I had the privilege of spending a couple hours with my prayer warrior yesterday, Lois. She is soon to be 93 and is still being used by God to give godly wisdom to so many who seek it. She is such a wonderful gift. On the sentimental side, she is like a second mom to me. Yet, being a prayer warrior is truly what this second mom does. I share the names of those I’m counseling with Lois (with their permission). Yesterday, I needed to tell her that one of the men had specifically asked me to share his need with that prayer warrior lady. He needed someone bombarding heaven with this current need of his. I told her this yesterday along with the need and she just smiled saying, “he is right at the top of my prayer list”.

One of the needs I shared with Lois yesterday was from an abuse victim–dad using daughter in her childhood. She is now is her 40’s and we have been working through this time of trauma. We had a meeting with her parents attending several months ago. Her dad is now in his own counseling. She is wanting to speed his own recovery along so he will see the damage he did to his own daughter. As I shared this wit Lois, she pointed me to a devotional she had read many years ago and God had highlighted some of it for her. It is very relevant for this present need. It states: “We all know how difficult it is to rescue a drowning person who tries to help his rescuer, and it is equally difficult for the Lord to fight our battles for us when we insist upon trying to fight them ourselves. It is not that God will not but that He cannot, for our interference hinders His work. Spiritual forces cannot work if we are trusting earthly forces.”

This father is dealing with 60+ years of being prideful and arrogant about who he is. He is finally getting help. He is a believer which is good. As difficult as waiting on God’s timetable is, it is what is needed at the moment. The daughter and I have had these conversations, but the quote above says it so well. Trusting God during crisis is never easy. Having a prayer warrior is always a GIFT!