The Right Way 2

The Right Way 2!

be unceasing and persistent in prayer; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:17 AMP

Just like yesterday's piece, today's extract holds a similar message, and it is all tied to relationship. If I love someone, I want to spend time with the person a lot. A few hours go like a few minutes, and I count the hours until I see the person again. For all who can remember the thrill of courtship and fresh love, you can relate. The same principle applies to the focus of today's extract, which is prayer.

Prayer is communicating with God, where I take my cares, worries, pain and joys to him, and I leave with the assurance and confidence that even if I do not know or understand the WHY behind the WHAT that I am going through, I am comforted by the fact that I know WHO is in charge. Prayer is not a one-way thing, where I just talk and do not wait for a response; but it God getting my attention to give me directions while I trust Him to work out the best in and for me.

It takes courage to give control to another person. It even takes grace to continue in prayer, and to be fervent and persistent. If God commands it, He must have a benefit only He can guarantee. Being faithful in prayer is proof of friendship with God. When a man submits to God in prayer, he is raised up to impact lives. A man who kneels in prayer cannot be ignored, because God will use such a man to change his generation. Do you know God at all? Does He know you as His own? His time of favour is here.