And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint. Luke 18:1
We are living in times where many unexpected things are happening in the world, in our families, in our homes, on our jobs, and with our finances, just to name a few. There are unforeseen illnesses, unpredicted diseases, and surprising deaths, especially within the younger stages of life. There is much occurring and so quickly that it’s sometimes hard to catch your breath, but as overwhelming as it may seem, we must remain prayerful.
The scripture was on my heart this morning, as we are experiencing these events of life. That we ought to always pray and not faint; which means don’t lose heart and don’t lose strength. Don’t allow thee circumstances or situations that come upon us cause us to become weak, drained, or exhausted, or too tired to pray. The word tells us to pray without ceasing, without stopping, without giving up because we have an obligation to pray. We cannot get weary or worn if it appears that our prayers are not being answered or not heard according to how fast we think God should move. God hears our prayers and He doesn’t move in our time, yet He is timely in all things. Let us not forget that His ways are not our ways, nor His thoughts, our thoughts. We must remain constant in prayer because God is working things out that we can’t see. We have to believe that perhaps someone who doesn’t know Him in a personal way will come to know Him or needs to see God move in the miraculous. We may not understand or know what God is doing, however, this is why it is so important that we persevere in prayer and not lose heart. Our earnest and sincere prayer is pleasing to God even during times of trouble but we should be faithful in our commitment to prayer in both the good and the bad times.
If we make it a practice of praying constantly and continuously, it doesn’t become a chore when an emergency or a need arises. It will be a natural transition for us to go right into prayer. You’ll find yourself saying, “let’s take it to God in prayer… I know my God is able.” This only comes as a direct result of a personal relationship with God because we know Him and we know where our help and our strength, comes from!
You have to diligent in prayer so that no matter what is or has been going on, it may even seem as if all hell has broken loose, we must stand, we must stay prayerful. Trusting and believing in the power of prayer. Now is not the time to get too tired or exhausted to pray because I've read that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (James 5:16). God is in the habit of hearing, blessing and answering prayer! And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear (Is 65:24).
So, don't stop praying and don't faint!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
We are living in times where many unexpected things are happening in the world, in our families, in our homes, on our jobs, and with our finances, just to name a few. There are unforeseen illnesses, unpredicted diseases, and surprising deaths, especially within the younger stages of life. There is much occurring and so quickly that it’s sometimes hard to catch your breath, but as overwhelming as it may seem, we must remain prayerful.
The scripture was on my heart this morning, as we are experiencing these events of life. That we ought to always pray and not faint; which means don’t lose heart and don’t lose strength. Don’t allow thee circumstances or situations that come upon us cause us to become weak, drained, or exhausted, or too tired to pray. The word tells us to pray without ceasing, without stopping, without giving up because we have an obligation to pray. We cannot get weary or worn if it appears that our prayers are not being answered or not heard according to how fast we think God should move. God hears our prayers and He doesn’t move in our time, yet He is timely in all things. Let us not forget that His ways are not our ways, nor His thoughts, our thoughts. We must remain constant in prayer because God is working things out that we can’t see. We have to believe that perhaps someone who doesn’t know Him in a personal way will come to know Him or needs to see God move in the miraculous. We may not understand or know what God is doing, however, this is why it is so important that we persevere in prayer and not lose heart. Our earnest and sincere prayer is pleasing to God even during times of trouble but we should be faithful in our commitment to prayer in both the good and the bad times.
If we make it a practice of praying constantly and continuously, it doesn’t become a chore when an emergency or a need arises. It will be a natural transition for us to go right into prayer. You’ll find yourself saying, “let’s take it to God in prayer… I know my God is able.” This only comes as a direct result of a personal relationship with God because we know Him and we know where our help and our strength, comes from!
You have to diligent in prayer so that no matter what is or has been going on, it may even seem as if all hell has broken loose, we must stand, we must stay prayerful. Trusting and believing in the power of prayer. Now is not the time to get too tired or exhausted to pray because I've read that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (James 5:16). God is in the habit of hearing, blessing and answering prayer! And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear (Is 65:24).
So, don't stop praying and don't faint!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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