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Having suffered from migraines for years, I don't really think to ask others for prayer when a migraine gets me down.
I don't know that I've ever called a friend to pray with me as I turn the house upside down to find my car keys. Yet, without those keys my day goes haywire. I turn into a witch - really. My hair stands on end, every "wart" pops out, and my eyes glare, red and menacing.
When my husband suffered a minor, yet temporarily life-impacting illness, we didn't think to ask friends to pray. We just muscled through. My dear friends, wiser than us, stormed the gates. They understood that prayer, even for something "minor" and temporary, is vital to the Christian life. They surrounded us in loving prayer - for quick healing, for the pain to go away, and for strength as he recovered.
"Pray without ceasing." (1 Thess. 5:17)
"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done." (Phil. 4:6)
"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." (Eccl. 4:12)
God asks us to present all things to him by prayer and supplication. He cares, about our lost car keys, our moodiness, and yes, even our migraines.
How about you? Do you minimize your life thinking that your situation doesn't merit prayer? Or do you boldly ask friends to join you - not selfishly, but to become more of who God wants you to be? You know, patience, peace, calm, clarity, healing, so God can be glorified through the work he does in your life?
So what's holding you back? Let's pray!
2 comments:
Thanks Karen for writing this blog. Sometimes I feel as if God has to get tired of listening to me. It seems as if I am constantly praying for someone, seems my phone rings a lot with someone at the other end saying I need you to pray with me. I always have time to pray for others but until lately I have not prayed much for myself. I have learned that God knows what we want/need but we need to openly pray for ourselves as well. It always seemed to me that others should come first. Then that small voice told me that I needed to be healthy if I was going to help others when they needed me. Without my early time with my Father and praying to him for what I need to shine for him and help others, I could not function. Thanks for sharing this blog. Love you my friend. Carol
Carol,
God never tires of us. He wants us to seek him in all things. His word says, "pray without ceasing" and "cast all your cares upon Me for I care for you." We are blessed with a God who loves us more than we will ever understand!
You can never go wrong asking God to help you live the way He desires!!! :-)
My post today, March 6, is on the same topic :-) I'm learning to walk by prayer too.
Love,
Karen
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