who are you praying for?

I know I have mentioned before that I have a morning ritual if you will. That morning ritual involves studying God's word, praying and sometimes a little quiet time to let it all sync in. I do this to allow myself to be refreshed and prepared for the day ahead. I always pray for the lost, the sick, our country and my family and close friends. I studied Matthew 9 several years ago as a youth pastor and it dawned on me that I was praying for the lost, but not for those who will be reaching the lost. That makes perfect sense, why would I pray for the results without praying for strength for those fighting for the results. I mean really, when you play a football game you pray to win ofcourse, but you pray for your team mates to be safe and for them to pray well. Why would it be any different when praying for God's harvest?

Matt 9:37-38, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into His harvest.”

The harvest is plentifu is an understatement. I eat lunch at the public schools each day, I go to football practices and games and I can tell you that the harvest is very, very plentiful. I do pray for those students and players that I am in contact with. I pray for the lost ones, and I now pray extensively for the Christian players that God will use them in the harvesting of their lost teammates. To see God do big things is my greatest desire for that football team and I can't do it alone. They also won't just get up one morning and get it, for the most part it will take the wintess and influence of their peers. So I have to make sure I pray for guys like Ethan Gumble, Terry Raggins, Cole McCartey, Hank Klein, and some of the others. We need to pray for the workers and for their protection then we'll see the harvest.
In 2 weeks we will do this perfectly as we pray for our students who are participating in See You at the Pole. That is a national day where students all over America gather around their school's flagpole and pray. That day we will pray for those students who are gathered around and then we will slowly forget about them. They are the workers in the fields for sure, they are on the front lines so I would encourage you each day to pray for the workers, that God will continue to equip students to reach their campuses, and teachers to impact students' lives. Then and only then will we see this community reached for Christ.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!