i'd rather be hooked on phonics....

thought: why oh why do we get hooked on things that "waste" our time?

recently, a friend of mine has been "hooked" on someone. but it is "hooked" in a different way. she does not have a crush on this person, stalks them on facebook, or even googles them. her "hook" comes from a different source: God.

sometimes, the Lord places on the hearts of His people a burden to pray for someone they know. at times it is a joy to pray for these people..at other times it is so frustrating that you throw your hands up in the air and ask "why me God? what did i do to get this 'honor'?" (yes, there is all sorts of sarcasm layered in that!)

i experienced this once. a burden was laid on my heart to pray for this person and it wasn't general prayers, they were very specific. many nights of sleep were lost due praying...and don't even want to talk about how much this person made me cry. UGH! i wondered why it was me praying for this person. then it hit me, i knew what to pray. by having the relationship i did with this person i knew so much about their circumstances that it was easy to pray for them.

it is still unclear to me why i had a burden for this person and at times, they will randomly pop into my mind and i will pray for them. maybe i am supposed to keep praying for them?

but what about my friend? why is she praying for this person she is "hooked"on? we don't know but He does. i wish i could give her the answers and tell her that it is going to be alright and that this time may pass...but i can't. the only thing i could tell her was that when the timing is right she will be able to go to this person and tell them, in person, that she is praying for them. it will totally be one of those "God Moments", you know, the ones when you feel the Spirit prompting you to talk to someone and you don't want to but you know that if you don't you will get kicked in the pants. well, anyway, i told her that she will know when the timing is right and the words she is supposed to say will spill from her mouth and God will take total control of the situation.

and if the person refuses to accept the fact that you are praying for them? well, that's when you call 1-800-abcdefg and get yourself hooked on phonics....