Prayer Lists

A few days ago I mentioned that I don't use prayer lists in my quiet time, but that doesn't mean I don't think they are a good idea. I know people who keep prayer lists for years and they are able to look at them and see how God has answered. These are a great encouragement and a wonderful record of what God has done.

If you are a list keeper, please enjoy that experience! My prayers are recorded pretty extensively in my daily journal writings and I often review them to remember what the Lord has done for me and the people I pray for.

God Himself has kept lists to remember people by--just look in Chronicles! God doesn't actually need a list to remember people, but the fact that He put them into His everlasting Word tells us something.

A prayer list might be one of the best ways to make sure you keep your commitments to pray.