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I want to share a simple but powerful truth that could revolutionize your prayer life. So much of the time, we treat our prayer life like a ‘must get” and ask God for our wishes to be granted. Even mature Believers often fall into the trap of treating God like some kind of cosmic concierge who is there at our beck and call to fulfill our every whim and desire. The truth that I want to share with you today is that prayer requires action on our part.
When we pray, we are demonstrating our dependence upon God. We are saying to God that “we need you,” that “without you we can do nothing. The key moment comes AFTER we have prayed. What do we do then? This is the critical point where many Believers fail. Prayer requires action on our part. They pray and seek God for a need in their life, and then sit back waiting for God to meet their need. Is God able? Of course, He is God! However, never forget that we pray out of faith, and true Biblical faith requires ACTION!
Thousands of us here can afford 3-4 basic meals a day, can afford great housing, can send our children to the best colleges, can take time out and enjoy a cold ice. Have you ever thought of thousands of people out there are onto the street with no housing, it gets to winter and some die in the cold, others cannot afford a snack a day and others languish in abject poverty? What have you done as a catholic Christian? How often do you give out just a dollar to charity or to a friend in need? 1 dollar can buy a bottle of water for the thirsty, 1 dollar can buy a child a pair of slippers, 1 dollar can buy a kid a shirt. Many of us find it so hard to give yet we engage God in Prayer asking for the best Porsche car, the best designer clothes, the best summer trips and the most handsome man ever. Think about it, am I worth winning God’s favour if I can’t do the same for others? I am a living testimony to God’s mercy and try your prayer with actions, the next time you will be out there testifying how amazing this God is.
In His love and service,
When we pray, we are demonstrating our dependence upon God. We are saying to God that “we need you,” that “without you we can do nothing. The key moment comes AFTER we have prayed. What do we do then? This is the critical point where many Believers fail. Prayer requires action on our part. They pray and seek God for a need in their life, and then sit back waiting for God to meet their need. Is God able? Of course, He is God! However, never forget that we pray out of faith, and true Biblical faith requires ACTION!
Thousands of us here can afford 3-4 basic meals a day, can afford great housing, can send our children to the best colleges, can take time out and enjoy a cold ice. Have you ever thought of thousands of people out there are onto the street with no housing, it gets to winter and some die in the cold, others cannot afford a snack a day and others languish in abject poverty? What have you done as a catholic Christian? How often do you give out just a dollar to charity or to a friend in need? 1 dollar can buy a bottle of water for the thirsty, 1 dollar can buy a child a pair of slippers, 1 dollar can buy a kid a shirt. Many of us find it so hard to give yet we engage God in Prayer asking for the best Porsche car, the best designer clothes, the best summer trips and the most handsome man ever. Think about it, am I worth winning God’s favour if I can’t do the same for others? I am a living testimony to God’s mercy and try your prayer with actions, the next time you will be out there testifying how amazing this God is.
In His love and service,
