Livin' a prayer

Well right off the bat I would like to apologize to those who misread the title and thought it said "Livin' on a prayer" like the Bon Jovi song. Maybe you didn't misread it but I probably would have. Tonight I'm going to talk about prayer.

Prayer can be one of the easiest things as Christians that we can do. No but seriously, if we are going through trials or tough times we can just lift them up to Him in prayer. But the part that some Christians struggle with, including me is the faith part. "Do I really believe God can get me through this trial?" "Do I really think God can heal me?" What's the point of praying if you don't believe He can do anything about it. Like honestly. Just save your breath and or time if you don't believe it.

God will always answer our prayers no matter what. Not always will the answer be the one that we will want. Some of the time we do not agree with the answer that he gives us. Some of the time we just have to be patient. But a lot of us want Him to answer it now and the way we want Him to. The thing we need to know is that the way that He answers our prayers will always bless us. I'll say this again because it's so important to know. God will always answer our prayers in a way that will bless us, even if we do not think the answer we get can bless us. At first we may not see why it will be a blessing but later on we will.

Another thing, our life needs to be a constant prayer. We need to be livin' a prayer. Seems weird but it really isn't. Who said you have to be on your knees, eyes closed, and hands folded to pray? There isn't anything wrong with praying with your eyes open as your driving down the road. Or when your on your way to the free throw line during a basketball game. But the thing is we need to be careful what we say to Him. Hold on with me for a second, I'm not saying we can't ask him anything or pray about anything. We just need to not turn him into a "vending machine god", and only ask for things we want. We need to remember that He is the creator of the universe. We need to praise him before everything and be thankful for who He is and what He has done.

"I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing." 1 Timothy 2:8

God wants us to pray to Him. All the time about everything. Nothing is too big or to small. Don't ever be afraid to pray to him or too ashamed to confess something to Him. I mean He is God and already knows every single thing we have done. We just need to not let our pride get in the way and confess everything.

Well that's all I got tonight. Just remember to live a prayer.