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1 Corinthians 14: 15, Apostle Paul stated that when he prayed, he would  pray with an understanding. The passage reads:  "What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also . . ."  Therefore, it is necessary for us to gain an understanding when we use the phrase, "Intercessory Prayer" on PWPM's Website.  ​
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Phrases or expressions such as "intercessory prayer," "intercessor," or "to intercede" are powerful concepts, and it is a privilege and a blessing of God to be able to have them as a part of one's life.  To me, these words cannot be used at will because of one's self, one can do nothing.  These powerful expressions are spiritual activities under the total control and authority of the Holy Spirit.  I can understand why Jeremiah is noted as the "weeping" prophet.  ​
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I can only speak from my own personal experience as to what I believe it means to be an Intercessor or to intercede in prayer for another person or for a group of people.  To me, there are at least two kinds of prayers.  1.  A focused or deliberate prayer and 2. An Intercessory prayer.  The two forms of prayer are different from each other.  ​
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What I mean by focused prayer is what we do nearly everyday with PWPM when someone request prayer for themselves or for another.   It is a deliberate prayer that is focused on certain concerns.  Intercessory prayer is quite different.  An intercessory prayer is a leading of the Holy Spirit in the form of a burden for others.  Often, one does not necessarily know who they are praying for or for what reason they are praying, just that there is a need to cry out to the Lord.  Paul talks about this in Romans 8:26 when he said "But we do not know what to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans which words cannot express. . ."  Therefore, during intercessory prayers, the intercessor does not have time to concern himself or herself with the who's, what's and why's for the need to pray. Rather, the intercessor realizes that there is a need to pray whatever the Holy Spirit  is leading him or her to pray about.  It has also been my experience that after interceding, somewhere along the way, the who's, what's and why's for the prayer will reveal itself, and the peaceable fruit of the spirit renders the intercessor with a thankful heart that he or she had genuinely obeyed the Holy Spirit and uttered those prayers.  May the Spirit of God continue to nudge us at PMPM as we stand in the gap for those around us and those far and wide, Amen!