When you face a challenging circumstance you have two choices. You can lose heart and let worrisome thoughts control your mind; or you can pray about it. You should pray and not worry because the God of the Bible loves you and cares for you. DON’T QUIT–PRAY PERSISTENTLY! In the parable, the poor widow kept on begging the judge to grant her justice. She didnt just ask once and say, “Let me know what you decide.” She peppered his ears with persistent petitions. Have you ever asked God for something, and when He didnt answer your prayer immediately, you quit praying? That’s a big mistake. The most effective prayers in the Bible are those that were prayed persistently. In Psalm 55:16-17, David wrote: “I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning, and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.” David wasnt one of those one-a-day vitamin prayers. He was an all-day pray-er! In the Old Testament, Hannah desperately wanted a child. For many years she prayed and prayed to have a child. After her prayer was unanswered for years she didnt say, “Well, it must not be God’s will for me to have a child.” She kept on praying for years, and eventually God gave her a son–Samuel, the mighty prophet. Even Jesus prayed persistently. On the night before the crucifixion, He was in the Garden of Gethsemane pouring out His heart to His Father. His prayer burden was so intense there were drops of blood, like sweat on His forehead. He prayed, “Father, take this cup from me–but not my will but yours be done!” He prayed it again and again. Three times He cried out to His Father–and His Father heard Him and gave Him the strength and resolve to face the cross. Paul had some kind of painful affliction he called a thorn in the flesh. He begged the Lord to remove the pain. He asked not once, not twice, but three times before the Lord answered. And when God answered, it wasnt the answer Paul was wanting. God didnt take away the thorn; instead He gave him the grace to cope with the pain, so Paul began to give God glory in the midst of his pain. Persistence is an important factor in prayer. But persistence is a valuable commodity for every area of your Christian life, not just prayer. God blesses those who persist. So whatever you may be facing right now, don’t give up! If you’re ever tempted to give up, just remember the composer Brahms. It took him seven long years to write his famous Lullaby–I guess because he kept falling asleep at the piano,DON’T DOUBT–PRAY POSITIVELY! https://facebook/groups/Thankful4Life/
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 03:58:01 +0000
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