But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me, and
through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life.
Prayer is an important
part of the Jesus follower’s life. Yet
it is obvious that many people who claim faith use prayer as a last resort or
only as a solving of problems. I believe
prayer is to be a daily and moment-by-moment part of our lives.
Being committed to
praying can make all the different in the world for the ones praying and the
ones being prayed for. You may have been
challenged to pray as I have, but I have also been convicted when I said, “I
will pray” yet forgotten. Good
intentions don’t always cut it.
How will we make sure
that our commitment to pray is followed?
Like other things in the Christian’s life prayer and actually praying is
a choice. It is not an after
thought. It is at the beginning, in the
middle and at the end of all that we do.
The older I get the more I find myself praying, needing prayer and
wanting to pray.
This is not something
I share because I am a saint or a hero.
In fact, I am not looking for praise or a pat on the back. What I am doing is seeking to challenge you
to set your requests and follow through.
Just pray. Stop now. Those people on your mind are there for a
reason. They might have been places on
your heart by God Himself.
I am not telling you
who or what, but the last few weeks and days have been laced with some of the
prayers that I am committed to. These
have shaped me and others. Have you ever
been comforted when someone tells you that they are praying for you? Has the card in the mail, or the email, or the
text message come to you at just the right time when you needed someone to pray
for you? I have been, and I bet you have
been too.
Commit to pray. Start now.
Just a minute or two. Maybe an
hour or more. Just start. It is a choice to commit to pray.
2 Thessalonians 1:11 NLT
So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to
enable you to live a life worthy
of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your
faith prompts you to do.
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