As I was taking my power walk this morning, I was reminded of my need and God's grace in my life and I began to talk to my Heavanly Father about the people I love. As I poured my heart out to God for this one and then another, I began to ask that "Sammy" would see his need...his need to know the God who created and loves him and that, as he sees his need, God would reveal and extend his amazing grace to meet that need.
We know that in order for Sammy to make any genuine change, he must first feel a need to do so and once he feels the need, he must see some way to make the change.
The problem is, In Sammy's world, little to no time is taken for quiet reflection but every waking moment is filled with noise and distraction and this makes it highly unlikely Sammy will recognize his need unless something happens to get his attention.
Still, there is power in "standing in" for Sammy who hasn't yet seen his need. The One who created him knows how best to speak to his need for rescue, for redemption, for a restored relationship with his Creator. It may be at 3:15 AM in that quiet hour where "the knowing place" inside Sammy is alert for a brief window of opportunity or it could be in an encounter with a stranger that shows him something of his need. Whatever the situation, our place is to pray for the need to be recognized and met.
Talk to God about the ones you love, today. Ask him to reveal to your "Sammy" his/her need - and if you know some of the specifics of the particular need in that person, share your heart with God and ask for the grace of our loving God to meet the need. Then walk in faith knowing the God "who desires all men to be saved" will create opportunities and whisper in those quiet moments an offer of amazing grace.
