Good Morning!
Have you prayed today? Is prayer something we have to schedule? Does it have to be only in church? Do we pray only when issues of life
arise? Is praying something for everyone
or just for the Pastor...for those
who are "leaders"? What if I
don't have the right words? I can't pray like the Pastor does. When I
have a need I call my friend, she knows
how to pray.
I'm sure words and questions like this have traveled though our mind at one point. The Creator of heaven made you & me, that's
foundational. He was speaking with his creation from the
very beginning. When the Lord Jesus
walked on earth, He himself prayed to
the Father.
Talking with God. It's not about the words...its
about our heart. He wants us
to commune with him. We wake
up and the One who does not sleep or
slumber is waiting for us to come to
him. He is involved in the affairs of men....Oh God..we call out to you Lord...help us....Let's pour our hearts out...let's talk with
God...at anytime & at scheduled
times....by ourselves...with two or
three...& corporately. Pray for
what you have yet to see with your eyes...pray for the widow and the
orphan....pray for what troubles your
heart...pray for leaders and officials...pray for your enemy....pray for the
one that has broken your heart and
betrayed your trust....pray for the
sick....pray for those who have
turned their back on God and don't
realize they need a
Savior....pray for the work of God to be
fruitful...pray for the church...pray against complacency and pray that compromise would not be found in our camp....pray that the Spirit of the Living God would be
invited and included in the affairs of men.....pray that we would not
divert from the straight and narrow path....pray for the one that has fallen, that the Lord would restore
them as they cry out in repentance...Pray!
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (Philippians 4:6)
“And when you
pray, do not be like
the hypocrites, for they love
to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street
corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward
in full. (Matthew 6:5)
In the
same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do
not know what we ought to pray for,
but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless
groans. (Romans 8:26)
You have searched me, LORD, and you know
me. You know when I sit and
when I rise; you perceive my thoughts
from afar. You discern my going out and my
lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely. )Psalm 139:1-4)
God bless you!~Liz
www.lizrod.com
