Have you ever been discouraged by something and then find it hard to keep that something in your routine?
Since I got back from training camp, I’ve felt so discouraged with everything having to do with the World Race…especially prayer.
I get so discouraged when I don’t get an answer to continual prayer, which is lame of me, but it happens.
Abraham remained standing in front of the Lord. Abraham came closer and asked, “Are you really going to sweep away the innocent with the guilty?” Genesis 18:22-23
Prayer is direct contact with God, not meditation or contemplation but a conversation. A back and forth with the God who has the power to do all that you could ever ask of Him. Here is where part of my problem with prayer may lie. I’m not having a “conversation.”
Our prayers can get repetitive and boring, but the prayers you see in Scripture are so different. Like totally different. When these men and women of God pray, they are relentless, not passive. They beg, plead and ask over and over and over again. Just like Abraham. He would not give up asking God to save the town of Sodom from destruction. (Genesis 18:20-33)
Moses PLEADED with God – Exodus 32:11
Hannah “poured her heart out to the Lord” so much that people thought she was drunk – 1 Sam. 1:15
King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah CALLED to Heaven – 2 Chronicles 32:20
Paul fell to his knees in God’s presence – Ephesians 3:14
Prayer is where you plead with the One who can do anything to do what He wills.
Prayer is free access to the Creator of the world, available to all who make Jesus the Lord of their lives! Who can say no to something as great as that!?
And the Word of God says you can be sure that He hears your prayers and HE WILL answer according to His will (1 John 5:14-15). He listens to your pleadings. Not only that, He expects them! When Jesus told the parable of the widow and the judge, he said we should “cry out to him for help day and night” (Luke 18:2-8).
So make your prayer active! I am making my prayer active despite past discouragement. Be fearless about asking for what you need, knowing that God answers prayers! And no matter what answer you get, you can be sure it’s His will and is what is best for you.
Don’t make my mistake.
Don’t neglect to pray. That’s where the power lies.
Be persistent. Be vocal.
Please keep me and my squad in your prayers as we approach our Launch deadline of $7,500.
I am currently at about $3,900 out of that $7,500.
If you feel led to donate, please click the support me link to the left!
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