Enjoying Pray First, reminding us that the work is prayer - not an add on.
“Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear” (Isaiah 59:1). Even when a loved one is on a prodigal path in “a far country” (Luke 15:13), through our prayers, God mercifully intervenes in people's lives in the kindness of others.
Jesus said, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Then He said, “Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves” (Luke 10:2–3), this is more important than supplies (Luke 10:4).
Jesus also told His followers that we are to be continually dependent on Him. He told the disciples, “Apart from me you can do nothing,” saying that if they “remain” in Him, they would “bear much fruit” (john 15:5). It is through prayer that we stay close to Jesus in the moment, and so God’s Word encourages us to “pray continually” (1 thessalonians 5:17). Through prayer we receive the direction and wisdom we need to do the work God has given us. - James Banks
I've been the answer to another person's prayer and I've seen God answer my prayer through others. Sometimes our loved ones need to hear the Word of God from someone else (Romans 10:18). This someone else is the worker sent into the field of influence of our loved one. Yes Lord, send your worker and "Here am I send me" (Isaiah 6:8). We need God's power to obey the message, this is true faith (Romans 10:16,John 5:39–40, John 14:23, Jer 7:23, Phil 2:8).
Our lives of obedience matter greatly as we influence the world around us. "For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. (Romans 5:19)" Love covers a multitude of sins (1 Peter 4:7-11).
https://www.bibleref.com/Romans/10/Romans-10-18.html
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