Prayer as Evangelism

I imagine all of us have said to ourselves, “I don’t have the gift of evangelism.” Or maybe we have thought that we don’t have time for evangelism. But did you know that simply praying for someone is a part of evangelism? You are going before the Father asking that a specific friend or co-worker or neighbor would come to place their trust in Jesus Christ. That is not a passive act, but an intentional act of interceding on behalf of someone for their salvation.

As you consider how God desires to use you to share the Gospel with those around you, would you begin by daily praying for someone? Two weeks ago, I stepped up my daily prayer for a neighbor. I had simply been praying for him in the morning. But I decided to commit for the next 30 days to pray for him with much more regularity and urgency. I have set an alarm on my phone to go off four times a day. And I have a specific request that I am asking (rather pleading) that God would grant concerning this man. This intentional prayer is one of my regular acts of engaging in the great commission.

If evangelism seems daunting to you, would you begin by praying evangelistic prayers? This is something we can all do.