Last week my daughter lost her cell phone and I prayed that God would return it to her. My daughter does not acknowledge God, which suddenly threw a wrench into my praying: Is it right to ask God to do a “favor” for a person who shakes her fist at Him?
Today my next-door neighbor, who I almost never see, knocked on the door and unloaded major family problems at my kitchen table. She said she had come to me because of my faith. I assured her I would pray for her family, and then we held hands and prayed, though I am not at all sure of her relationship with God. Among the things I asked the Lord for were deliverance from drugs for a young woman who does not believe in Him, strength and perseverance for another woman who does not believe in Him, and wisdom for a young man who does not believe in Him.
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