Sometimes we find ourselves in trouble. We live in a fallen and sinful world that is full of trouble that is for sure. We can see troubling things going on all around our world today and sometimes the trouble comes into our own lives and communities as well. Sometimes we try to figure a way out of our troubles on our own, but sometimes when we do that we just make things worse.
There is something that we should do when we are in trouble and also when things are going well for us. We should pray. Sometimes we wait until we exhaust all of our resources first then we call out to God for help, but we should call out to God first thing.
It fact we should be reaching out to God everyday. Sometimes we might find ourselves calling out to Him moment by moment depending on the circumstances that we are in. We are living in perilous times where trouble seems to be everywhere. This world needs the Lord Jesus. He is the only hope that this world has.
We believers in Jesus Christ must cry out to God for those in our families, in our communities, our countries, and everyone everywhere in the world that don't know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. We must pray that their hearts will be opened to the Good News of Jesus Christ.
There are so many things we can pray about. The good thing is that everyone of us, no matter what talents we have, can pray. The Lord wants us to come to Him humbly with our request. We should come in reverence for who He is. He is God. He is the Creator of all things and He is Holy.
We are His servants. We are weak, but He is strong. Everything is possible with God. He loves us and He wants us to come to Him in prayer. He wants to here our praise and thankfulness as well.
We must also take time to listen to what God has to say to us. The Lord will speak to us through His Word, the Bible, and through the promptings of the Holy Spirit. He will also speak to us through other people as well. We need to make sure what people tell us lines up with Scripture.
We believers need to pray for each other. We need to pray for our Pastors and our congregations. We need to lift up the sick and the orphans. We need to pray for those who are shut in and those who are suffering from horrible things. We need to pray that the Lord would break the chains of addiction in our communities.
We need to pray for a wake up call for the Church. The Church needs a revival. We need the Holy Spirit to flow through us in a powerful way to draw others to the Lord Jesus Christ. We need to pray in the Spirit.
Let us not neglect reading God's Word and Prayer. May we draw near to God that He will draw near to us.
Lord, Heavenly Father,
We praise Your Name.
We come boldly to the throne of grace.
We humble ourselves before You O Lord.
Forgive us for not praying as much as we should.
Help us to have hunger for Your Word.
We uplift those we are sick and those who are in trouble.
We pray for those in Law Enforcement and we ask Your protective hand to be upon each one.
We pray that You would send revival.
Set our hearts on fire for You O Lord and I pray that You would start in me.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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