Day 7 deals with where and when we pray. I can honestly say my car is my prayer closet most of the time. If you live in a house like ours, going to the bathroom without an audience is a challenge. So praying in a quiet, secret place seems unmanageable most days, but my car isn’t very cool so no one really wants to be in it with me anyway. It’s perfect!

God doesn’t really care where the place is, but He wants you to have one. He is intentional about meeting with you so He wants you to be just as intentional about meeting with Him. I can’t tell you where you should meet with Him, but find somewhere you can get alone with Him.

The question of when is simple too. You pray whenever you think you need to.  When He wakes you up in the middle of the night, when you’re driving, when you’re at work, when you’re about to eat a meal, when you’re going to bed. He will talk with you anytime, but be careful not to push Him to outskirts of your life.  He is too important.

Find a where, and ask Him to let you know when.

PWG

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Day 6 is pretty intense because it deals with how selfish most of our prayers are.  Ouch! You mean I can be selfish and pray to the Almighty God at the same time – yep! And the truth is, we’re really good at it.

You may have prayed for something before – sincerely and honestly prayed. You didn’t see the answer you wanted, and you wondered where you went wrong.  The answer to this is really very simple. It wasn’t God ignoring you or your request. God will answer you, but it is up to Him HOW He answers. He may have told you no, or even told you to wait.

Most of the time when we pray and ask for something, we expect God to give us a YES. We want Him to see the world and our current situation the way we see it.  We expect Him to act like we would act if we were all powerful. But God is consistent – He says yes to EVERYTHING that will bring Him glory. He doesn’t want us to be miserable, unless my misery brings Him glory, and is ultimately for my good.

God wants to and will meet my needs when I pray for things that are aligned with His will. We pray so narrowly most of the time, but God wants to act in ways we never even scratch when we pray for our exam, our project at work, and our relationship. It’s not that God doesn’t care about those things – He absolutely cares about them because you care about them, but they aren’t His top priority. His top priority is to see people come to Him, and to use you in His mission for this world.

He is fully capable and willing to bless us in ways beyond our requests, but we are to seek Him FIRST.

PWG

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Yes, I’m catching up.  The last few days for me have been pretty crazy, so I’m doing several posts today so we can be get back on track.

The opening quote on day 5 is difficult to read, because I see myself in it. E.M. Bounds says “No learning can make up for the failure to pray. No Earnestness, no diligence, no study, no gifts will supply its lack.”

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve decided I can DO enough to make up for my lack of prayer.  Well, the truth is, I cannot DO enough. When I don’t pray, I miss out, and so do the people in my life who depend on me to be a man chasing after the heart of God. I do not possess the necessary power to carry out my ministry to my family, my community, or you without God’s presence active in my life. I NEED HIM! And the only way I will get HIM is to pray and read His instructions and encouragements to me in His Word

The forces that oppose your walk with Christ are real and they are powerful, but not as powerful as your God. Pray for His strength, direction, and leadership today!

Remember, go to

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PWG