1 Thessalonians 5:16 "Be full of joy all the time. Never stop praying. In everything give thanks. This is what God wants you to do because of Christ."
Many people look upon prayer as being a "gumball machine" process, drop a quarter in and out comes your request. Many times friends will ask, "Pray for me because __________________." Being women of faith, we nod our heads and respectively will respond, "Will do." Prayer is not just where we put our hands together and then send up requests, prayer is how He wants us to be in communication with Him.
1 Chronicles 16:11 states to "look to the Lord and ask for His strength. Look to HIM ALL THE TIME." As a young child, a teenager, and young adult, I tended to "ask for His strength" in times of trouble, treating this process as a "gumball machine". I didn't understand the "why", because HIS PLAN IS BIGGER THAN MY MIND CAN UNDERSTAND. I need to look to Him at all times, not just in times of trouble. Being in constant prayer, you will change, you will have an unexplainable peace that He will provide. The answers are always there, we just have to look at our Father, who loves us unconditionally. And that is better than any "gumball" that this Earth can provide.
Chris Tomlin - Good Good Father
Be Blessed!
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