Have you ever been involved in a situation where someone or
something is in need of a healthy change, but there is nothing that you, yourself
can physically do to better the condition? Lets say someone close to you is
ill, on the verge of dying, and there is nothing you can do to change the outcome,
or maybe there is a close friend that is blind to a negative habit, and nothing
you do or say seems to change their actions. When circumstances such as this
arise, I think to myself, “All I can do is pray.”
But why do I say that when all else fails? Why do I say that
like if there were something I could
physically do, it would be better than a prayer, but since I find myself useless
in flesh, I will resort to praying? After
all, it’s not me that can change the
situation anyway. God is more powerful than anything I could ever do, and I
often give little credit to the power of prayer.
Even in conditions that I personally struggle with in my
walk with Christ, I find it more difficult to change certain things when Christ
is not in the center of my thoughts, and what better way to keep Him there than
prayer?
James 5:16 The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and
effective
That verse is pretty easy to understand. It doesn’t say that
prayer is dull and fruitless; it says that the prayer of a righteous man is powerful
and effective.
Philippians 4: 6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the
peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus
The great thing about prayer is
that there is no “proper” way, or time to pray.
1 Thessalonians
5:16-18 Be joyful
always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s
will for you in Christ Jesus”
This
verse says to pray continually. It doesn’t matter where you are, what you are
doing, or what state of mind you may be in. There is never a moment where God doesn’t
want to hear from you.
I
guess God has really been teaching me the importance of prayer. And if you get
around to it, please keep my Grandmother in your prayers!
