Right now my church is taking a break from the book of Joshua to go through a short mini-series on Prayer. It has been encouraging and challenging, especially last night at the Wednesday night prayer service. Pastor Ryan spoke on what our motives should be for prayer, and here's where it got pretty convicting. (This is my paraphrased translation of what was actually said. His was a lot more succinct...)
We do not get out of bed in the morning to pray because we simply do not love enough. Love causes us to pray for people. A love so deep for the people you are praying for will move you out of your bed and onto your knees instead of hitting the alarm clock for the eighth time. We need to pray for this kind of love in our lives, remembering that it is only because we have first been love by God that we are able to love others. If we have not received the love of Christ in our lives, we are incapable of loving others, and our prayer lives will evidence this lack of love. We must be a people marked by prayer, and thus, marked by love. Paul says that he yearns for the Philippian church with the affection of Christ--may we have that same affection for the people in our lives--a love so deep that nothing will get in our way as we walk the road to Calvary.
Ah, may I be a woman marked by prayer and love!!!
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Speak to me! This was good.
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