Earlier, when I was speaking with a neighbor, I was struck by an answer to a question that I gave him. I asked, "Did you pray about it?" His response was, "No"
I stood there for a second and had to think about what he had said. You see Prayer, is essential, it is the single most powerful resource that we have in this life and yet most people turn to it only as a last resort or not even at all.
Instead of talking to people, we need to be talking to God. It is good to have people to turn to when we need someone but God is waiting for you and He actually has the answers.
I have taught my kids to pray. They spend time themselves not because I ask them too but because they want to spend time in prayer with God. Adam, my son who has autism has a sweet, gentle spirit who loves God and never wants to break God's heart. It is the guiding force that guides his life and I can see God in the things he does daily, same for my daughter. She has a passion to serve God and she does not care who does not like it, it is her faith, between her and God and she spends time in prayer with our Heavenly Father.
When we come to Jesus, after the Holy Spirit calls us and convicts us it is our prayer that literally is the dunamis (Dynamite) that destroys the utter darkness and despair of our sin ridden soul and seals us unto new life. So, how can you not pray?
I asked him how often he did actually pray and he said, "from time to time" That is the problem friend's. If you expect God to move on and in your behalf you have to have a relationship with Him. You have to know Him and you are not going to know Him if you Neve go to Him in prayer. How else would you know that He could solve your problems, that He has given you Victory, that He has delivered you from darkness. He is the tap that gives you refreshing life, power and substance.
Take time this evening to call out on Him. Spend time with Him in prayer not as a last resort but daily. I can promise you this, if you do you will see your life start to change. There is power in prayer and seeking out God who is the sustainer of our faith, our soul and our hope.
