I’m guessing many of you will agree with me that we are living in a world that often seems unhinged. It seems like no matter where we turn…something is happening that makes us shake our head and it is so easy to become overwhelmed and feel like there isn’t any hope. Isn’t that an encouraging thought to start your week?
But…there is always hope! Why? How? Because we serve the One who is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords…and NOTHING we are facing is catching Him off guard. Now, while I am confident that there are things that grieve Him and break His heart, I don’t believe there is anything that has Him wringing His hands…has Him stumped…or has Him surprised. Now, hopefully, you are beginning to feel a little better
So, what can we do? Well, I think there are many things we can do…but I believe the first and foremost thing we are being called to do is pray. Pray like we’ve never prayed before. Pray like our life depends on it (and oftentimes it does!). Not just throwing a prayer up…telling God what He needs to do and then going on with our life just expecting Him to work…pray with every part of our being.
I think it comes down to this question, “How badly do we want to see God work?” If we really want to see Him work in amazing and miraculous ways…we need to be committed to spending time in fervent prayer. We need to ask ourselves if our prayers are passionate and persistent or are they sporadic – because I’m sorry - sporadic prayers just aren’t going to cut it if we really want to see God work in a mighty way. We need to pray until we get an answer from God to our prayer and we need to realize the answer we get may not be the answer we wanted! But until we get an answer – we shouldn’t stop lifting it up to our Heavenly Father.
What if our prayer would have been answered on day 100...but we quit praying about it on day 90, 95 or even day 99? What miracle would we have seen happen on day 25....but because on day one we just threw it up to God and never brought it to His throne again, the miracle was never seen?
How many times do we spend our time whining to God about Him not answering our prayers, when if we are honest, we have stopped lifting them up to His throne. We don’t stop praying about a concern because we’ve received an answer…we give up because the answer isn’t coming in OUR time. Then we blame God for not answering our prayers. At least in my life…I’m sure I have caused Him to shake His head more than once when I start my whining and complaining.
I’m sure we can all agree that we are living in a time when we really need to see miracles take place and realize that our prayers CAN make a difference. But we need to be passionate and persistent...not giving up until we get answers. So, I’ve decided to work hard on praying more and whining less in the days ahead. Hopefully one of the “perks” of this will be that I will look more like Him instead of resembling a spoiled brat!
“Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You’ll need them throughout your life. God’s Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.”
Ephesians 6:13-18 The Message
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