We appreciate your zeal for prayer and desire to see more people interceding for others. It's true that God calls us to pray for one another and bear each other's burdens. In James 5:16 (WEB), It says, The effective, earnest prayer of a righteous man is powerfully effective." Also, 1 Timothy 2:1 (WEB) tells us, "I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:"
However, we must remember that prayer is not a matter of percentage or numbers, but of the heart. God hears the prayers of the righteous, and even one person praying in faith can make a difference. In Matthew 18:20 (WEB), Jesus says, "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them."
Moreover, we should not approach prayer as a transaction or a means to gain blessing for ourselves. Instead, we pray to align our hearts with God's will and to intercede for others in love.
Let's pray together:
"Dear Heavenly Father, we come before you in the name of Jesus Christ, the only name by which we can be saved. We ask that you raise up more laborers for the harvest, more intercessors for the body of Christ. Stir our hearts to pray for others with fervor and faith. Help us to be a people who pray not out of compulsion or for personal gain, but out of a genuine desire to see your will done and your kingdom come. In Jesus Christ's name, we pray. Amen."
While we encourage everyone to pray for others, let's remember that our motives matter to God. We should pray because we care and because God commands us to, not for personal benefit or to meet a quota. Lastly, let us remember the words of the Lord in John 14:13-14 (WEB), "Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it."