Somebody PRAYED for you.

Somebody prayed for you when it was easier to doubt you.  It was much easier to hate you.  But, they saw fit to pray for you.  Some how they found it in their heart to love you, to lift you up.

Remember that the next time you find yourself swelling up with pride.  The next time you are honored and glorified by your fellow man for all you've done.  Remember the nature of man, how everyone loves a winner.  How everyone loves to be in your company.

Then remember that you are just one mistake away from tragedy.  One wrong move from being nobody.  Look at Evander Holyfield.  The media could not wait to tell you how hard he is having it.  He lost his multi-million dollar estate.  It only fetched $7.5 million dollars.  Now he is going to have to sell his championship belt.  He is in the process of divorcing his third wife.  He has eleven children and can't pay his child support payments.  The world is laughing, tightening the screws, twisting the knife in his back.

Don't feel so good.  Don't believe all of those people love you.  The person that prays for you loves you.  The person that earnestly and fervently prays for you is truly the one who loves you.  They love you unconditionally, flaws, warts and all.

Thank GOD for them.  You pray.  Dare to pray for someone else.  Dare to love someone just because GOD loves you.  Love someone without pretence or reason.  Love someone because you know it is the right thing to do.  Love because you know it is a part of GOD's plan.

Love without expecting anything back.  One of the greatest moments I shared with my grandfather was concerning changing him, cleaning him up.  He was quite elderly and infirm.  He had an accident.  He didn't want my mother to know because she would have ridiculed him.  It was no problem for me.  I prepared a warm bubble bath for him.  Cleaned him up, powdered him like a baby and put fresh neatly ironed pajamas on him.  I noticed that he was crying.  I said;"You don't have to cry granddaddy, I don't mind."  He said; ;"No dawthur, you don't understand, I use'ta change yo' diapers and here you are...changing mine."  We both laughed.

The good that you do will come back to you.  Keep your hand in the hand of the man that stilled the waters. Pray for someone today.  Lift somebody up!