How to Pray for the People You Love

There are some people you don't just think about-- you carry them. A child making choices that scare you. A friend drifting from Jesus. Someone suffering, lonely, or pull in in the wrong direction. You love them deeply but you can't control them. 

So, what do you do with that burden? 

In 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, Paul shows us what love does when it cannot fix, control, or be present: love turns into prayer. 

Listen as Pastor Noah preaches from 1 Thessalonians 3 and shows us how to pray for the people we love: thanking God for the grace we see, praying earnestly for unfinished faith, asking God for overflowing love, and praying that those we love would be ready to meet Jesus. 

If you love people, pray for them-- not just that life would get easier, but that their faith would grow deeper. 

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