Calling Out To God

"13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 
                                                                           

14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 

                                                  

15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 

                                                  

16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. 

                                                  

17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 

                                                  

18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops."                       

- James 5:13-18   

Have you ever found yourself in trouble?  We have all gotten into some kind of trouble at some point in our lives.  It could be our foolish choices or it could be caused by someone else.  Sometimes trouble just shows up like an unwanted guest that just won't leave.  We know that in this world in which we find ourselves living in we will experience trouble.  

Where do we go when we are in trouble?  When we got into trouble as children we mostly ran to our parents of a member of our family.  We believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are children of God.  So, we can go to the Lord when we find ourselves in trouble.  The Lord loves us and He wants us to call out to Him no matter what the circumstances are.

The Lord is able and willing to handle any problem that comes our way.  How often do we just try to get through the trouble on our own?  Too often I am afraid.  Sometimes we wait and pray only when we have exhausted all other avenues.  That is a shame.  Calling out to the Lord should be the very first step for the believer when we find ourselves in trouble.

The Lord told Jeremiah, "Call out to me and I will answer you.  I will show you great and mighty things that you do not know" (Jeremiah 33:3).   We can be assured that the Lord will hear our prayer and that He will answer our prayer.  His answer may not be that answer we like or expect, but He will answer our prayers in His timing and in accordance to His will.

If you find yourself in trouble I would encourage you to keep calling out to God in prayer and expect Him to answer in a mighty way.   

Lord,

Thank You for the ability to come to You when we are in trouble.

Hear our cry O Lord.

Help us to pray in accordance to Your will.

Come Soon Lord Jesus.

In Jesus Name we pray,

Amen.