Ephesians 6.18 And
pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s
people. – St. Paul
Prayer: the communication and connection with God.
Praying to God about everything, on all occasions, with all kinds of prayers:
the spoken, the silent, in tongues, in angst; with joy, with passion. With
peace, in happiness, in mourning; corporate, personal. God loves the prayers of
His people. And God answers their prayer.
So what’s the big deal? Well, imagine being married or
having a significant other (who comes up with this stuff??) and never speaking
with them? I once did a marriage ceremony where the couple silently read their
vows, sort of nodded in agreement, and that was that. We, who were there to
cheer and bless them on, sort of shook our heads in disbelief, wondering: what in the world just took place?
Why link up with God and never talk with Him? God knows
our thoughts before we think them. God knows our needs before we think them.
But God loves our voices and our praise, and the fact that we include Him in
our everyday living in the large things, but especially in the small. Is there
any detail of our lives that is too small for God? Is there any problem or
situation too large for Him? Paul says: pray all the time about everything.
Here’s the first thing: If God hears and answers prayer,
then we can rest assured that He is taking care of everything we need. Second,
if we’ve spoken to God about it, then we can rest assured, that above all else:
we’ve spoken to God about it. Third: God is teaching us to invite Him into
every arena of our living; so let’s talk with Him about all of it. Who else are we going to talk to about it
that cares on the level that God does?
Prayer builds our trust in Him. Prayer builds our confidence
in Him. Prayer humbles us and keeps us dependent. Prayer honors God by our
allowing Him to be a part of all we do; His presence in everything spells
success. Staying in communication with the Almighty guarantees His response and
His brilliance in all we do, and wherever we go.
I’m not rethinking
prayer, I’m praying. I’m not going to
pray – I’m praying. I’m learning to slow down, stay down, and bear down in
prayer. God has invited me to invite Him into all I do, say, and think. With an
invitation like that, I’d be a fool to not take Him up on His offer…Amen?
Father in Heaven,
fill my life today in such a way that I remember to pray in the Spirit on all
occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. And with this in mind, to be
alert and to always keep on praying for all the Your people. Prayer changes
everything and I pray to live like that today. Amen.
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