I got to speak in a class at Corban University today. There were 12 students all who were planning on going into full time ministry, most of them are planning on being pastors. As I was talking to them about the challenges of being a pastor I got to thinking while I was talking, about how young these kids were. Once upon a time I was that age and was so full of dreams and ideas about how everything ought to be done. I talked for 45 minutes and offered to put them in my prayer journal and pray for them faithfully once each week as long as they would regularly send me info on how they were doing in school and in pursuit of their goal of being in ministry. I have grown so much in my confidence that I make a huge difference in the lives of people by praying for them that I don’t hesitate to offer to pray for people, even people I don’t know and may never see again this side of heaven. “If you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, ask whatever you desire and it will be given you”. I have so much power and authority and influence with God for people it would be a shame to be to busy not to spend much time in prayer.