One of the greatest joys an intercessor can have is that of praying with a covenant prayer partner. I’m not talking about simply praying in the same room with people from your church; I’m talking about finding a true friend who prays — and who prays with you, out of love for Jesus and for you. Do you have such a friend? If not, I pray that today you will be inspired to find one.

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First, rest assured that the covenant prayer partner the Father has for you desires that relationship with you as much as you desire that relationship with them.

They may not know who you are, and you may not know who they are (yet). But every person longs for friendship. Every human being was created for relationship. We are not supposed to be islands unto ourselves, but rather we were created for community.

I have been in ministry for many years, and I can tell you that one of the biggest, most frequent prayer requests I receive is from people who tell me that they have no friends.

Over and over, from both men and women, I have had lonely people share this cry of their heart. They long for even one friend with whom they can share life. Well, beloved, if that’s you, I want to tell you today that God has such a person for you. He will give you the desire of your heart, according to the word of God:

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:3–4 NKJV).

If the desire of your heart is a covenant friend who is also a covenant prayer partner, God will give it to you.

You may have to seek that person out. In fact, you probably WILL have to seek them out. You may have to invite 37 people to lunch, doing everything you can to get to know them and their heart, before you can find the ONE person who shares a kingdom heart with you.

(Although, more likely, if you invite 37 people to have lunch with you and you make every effort to get to know them during that lunch — asking about them, and not doing all the talking yourself — then you will probably make 30 new friends, not just one new friend.)

BIG disclaimer: I recommend that women pursue this sort of covenant friendship with other women, and men pursue this covenant friendship with other men, for this purpose.

But, beloved, if you trust in the Lord and DO GOOD — meaning that you have to DO something about the desire of your heart — then the Lord will send you the covenant friend and prayer partner for whom you are praying.

And once you know who your covenant prayer partner is, there are few joys in life greater than entering the manifest presence of God with that person in prayer.

Once you find your friend, meet with them often. Share your heart with them and let them share theirs with you. Ask them questions about themselves, and answer the questions they ask about you. (And they should ask questions about you; someone who talks only about himself or herself but never asks you any questions is not a true friend.)

And then pray.

When you pray together with your covenant prayer partner, you will see answers. Your burdens and your friend’s burdens will roll away as you pray. Your friendship will grow deeper, and together you will see the Lord do great and mighty things in your lives.

Remember what Jesus promised us:

“Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:19–20 NKJV).

And as you walk through life together, enjoying the benefits of covenant friendship and the prayer of agreement, you will find that two are better than one in every way. As the Scripture says:

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one be warm alone? Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken (Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 NKJV).

Friend, one can put a thousand to flight — but two can put 10,000 to flight. Do you have a covenant prayer partner? If not, start seeking your kingdom person today. Pray with everybody you can while you are seeking; get to know people and make proactive efforts to make new friends. Somewhere in the melee of people around you is a covenant friend for you, just waiting to be discovered.

Do you have a covenant prayer partner? If not, will you begin seeking one today? God will give you the desire of your heart! Leave a comment below if you commit to seek a prayer partner today with whom you can share close friendship and the prayer of agreement.

This article is part of a series. Find the other installments at the links below.

Part 1. The Intercessor’s Joy: Resting in Fullness
Part 2. The Intercessor’s Joy: Ministering to the Heart of God

Jamie Rohrbaugh is the founder and CEO of From His Presence. She is the author of Getting to Know the Sevenfold Holy Spirit, and she seeks to equip you to carry His manifest glory everywhere you go. Her resources have been published by YouVersion Bible Plans, Charisma Magazine, The Elijah List, Spirit Fuel, and various other ministry outlets. You can find free mentoring on her podcast, Take Your Territory with Jamie Rohrbaugh, which is available through your favorite podcast streaming app. Download her free prayer tool, Praying the Names of God: 555 Biblical Names of God and How to Use Them in Prayer and Worship. Photo Credit: Canva.