GuyMelton.com: What Were You Thinking?: You Don't have to be a Person of Prayer.........

All my life I have heard people refer to others, and sometimes themselves, as a Person of Prayer. What is that anyway? Hmmmm, it really has never occurred to me until I was reading a book on prayer this morning and the author was discussing this. I like what he began by saying. I'll paraphrase since it was rather lengthy.

He said, I am not a dumb person, I have a driver's license, I have learned to work on the computer, and do social networking, send emails and lots of technical things. I navigate day-to-day life without even thinking much about it. I am raising a family, graduated from school and consider myself an intelligent person. You and I might say the same but add, I have a degree, an advanced degree, I am a leader, a manager, a person who has accomplished a good bit in life.  I make a decent living, etc. BUTTTTTTTTT...................

I struggle with constant and consistent Prayer daily! Wow! That struck me. Could someone say I'm a person of prayer? I doubt it. I wouldn't call myself one. That's embarrassing to admit as a pastor! I should be Holy, and praying 24 hours a day in spite of all the other duties I have! It's like an alcoholic or any addict, you don't get help until you are willing to voice you have a problem. Well, not the same, but I will say this, I feel like such a failure so often when it comes to prayer. BUTTTTTTTTT...................

Good News! Nothing in the scripture calls you or me to be a Person of Prayer. When does it happen?  Who actually decides that anyway? Can anyone really know when you cross that threshold? I don't think so. So what do we do?

Just Pray! Pray even when you don't know what to say. Pray during the day when the thought hits you.  I prayed this morning for several people when I read their tweets on Twitter. I just said a silent prayer for them and their particular need right there.

As a prayer partner, we don't have any magical formulas in prayer. We don't have a magic wand or password to God. He just says "Pray for one another, pray without ceasing, and pray for God's will on earth as it is in heaven". So let's quit feeling like a failure, worrying about how and when. Let's just do it. I have a feeling when we quit feeling guilty and stressing; and just start praying, whether long or short prayers, we will become People of Prayer. But let's leave that up to God.

Now I've gone a long way over my original plan today, so I'll just stop and thank you for being on our Prayer Partner team. God has been answering incredible prayers lately, and I had planned to list a number of them, but time is gone, so I'll wait till next time. Thanks for praying!

For those on the list below for the 3rd Sunday in March, please meet me and our Worship Team at 8:30 a.m. in the Auditorium as we pray for the people who will attend and those who will minister this weekend. God has been pouring so many blessings out lately, I have to believe they are in answer to the faithful people who pray.