What I Have to Give for Valentine's

Last week I mentioned wanting to give a great gift for Valentine's. I even hinted that I had an idea of what that gift would be.

I did a lot of praying and considering because I wanted to make sure it was God's idea and not mine, and it is still on my heart. In fact, I'm probably more excited about it now than I was then. So...

For Valentine's, I want to offer to pray for you, but not just a "lift you up in prayer where I'm sitting" pray for you. I want to take a bit of time, seek God's heart, and write a prayer for you personally.

I do this with friends and sometimes with people the Lord brings into my life, and with very few exceptions, He uses this to really bless people in ways that are so beyond my abilities.

This is how we are going to do this:
If you want me to pray for you, I need you to comment HERE. If you comment on FB, I may not see it because I don't see "share" comments. So, comment here. If you don't have a Google account, don't worry. Also, these comments will not be published. I will use them for the purpose of prayer and contact and then delete them permanently from my computer.

In the comment, give me a name. If you don't want me to have your real name, I'm totally groovy with that. Just give me any name. You can be "OceanOscar" and not like the ocean or be named Oscar for all I care. I just need a way to identify you. God knows who you are, but "Anonymous" is fairly popular and so are Dr. Who references. If you don't want to use your name, please give me a creative alternative so the chance of twins showing up in my inbox is minimal. :-)

If you want it to be sent to you privately, I need a contact email. Again, this is SOLELY for the purpose of this contact. Once I've emailed you, your contact information is removed from my computer permanently. If I do not have a contact email, I will post your prayer on my blog in a post containing all prayers with no personal contact information. I will NOT post anything that will shame or hurt you. I do not air personal laundry for public viewing. First of all, my God doesn't work that way. Second, that is just not acceptable, in my opinion. If I feel the Lord gives me something personal that would be inappropriate for public viewing, I will simply put in my post "Name: Please contact me" or something like that.

If you have something specific you want me to pray for, tell me. If you just want prayer, I'm totally good with that. Usually, that is where these things go anyway.

I will send out emails and post any non-email prayers February 14th, Texas time. I've never done this before, so I have no clue what kind of response to expect. Just in case, let's not push our time limits. The sooner you comment, the more time I have to pray and seek God, so please don't wait till the last minute, and if you find this after Valentine's Day, please don't think you missed it. God says you will find Him when you seek Him. Valentine's Day is a human concept. He loves you all the time. Send me a comment. I'll pray. He'll respond.

So there you go! The best thing I have to give!

I'm already praying it blesses you!

And for those wondering, yes!, absolutely pass this on to folks you know who will be blessed! I am a solid believer in spreading the love and blessing around. Like I said, I don't need to know the person I'm praying for. God already does, and I happen to know He absolutely loves them to the core of who they are, and maybe that is exactly what He wants to tell them....maybe that is exactly what they need to hear.

Share the blog. Spread the love. :-)