Delayed Prayer Could Be Detrimental To A Child That Someone Asked You To Pray For, All Because Constraints Have Been Placed Upon You To Not Pray Right Then And There For That Child. As A Mother That Would Cause Me To Feel Hopeless.

The other day a person shared with me a story about a child that had to go to the hospital. This child was suppose to join them for their birthday celebration but was not able to attend due to having to go to the hospital. There are illness issues that have developed in this child's life. I was asked if I was a Christian and I replied yes, that I was. The next question that was presented to me was a request for me to pray for this child. I was even given their first name and some more details, like the mother is a single parent with other children also. I have always found it to be that when one requests prayer of me I like to pray right then and there with the person so as to not delay the prayer and a time lapse of prayer being lifted up to the Lord.When constraints are placed upon you you have to really trust the Lord that that prayer request will be safe until you get around to that prayer you said you would pray for them. This happened to me the other day and everything inside of me cringed because it was not until 17 hours later that I then remembered to pray for that child. As it came to my remembrance I began to ask the Lord to please forgive me for the delayed prayers for this child in the hospital and were my prayers too late. I then began to pray for the child as I was able to do so with authority. Remember, one of my children had two tumor surgeries and thank God both tumors were benign and most recently, this child's thyroid condition was healed by Jesus. I am a mother that knew the power of prayers being lifted up for me and my child when they were needed. There is power in prayer. I can pray with faith that a person will be healed because I have seen it in my own life so the faith is already there for others for me to believe that it is already done.
Let me try to explain how I would have felt when my child really needed prayer and someone said they would pray for them and it was critical right then and there and to find out later that that very powerful belief prayer was delayed for 17 hours. I would feel hopeless and kept asking the Lord why is no one praying for my child? Did you ever feel like that? You are seeking the Lord and asking and crying out to Him why is no one praying for me? I have asked this question and even added on to it Can you not place me upon the heart of a total stranger somewhere around the world to pray for me? In those times or moments of your life when you truly need prayer there is no greater feeling of peace that floods you when you can just sense that there is someone praying for you.
I have to trust that the prayer prayed by me on behalf of that child was not too late. Why should a child have to have waited 17 hours to find medical relief or a Dr. coming into the room with just the right wisdom to help this child (due to a prayer that should have been prayed earlier with the possible answers from that prayer being honored?) It makes no sense to me. If you are ever in a situation like that learn to step out of your comfort zone and offer to pray right then and there. It does not have to be some sort of loud or showy prayer it can be done in discreet and I always would ask the person if we could pray right then and there so as to not let me delay or forget to lift that prayer intention up in prayer. They will let you know if it is OK or not. If they choose to say no then you can pray as you are prompted to pray at a later time but if they truly need prayer right then and there never fear and trust the Lord and Holy Spirit will give you the words to pray for that very need/situation. If you have never had a situation in your life when a child of yours was ill or facing something very serious it may be a bit hard for you to comprehend this concept of the urgency of prayer at times. Be thankful that you have not been placed in a situation in which you were at the mercy of another's faith prayer to see you through something.
Remember when I shared with you that when my child needed a second operation because a portion of the tumor grew back a year or so later after the first operation, I questioned God as to why this child had to go through it all over again? I have asked this child on a couple of occasions if it bothered them to have to go through the same operation twice and each time I get the same response, No. On the other hand, it would bother me because a mother's heart and even a father's heart is to not see their children have to go through pain or suffering. I remember Holy Spirit showed me that my child was in great hands, the hands of Jesus and when I was at that children's hospital while he was recovering after surgery I brought my bible and sat at the end of a hallway away from the people and began to pray for the sick children in that very hospital that had no one to pray for them. Did you ever think that there are parents or grandparents or aunts and uncles that just do not know how to pray. So a child becomes ill and who is there to pray for them. That was my purpose the second surgery, to pray for the children that had no one to pray for them. The difference being, I was able to pour out my prayer on other's in need since there were people praying timely prayers for my child. Would I have been able to pray for them so freely if my heart was tugged at by Holy Spirit back then to keep praying for my child since someone was constrained to pray for them and they received delayed prayer. Pretty serious thought to think about today huh?