A Day in the Life of a Pastor - 21 Days of Prayer

Grace Family Church is on Day Three of Twenty One Days of prayer and fasting.  It is a great time for our church to really believe for people in our life to come into a relationship with Christ.One of the creative aspects that was developed was the idea of a chalk wall of names.  On all of our campuses, people were encouraged to write down the name of someone they would like to pray for during the fast.One Day One, I walked in to a very silent building at 5:15 am.  Our maintenance team already had the doors unlocked.  I flipped the lights on and the front of the stage brightened to show all the names written from the Saturday night audiences.  I walked up to the dusty front and stood there in the silence.These are people.  Real people.  Real Lives.   The Bible says that God knows every one of them.  Jeremiah 1: 5 "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations." Not only knows them - He formed them to have unique talents, gifts and a purpose.  Another verse says "God knows how many hairs you have on your head. Do not be afraid." Luke 12:7   Someone wrote that name and God knew the exact number of hairs on their head.As I stood in the silence looking at the names, I had one more question.   I wondered if a person would just think about that individual but never do the next step...or any step for that matter?  I wrote down a name.  I put down a person I have known for twenty-two years.  I don't remember asking them about their relationship with  God.  I talked about being a pastor, the church, some of the cool things about God but did I ever ask them about their relationship?  The answer was no.  I have talked about God with many people over the years...but not this one.Week One was about God working on ourselves.  In that silence, I decided to take the step. I decided that I can't reach everyone but I can reach one.  You have the same challenge.  All of us run through our days intersecting with a myriad of lives.  So many people each day.  Will you slow down long enough for one person to ask them about Jesus?What will you do for the one?