~ The Nexus of Nexts…
Faith
is independent of what we can see or discern with our physical senses. Praying
for things that are easily discernible physically can often block our faith as
the ‘temporal reality’ of ‘what is’ blocks our vision of ‘what could be’ or ‘what
is, by faith.’
A more excellent way,
or a ‘purer form of faith’, therefore, is to pray for things that are
totally unseen or not discernible physically.
God has invited me to
intercede for the ‘next’ in a series of important events or things in my life,
including:
1.
The
‘next generation’ of my unborn descendants.
It
seems that the current generation is so rapture oriented that we assume we are
likely the last generation. Thus, we miss a major opportunity to sow powerful
spiritual seeds into the next generation. According to Jeremiah 1:5, God knows
these individuals, their personalities, giftings, purposes, etc. He knows when
and under which circumstances they will be born, will live, and will die, and,
eventually whether they will embrace His salvation gift. The prayer of faith
enables me to sow spiritual seeds into their lives before they are born, with prayers that will remain before God,
like incense, for a long time. God honors faith, and I can think of no better
way to exercise pure faith than to pray for those who are yet to cross the
threshold into this life. If you have offspring, you may likely have yet unborn
generations to come from your loins.
2.
The
‘next need’ I will experience,
reflecting/mirroring a greater need in the life of someone for whom God is
nudging me to pray. (See: Putting a Face on Faith) Needs we
have may very well be mere faint mirror reflections of much deeper needs being
felt by someone else on planet earth. In this manner, needs could be regarded
as God’s invitations and reminders to us to intercede. In the spirit of
exercising purer faith, praying for needs that have yet to manifest is ‘getting
ahead of the 8 ball’, so to speak. Again, our needs may not be solely our own,
but possibly God’s excellent way to encourage us to progress in the walk of
love by interceding for others with similar needs. This way, we don’t have to
wonder what to pray for…just let your needs point the way!
3.
The
‘next desire’ I will experience,
reflecting a greater, more intense desire in the life of someone for whom God
is nudging me to pray for, based on #2 above.
- The ‘next person’ I will have an opportunity to get to know. The past, present and future are ever before God. He knows the nitty-gritty details of the life of the next person you are about to meet. In the spirit of ‘purer faith’ based totally on things yet unseen (not yet manifested), praying for this person, your meeting, and potential relationship sows powerful seeds in advance, and sets you up to be able to say, ‘Hey, I’ve been praying for you specifically!’ when you first meet the person. Great conversation starter this is!
- The ‘next step’ to take during a current of future trial. Whenever we encounter a trial or test, the natural inclination is to look for the way out! While God promises to provide a way out (plus, He always is/becomes the way), He usually leads us out one step, one insight at a time. Praying in advance for this single, crucial ‘next step’, as opposed to the way out, exercises and increases our faith that we will eventually and successfully exit the trial or test in His grace.
I extend to you God’s
invitation to me, to tap into the power of proceeding possibilities by engaging
in intercessory prayer en avance for
your own ‘nexus of nexts’ that will shape and define the you that you are becoming.
