When Should We Pray?

Prayer. It should be our first response, not our last resort. We should pray before, during and after things arise. A decision we need to make. A difficult spot we find ourselves in. Any and every situation can be covered by prayer.

The Bible tells us to pray without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
¹⁷ Never stop praying.

God wants us to come to Him with our prayers and petitions.

Philippians 4:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
⁶ Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.

God wants us to come to Him in times of trouble. That we do not lose faith, or become an unbeliever.

Psalm 50:15 New Living Translation (NLT)

¹⁵ Then call on me when you are in trouble,
    and I will rescue you,
    and you will give me glory.”

 

Pray when we are prosperous. That we do not become boastful or proud.

 

Deuteronomy 8:18 The Message (MSG)

^17-18 If you start thinking to yourselves, “I did all this. And all by myself. I’m rich. It’s all mine!”—well, think again. Remember that God, your God, gave you the strength to produce all this wealth so as to confirm the covenant that he promised to your ancestors—as it is today.

 

Pray when we are facing danger, so we don't become afraid or doubt God's protection.

 

Isaiah 41:10 Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁰ 
‘Do not fear [anything], for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you;
I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand.

 

Pray when we are feeling secure. That we have everything under control. Pray that we do not become self sufficient and have no need for God.

 

2 Corinthians 3:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)⁵ Not that we are sufficiently qualified in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency and qualifications come from God.

See. We are to pray in all circumstances. The good & the bad. If we pray believing that God will answer, He will hear us. The answer may not be the one that we wanted, but God knows what we need. His will be done, not mine!
Amen!

 

 

 

 

The Wall

Imagine a wall standing before you. Not a physical wall, but maybe an emotional one. A spiritual one. A wall that you think that you have no idea on how to get around it, over it or through it. In the flesh, you think that this wall is immovable. Insurmountable. There is no way that you are going to get to the other side of the wall. So you feel like giving up. Throwing in the towel.

I've got good news for you. There is a way.

Psalm 18:29 Amplified Bible (AMP) ²⁹ And by my God I can leap over a wall.

That's right. With God, He will get you over that wall. He will have you leap right over it and the next thing you know, you'll be on the other side. Wondering how in the world did that happen. See when you look at things from your human perspective, it looks impossible, but with God, it is possible!

Matthew 19:26 The Message (MSG)²⁶ Jesus looked hard at them and said, “No chance at all if you think you can pull it off yourself. Every chance in the world if you trust God to do it.”

You put your trust in Jesus, and everything is possible. He can do things that we can't even understand with our limited, human thinking.

Luke 1:37 Amplified Bible (AMP)³⁷ For with God nothing [is or ever] shall be impossible.”

So what walls stand before you today? Is it a habit that you can not break? Emotion that defeats you? A bad attitude about certain situations? A heart full of doubt, discouragement or fear?

Every time we try and conquer these walls on our own, we fall short. Far short. Repeatedly, over and over again.

But, with God's help, we can leap over these walls, barriers, obstacles. Whatever you want to call them, that keep us from moving forward to what God has for us.

A great reminder,

Philippians 4:13 New Living Translation (NLT)

¹³ For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

 

It is Christ's strength that sustains us. That carries us through. Not our own.

 

Thank You LORD!!