Thinking of you (PFY)

Philippians 1:3-5    I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,

Can you gather from this scripture how much the believers and the Philippian church was on Paul’s mind? He thanked God every time he thought of them; every time he prayed, he prayed for them, he considered it great joy to have them on his mind at all times it seemed. He considered them his family in the faith, and from the opening verses of this epistle, they were obviously very close to his heart. He labels Timothy and himself a servant to them through Christ Jesus for their sakes. Paul is writing this letter from prison and could have used it to ask for anything, but the central theme of this letter is joy and encouragement. Paul wants to express his love for them as his family of faith, and encourage them to live out their lives as believers in Jesus Christ. They were very close to Paul’s heart.

Do you ever have God just lay someone on your heart out of the blue? What do you do with that thought? It truly is a great time to pray for them. It may be God giving you a supernatural glimpse into their lives, and their need for prayer right at that time. The closer you are to them, the more you may know how to pray for them. Some of my closest friends and I will send a text “PFY” to each other; Prayed For You. It may be known why on both parties, but it is always an encouragement to the party receiving the text and knowledge they are being prayed for at that time. Philippians 2:4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. I have “PFY” wrote beside this scripture in my Bible.

We have all heard tale of the intuition of people when tragedy strikes. When God lays someone on your heart, pray for them, contact them, tell them God laid them on your heart. It will at a minimum encourage them to hear from you, and hopefully grab a glimpse of the supernatural power of God in both of your lives. It hopefully will be a glimpse of the Sovereignty of God in both of your lives. These become little acts of obedience in our lives, little acts of becoming that “bondservant” of Christ that Paul describes in the opening verses of this epistle. God must trust us with the little things, before he trusts us with much.