Praying Future Prayers.

This weekend God molded two experiences together and taught me that my prayers are not long term enough.  Several weeks ago I looked out the back door of our trailer and Dustin was on the back porch sitting in a chair beside Deacon who was sitting in his swing.  They were both staring out at the woods behind our house.  My heart swelled in that moment and I thougth "I wonder if when my grandfather and grandmother bought this land, they prayed that it would be a place that future generations lived on."  I wonder if they prayed about what investing that money would look like down the road.  I am thankful my grandfather got to see us live there for a little while and he got to see many of the prayers for his family answered.  Yesterday, in Sunday school, we took time to share prayer requests that were burdening our hearts.  Some of these prayer requests were immediate needs, but others were needs that we very well know may take years to see be answered.  As I thought this over yesterday I was very convicted that my prayers are too much in the "right now" and not enough for future things.  I believe God wants to answer "right now" prayers and I believe they are often things that can change our lives and have forever effects of our lives.  But my prayers are not enough for the generations to come.  I would LOVE for my great grandchildren to look back and say that I prayed for something that they saw come to fruition in their lifetime.  Heck, I want to pray things that they won't even know that I prayed for.  I want to just go ahead and take things to the throne room and have it be settled before they even have to worry about it.  I want to be a prayer warrior for people that do not even exist yet.  That is so weird to think about but so much fun too!  To think that as I sit here and type this, I am still reaping the prayers that were said long before I came along.  That is so humbling.  I want to be a long term prayer.  I want people to know they can come to me and I will pray for their immediate needs.  I will love them and care for them in the here and now.  But I also want to bow my knees to the One who knows the future and is sovereign over it and plead for some things that I hope will be a part of my family in the generations to come.  God is so gracious to piece little things together for us to help us see what He would like us to do.  Are you praying "future" prayers?  Join me in taking future generations to the throne.