November 29, 2017 Wednesday

16Rejoice always, 17pray without ceasing, 18in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NKJV

            Prayer is often for us a last ditch effort.  We do our best and trust in the worlds methods and only pray when all else fails like prayer is a life vest to save us as a last resort!

             But prayer is important in some many ways and without it we are left cut off from God, from other Christians and from hope.  We become vulnerable to thinking God doesn’t care or that God isn’t real.

            Through prayer we can maintain and have a relationship with God. We can experience God's presence and we can not only share our burdens with God but we can actually rejoice in His blessings. If we have things against someone or hate them we can pray for them and that keeps us from being destroyed by our hatred for them and allows us to be part as God changes them with our prayers.

Prayer is also how we maintain a relationship with other Christians. I'm not talking about just a getting along or fellowship but by having a deeper relationship with them as we pray for one another and care for one another.

Through prayer our hope is developed as we trust in God as we see our prayers answered and as we grow in our face by this. We grow as in prayer we see God working in others and through others around world. This helps us to see how God works in so many ways and so many lives and in so many places.

            We also miss the joy of just being with God and the comfort and peace that come from that.  We run faster to get away from so many things in our lives but the faster we run the more behind we get!  Prayer is your time sit in God’s lap and receive the love and healing that prepares you to go and live life fully!

            Today I got some of my weekly chores done to help Bonnie and Rebecca and to keep me moving and from losing my mind.  It seems I do less and less but God keeps me moving!