Praying for Those You Love

A book on intercession first published by Chosen in 2009 and reissued in 2012 as The Secrets of Intercessory Prayer: Unleashing God's Power in the Lives of Those You Love. Hayford writes about praying for loved ones, above all for them to come into the kingdom: a privilege, he says, but also a challenge that calls for perseverance, boldness and sometimes getting out of God's way. Whatever the crisis, an unbelieving spouse, a wandering child or a friend at a crossroads, he encourages readers to pray with rightful authority and confidence, with testimonies and biblical teaching, including a chapter on praying for someone one does not want to pray for, drawn from Samuel. Dallas Willard and Stormie Omartian endorsed it.