Comments on: Praying For Drunkards

By: Rachel Dulaney

Rachel Dulaney — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:14:05 +0000

Very encouraging post! I think I often forget how often I find myself being annoyed by something, when, in fact, I was the exact same (if not worse!) before Christ took hold of my heart. I heard somewhere that CJ Mahaney, when asked how he’s doing, always replies, “Better than I deserve, thank you.” I think that’s such a sweet, daily reminder that everything we have has been given to us–including, most importantly, our salvation! It is humbling to remember that, and such a blessing as well.

By: Stephen Altrogge

Stephen Altrogge — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:56:09 +0000

Megan – Yep, right on. Apart from the saving grace of God, I’d be the obnoxious drunk guy.

Beth – Truthfully, I would rather have seen Coldplay than The Police, but they were still awesome. It seems like we just need to prepare our hearts for difficult people when we go to concerts!

By: beth

beth — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:39:56 +0000

interesting day to post this.
and also funny you kept having to remind the readers you saw the police… ok ok ok i know and i’m jealous!
kidding, kidding…

this is good, stephen, felt the same thing in my heart at the coldplay show, with a similar situation… they were told to move actually, but my heart did not react in love… thank you for your constant example to me. i’m so grateful for you.

By: Megan M.

Megan M. — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:56:03 +0000

That is so helpful. I am three weeks away from my next semester in college and need the reminder. It has been so easy for me, the homeschooler born into a Sovereign Grace Church, to only block out the foul language and obvious enjoyment of sin to protect my own soul. I need to pray for these people created in God’s image so much more than I do. As I have heard from other sources, God saved me from a life of foul language, immorality, drugs, and drunkeness at the age of 5. Without His grace, I would be ruled by my evil passions, too.

By: Stephen Altrogge

Stephen Altrogge — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:40:52 +0000

Wendy – I’m with you. It’s so easy to forget that those who don’t know Christ are slaves to their sin, and that I was once a slave to my sin.

Guerite – I’m glad you found it helpful!

By: 'Guerite ~ BoldLion

'Guerite ~ BoldLion — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:43:06 +0000

I needed to read this especially me who is a redheaded hot temper if anything goes wrong! I need to pray more for them to come to know Christ.

I am glad that you are bold to confess this online. Thank you for sharing this with us, believers.

Hungry to eat His Word,
‘Guerite ~ BoldLion

By: Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:17:19 +0000

Thank you for this reminder- this is actually something that I was talking to a friend about yesterday. It is so easy for me to get angry and bitter towards people who mistreat me, but when I know that these people do not know Christ, I shouldn’t be surprised when they sin. Instead of being angry when someone mistreats me, I need to use these as reminders to pray for them. Before God saved me, I had no reason to treat other people kindly or to consider the feelings of others. The people around me are no different than I was.