Prayer Matter!

When to pray and for what to pray! Do we sometimes struggle there? Perhaps we may struggle with how to pray, but is not the “when” and the “what” pretty wide open? (i.e. 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Matthew 6:10-13; Philippians 4:6)

Someone has told of their grandmother who had prayed the first thing every morning for years. However, there came a time when she began to be observed reading the newspaper first and so was asked if her praying had become less important. Her response was “Oh, no! I’m just looking to see what I should be praying about.”

As we LOOK AROUND ourselves there should be no shortage of things for which to be prayerful. We have blessings for which to thank God. There is His guidance we and others continually need as we seek to do His Will. There are also plenty of needs for which to pray on behalf of others while we ourselves remain open to the ways in which God can use us to fulfill some of those needs.

As Paul wrote to Timothy he urged…
“(1) First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings BE MADE FOR ALL PEOPLE, (2) for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. (3) This is good, and it is PLEASING IN THE SIGHT OF GOD our Savior, (4) WHO DESIRES ALL PEOPLE TO BE SAVED AND TO COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH.” ( 1 Timothy 2:1-4 ESV)

As we pick up a newspaper or magazine, perhaps we would do well to consider such as a source of prayer material. LOOKING AROUND ourselves we should also recognize many other additions to our prayer list. We may not know all the particulars, but our prayer is to the One Who does! May we become known as praying people who sincerely have the utmost needs (including the salvation of their soul) of others in mind.

Have a great day AS A REGULAR PARTICIPANT IN THE PRIVILEGE OF PRAYER!
Carl

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