Praying Through

April 28, 2009

Praying Through

What do you think about prayer? Does God answer our prayers? Let me know what you think.

My wife and I pray each morning and sometimes it is hard to pray. We read a verse of scripture and review a list of prayer requests and add them to our prayer journal. It becomes a routine and we feel that we have done our praying for the day. However, when we search the scriptures, sing a hymn or worship song that takes away all the outside distractions and gets us tuned into God. We are now ready to pray through.

Why is prayer the hardest thing we will ever be called upon to do and, being human, why is this one act that we are tempted to do less frequently than any other? Let me know what you think.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. –Colossians 4:2

Dr. Moody Stuart, a great praying man of a past generation, once drew up a set of rules to guide him in his prayers. Among these rules is this one: “Pray till you pray.”…

The habit of breaking off our prayers before we have truly prayed is as common as it is unfortunate. Often the last 10 minutes may mean more to us than the first half hour, because we must spend a long time getting into the proper mood to pray effectively. We may need to struggle with our thoughts to draw them in from where they have been scattered through the multitude of distractions that result from the task of living in a disordered world…

If when we come to prayer our hearts feel dull and unspiritual, we should not try to argue ourselves out of it. Rather, we should admit it frankly and pray our way through. We cannot afford to stop praying till we have actually prayed.

“Oh Lord, what an important and needed challenge! It’s so easy to rush into Your presence and ‘check off’ our Bible reading and prayer for the day—and so hard to wait in Your presence in unhurried meditation. I’ll wait today and ‘pray through.’ Amen
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Prayer is an incredible transformer that takes the unlimited power of God and brings it down to what you're facing and where you are today. God is calling us to a new level of experiencing and unleashing His power. Decide to make prayer your first resort instead of your last. Experience God's unlimited power where prayers are answered and failures are turned into new beginnings! Ron Hutchcraft Ministries

Let me know what you think about prayer and how it has transformed your life.