What are we to do with the tension of the political divides and war? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when natural disasters are looming on the horizon? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when we receive a devastating diagnosis from the doctor? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when our unborn baby’s heartbeat stops? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when we are informed that we will be losing our job? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when someone we love dearly takes their last breath? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when we hear news of a terrible accident? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when we don’t know if we can take another moment of the hardships we are facing? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when the cupboards are empty and our stomachs are too? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when our aging vehicle leaves us stalled? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when there is chaos around us and we feel the stress of a busy schedule pressing in? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
But instead of waiting until we are in a scary and anxiety-provoking moment, what if we build it as a habit to meet both the big and the small things of life with this important instruction from Jesus?
What are we to do when we wake up? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when we sit down to a meal? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when we see the children leave for school or our spouse leaves for work? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do before we get in the car to prepare for a trip? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when we are looking at our list of To Do’s and aren’t sure where to start? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when we’re going to meet up with a friend? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
What are we to do when we’re sending a text to someone who hasn’t spoken to us in awhile? TAKE A PAUSE AND PRAY
Regardless of what lies before us or what we’re facing in this moment, God instructs us to pray without ceasing and to be give thanks in all circumstances. Prayer is a conversation with God, and if we accept Jesus as our Savior, we have been given direct access to be able to talk with God our Father. We don’t have to feel like we don’t know enough to pray, because even children’s prayers are heard by God. We don’t have to feel like we haven’t earned the right to pray, because Jesus’s sacrifice of his life was payment for our sins that might have hindered our ability to pray.
Build a habit of praying into your daily life, and watch with expectation that your relationship with God will grow deeper each day as you also learn to be dependent on him for everything that you were created to need from him. He knows what is best for each one of us and he answers our prayers according to his will and timing, not ours, so don’t give up praying in all things.
For more growth in your prayer life, I recommend the article below…
https://www.cru.org/…/spiritual…/prayer/how-to-pray.html
(Originally posted on October 10, 2024 on Stephanie K Ford’s Facebook page)