The effective, fervent
prayer of a righteous man avails much. James 5:6
Today, I am having
trouble keeping my focus. This might be because today is a catch-up
day, full of a bunch of random tasks and meetings or it might because of the
change in my diet. Either way, it feels difficult to stay present today. I need to focus more in order to get my
work done.
The same is true in
prayer. Often when we pray, we are
tempted to drift off to the events and worries of our day but true prayer
requires focus. In Matthew 4,
Jesus is tempted by Satan as He is fasting.
Satan tempts Jesus with food, pride, and glory. However, in this moment Jesus stays focused.
He knows that his connection with God, the Father is of utmost importance and He
knows that his mission is just about to begin.
I believe that the same is
true for us today. It is often in those
moments just before we “start the mission” that the voice of the tempter
whispers. “You can’t do that.” He will say.
“What if you fail?”
In those moments stay
focused. Fervently seek the voice
of God and move forward. Why
worry about how your story will end?
Just listen to his voice and have the courage to write the next
page.
We must never forget
that the highest kind of prayer is never the making of requests. Prayer at its holiest moment is the entering
into God, to a place of such blessed union as it makes miracles seem tame and
remarkable answers to prayer appear something very far short of wonderful by
comparison. -A.W. Tozer
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