Chapter 25: Lord, use me to touch the lives of others.

          I can honestly say that this chapter speaks to me in great volumes. It has been a specific prayer of mine for a long time until God put on my heart to create S.A.V.E.D. I always loved God, but I very recently started my walk and taking my relationship with Him seriously about a year ago. I would go to church, do my devotions, read outside sources but I felt like there was something missing. 

          Stormie brings up a great point at the end of the chapter when she says,"If you love God, you will love people and it will motivate you to do whatever you can to help them". Often times we think we don't have the means to help others in addition to our own responsibilities but we overlook the simple fact that a PRAYER is worth more than any amount of material thing. Yes,there are needs like food, clothes, etc that must be fulfilled but prayer to the one who created and provides it all is worth so much more. Not only is your service or prayer helping your brother and sister in Christ, but it is also a form of gratitude to God. (2 Corinthians 9:12). As you continue to bless others in your life, God will use that to bless you even more. 

        Another point that was brought to my attention in this chapter was the fact that she mentioned "We can never move into all God has for us until we first move into intercessory prayer". I can definitely say I'm guilty of getting so caught up in praying for my personal needs that I forget to pray for others. I can't move forward in my spiritual life if I don't put others before me. Sometimes you just need to put your own needs aside and pray for others, then its amazing to see what you wanted for yourself gets answered before you even ask. "We release the flow of God's blessing TO us by letting them flow THROUGH us". So I want to challenge you ladies! :-) Regardless of what you're going through or dealing with this week, lets pray hard for someone else that we know is in need and as always I will be praying for all of you as well. Love you dearly, have a great rest of your week!