Challenge in Patience

1 Thessalonians 5:17
   "17 Never stop praying."

I was listening to the radio this past week and I head something that made me stop to think. I heard one of those "2 minute devotional" type things on Air 1, and the speaker challenged the listener to pray for 5 unbeleivers for six months and see how thier lives changed. I, of course, started thinking about who I'd pray for if I met that challenge, but then I actually started thinking about the challenge its self, and how this particular challenge seemed to fit into my desire to learn patience.

Philippians 1:4
    "4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy,"

In a world known for instant gratification, paitence seems to be a way of the past; and what better way to activly start learning about it then to pray for six months for one group of people! So I took up the gauntlet then and there; chose my five and started on my prayer journey to see not only what will change in their lives but also to see what I learn as well.

1 Thesalonians 1:2
    "2 We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly."

My five are a coworker, a friends spouse, two of my husbands work assosiates and a loved one of my own. I've proupsly left them vauge because I don't want anyone who might read this to feel pointed out, or called out or anything like that. So far in my challenge, I focused on the first person and tend to miss the last, so I'm redoubling my efforts to make sure all get a "fair shake" if you will.

Psalm 27:7
    "7 Hear me as I pray, O Lord. Be merciful and answer me!"

I wanted to blog about this today because I fell like I'm going to need accountability on this. I really want to see what awesome things that God has planned for these five people he's laid on my heart. So I'm asking you, my dedicated few, to help me out I plan to place a reminder in my phone to have me write a blog about updates every month. Even if those updates consist of me explaining what I'm learning about patience from this exercise!