Human unwillingly slumps off bed in the morning. Late. Looking like he was chasing zombies in his dreams. No appreciation for a new day. Maybe we miss the point of it being 'new'. New here means every minute, every mili-second is uniquely for that very day. There'll never be another 20:50 October 3, 2017 exactly like this one right now.
Somehow, we've found a way of taking all the new mercies that come with each day for granted. I found myself in awe when I thought of how our Lord Jesus , when He walked the earth, rose up early in the morning to pray. The creator of heaven and earth woke up early. To pray. And yet He's the definition of 'having it all figured out'. What kind of nerve do you and I have that we'd think we can make it through this life with little to no prayer at all?
It probably is the most underrated key to success. We'd be on our knees a whole lot more if we could see God opening the golden safe full of answers to our prayers the moment we say Amen. But then we should be on our knees a whole lot more believing His word in which He says 'ask and it'll be given unto you.' Imagine getting to Heaven, then sparkly, diamond-studded emerald gates of the largest room you've ever seen fling open, and before you are all sorts of beautiful things you dreamed of and some way beyond your imagination. Then God says, 'this is all the stuff I was ready to give you if you'd only talked to me.' And tears trickle down your cheeks as you think of all the sleepless nights you spent trying to put two and two together. 'You thought you could do it in your own power huh?'
Prayer is a relationship. The God that's neglected in our prayerlessness, is the same God we'll spend eternity with. It'd be great to have established a wonderful relationship with Him while we're still here. Time spent praying is the most well-spent time out of each day's 24 hours. And a lot of the futile things we spend most of our time fighting, would ultimately disappear if we would just commit them to the One who sees all, knows all and conquers all. It's about time we stop acting like we know everything, and submit to the One who's the greatest, whose hand is mighty enough to hold the entire universe.
"The only way we'll ever stand, is on our knees with lifted hands." - Courageous, Casting Crowns.
Somehow, we've found a way of taking all the new mercies that come with each day for granted. I found myself in awe when I thought of how our Lord Jesus , when He walked the earth, rose up early in the morning to pray. The creator of heaven and earth woke up early. To pray. And yet He's the definition of 'having it all figured out'. What kind of nerve do you and I have that we'd think we can make it through this life with little to no prayer at all?
It probably is the most underrated key to success. We'd be on our knees a whole lot more if we could see God opening the golden safe full of answers to our prayers the moment we say Amen. But then we should be on our knees a whole lot more believing His word in which He says 'ask and it'll be given unto you.' Imagine getting to Heaven, then sparkly, diamond-studded emerald gates of the largest room you've ever seen fling open, and before you are all sorts of beautiful things you dreamed of and some way beyond your imagination. Then God says, 'this is all the stuff I was ready to give you if you'd only talked to me.' And tears trickle down your cheeks as you think of all the sleepless nights you spent trying to put two and two together. 'You thought you could do it in your own power huh?'
Prayer is a relationship. The God that's neglected in our prayerlessness, is the same God we'll spend eternity with. It'd be great to have established a wonderful relationship with Him while we're still here. Time spent praying is the most well-spent time out of each day's 24 hours. And a lot of the futile things we spend most of our time fighting, would ultimately disappear if we would just commit them to the One who sees all, knows all and conquers all. It's about time we stop acting like we know everything, and submit to the One who's the greatest, whose hand is mighty enough to hold the entire universe.
"The only way we'll ever stand, is on our knees with lifted hands." - Courageous, Casting Crowns.
Destinies are birthed in prayer but lack of prayer makes us suffer and just take whatever life throws at us....only if we could spend more time in prayer would we change our lives! Thank you for the good read!
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Lack of prayer is self-destructive!