Wednesday 4 July 2007

Men ought always to pray

“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;” - Luke 18v1

Do you ever get tired of praying? Do you ever feel, “why bother”? We all go through times when it seems like prayer just isn’t worth it. Now, this may sound shocking and unspiritual, but sometimes we all experience thoughts that prayer just doesn’t “work.”

This problem is not unique. Jesus knew that it was a real problem and that is why He addressed it with the disciples. What did Jesus say about getting tired of praying? “Men ought always to pray and not lose heart.” Simple enough really isn’t it. What do we do when we get tired of praying? Well, we pray. “What do we do when it seems like prayer isn’t working? Well, we pray. And so it goes.

The key to praying is really pretty simple – just pray. We don’t really need books, CDs, and seminars. Just trust what Jesus says and keep on praying! Prayer is not to get God to perform according to our standards – prayer is to help us know Him better, so the more we pray, the more we see His will and way in our lives.

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