really the most powerful thing we can do for someone. And to ask someone to pray for you puts one in an amazing place of humility and according to Scripture…God loves a humble heart!!
I have to be honest when i tell you…I’m finally starting to get this. Used to be when someone asked me to pray for them, i would say i would but quickly i would forget them when it came to prayer time. I used to think that to actually ask someone to pray for me would be a sign of weakness, you know…I’ve got it covered don’t bother…even when i needed the prayer badly.
I have actually had someone say to me “don’t pray for me, pray for yourself!” after telling them i would pray for them. Maybe they sensed it was just something i was just giving lip service to.
Just like the lady at the ticket counter! Anyone can just say they will pray!
 

God has really convicted me on this. After all, when you say your gonna pray for someone they are taking you at your word…that you’re going to pray for them. And how prideful of me to not want or ask for prayer. What a gift…it is a prayer!! I need prayer (feel free to pray for me anytime friends)!
1 Thessalonians 1:2-5

New American Standard Bible (NASB)


2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,4 knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you; 5 for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.


One thing that has helped me to “keep the reservation” is to make a prayer list. It is very special to me to write someones name on that list. You’re on my list! It helps to keep me focused, really it is my prayer to-do list:)
Do you have a prayer list?
If so…could you add me to it?!
Just a reminder that i will be back soon (hopefully Friday) to post about the Alcohol Inked Tiles.
I think you will so enjoy these inks!!
xo