[Lord, on the day I
called for help, you answered me.] (Psalm 138:3a)
“I’m frustrated. I
can’t do anything about it except pray”.
I’ve heard this
countless times and I’ve said it myself probably as much as anyone else. Expressed
in such a sentiment is our own attitude of prayer. We can mistakenly think
prayer is pointless, ineffective, and the last resort. Let’s think about
it a bit and translates our frustration.
“I’m frustrated. I
can’t do anything about it except ask the all knowing, all
encompassing, all powerful, and all good God to help me.”
I guess prayer doesn’t
sound like such a bad idea. Our Psalmist today conveys this confidence in
God’s generosity. God will always answer our prayers He may not answer them in
the way we want, but He will answer with what we need—that which is best
for us.
God knows what we want
and need before we ask, but He desires us to voice our desires to Him—healing
of a loved one, stronger marriage, better job, ability to pay the bills, grace
to love a coworker, overcome a certain sin, etc...
Have you lost faith in
the power of prayer? What is God waiting for you to ask? God is our
loving Father just waiting for His children to ask...
“My child, what would
you like Me to do for you?”
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