The last few months have flown by. It seems that just yesterday was September,
and our church was beginning to focus on some new things including Mark
Batterson’s book The Circle Maker which is about prayer. God continues to bring me more insight and
desire to pray.
pray without ceasing;
James 5:16 NLT
Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray
for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
Psalm 66:19 NLT
But certainly God has heard; He has given heed to the
voice of my prayer.
Have your prayers become somewhat routine or stale? Maybe your prayers are just
non-existent. The fact is God connects
with his kids in many ways, and prayer is one of the ways that God connects
with us.
Further, prayer is not only talking to God. Prayer is listening too. Prayer involves our needs and our growth as
well as the needs and growth of others, the people we come in contact.
There are a couple of thoughts that continue to run through
my mind: if we aren’t seeing our prayers answered, then we must begin writing
down what we are praying for AND we must stop holding back or not praying for
miracles because we are afraid God won’t respond AND it is time to believe God
can do anything.
Here are some thoughts from Draw The Circle: the 40 day
prayer challenge:
--- It's the impossible prayers that
honor God because they reveal our faith & allow God to reveal His glory.
--- When we act in faith, we aren't
risking our reputation; we risk God's reputation because He's the one who made
the promise in the 1st place.
--- God won't answer 100% of prayers we
don't pray...Every prayer is calculated risk...God calls us to ante up faith we
have...
May God help us keep on pray, believe God and see miracles
that only God can do. Lives will be
changed. We will be changed. All that stands between us and answered
prayer is us taking the risk to ask God to move!
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