
Hope for Others — Praying Beyond What You Can See
- Dr. Michael Stallings

- Jun 20
- 1 min read
Sometimes hope isn’t just for you—it’s something you carry for someone else. You intercede, believe, wait, and pray—standing in the gap when they can’t see their way forward. That’s what love does. It hopes all things.
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” (Romans 12:12)
“Love… always hopes, always perseveres.” (1 Corinthians 13:7)
When someone you love is hurting, lost, or far from God, hope can feel fragile. But hope is not pretending—it’s persisting. Even when they shut you out. Even when progress is slow. Even when nothing changes… yet.
God specializes in breakthroughs no one saw coming. He hears every intercession. He bottles every tear. And He’s working, even when you don’t see it.
Keep hoping. Keep praying. Keep loving. Because the God who reached you can reach them too.
🙏 Prayer: A Prayer of Hope for Someone I Love
Lord,
I lift up [insert name]. You see them, know them, and love them more than I do. I place them in Your hands.
I pray for breakthrough. For light in their darkness. For Your love to pursue and overtake them. Keep me faithful in prayer and strong in hope.
I trust You with their future.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

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