Pray Specifically

“For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. The Incomparable Christ For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians 1:9-14

There are many characteristics of God. He is omnipresent, omniscient, all-powerful, loving, kind, faithful, considerate, fair, and just in dealing with His creation. However, we often overlook the fact that He is a God of specifics. He specifically spoke our world into being. And He is specifically interested in every area of your life. In looking over the prayers recorded in the Bible, we find God’s people were very exact in their requests.

We especially see this in the prayers of the apostle Paul. We never read where he prayed for God to “just bless” a particular group of people. Instead, he made individual requests for individual people based on individual needs.

God lifts the level of our prayers as we learn to trust Him to meet the specific needs in our lives and the lives of others. If you are not sure how to pray for an individual, ask God to lead you in prayer through the power of the Holy Spirit.

When we pray in specifics, we learn to pray according to God’s purpose and not our own. He always accomplishes His will through specific means. Pray specifically for the needs of those around you. Make a list as you pray, and watch God answer your prayers.

Our prayers emphasize the power available to us.