We Can Pray
I think everyone has times in their lives when situations rise up beyond their control, and a feeling of helplessness creeps in. For some, there’s probably nothing that’s harder to handle than not being in control but the fact is we’re never in control … really. We serve a God who is all-knowing and all-powerful and, if we are His children, He is the One who is really in control. Yet He delights in hearing the petitions of His children.
Last week, before I realized the health care hearing was going to be taking place on Sunday, I woke up singing “I Can Pray” and I found myself singing it for days. It’s interesting to me that God often will lay something on my heart before I need it but I was reminded that, no matter what happens in the world, we can always pray. Whether it’s intercession, petition, or praise, we need to be on our knees so that “the things of earth will grow strangely dim.
Although the bill has passed, let’s not stop praying. Even when our leaders make decisions that would not have been our choice, they need our prayers. As time moves on, it becomes more and more vital that we learn to hear His voice more clearly. I really think that’s what God is trying to do right now: cause people to turn to Him like never before. When things are going well, it can be easy to forget God but when times get hard, we realize how much we need Him. Let’s acknowledge our need but not just because things aren’t going our way. Let’s tell God how much we love Him and trust Him because He knows what we need. He has never done us anything but good and He is worthy of all the praise we have to give and more.
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