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Get results when you pray
''...WHEN A BELIEVING PERSON PRAYS, GREAT THINGS HAPPEN.'' JAMES 5:16
Sandra Aldrich, a Christian author says, 'Early in my widowhood as I prayed...about a possible move, I ended with, "Thank you God that you'll show us what to do." My 12-year-old said, "Mom you didn't say Amen." I nodded, "That's because God and I are going to talk about this all day." And we did. Eventually my family made a cross-country move that opened a new career for me. But more importantly, I began a new adventure with God.
Here's what she learned:
a) you don't pray into thin air: where Sandra lives, Pike's Peak rises above the city...but when clouds obscure it we nobody says, 'The Peak's gone!' It's there even when it can't be seen... and God's working even when you don't see Him
b) just jump in: James says, 'When a believing person prays, great things happen,' so while reading about prayer and learning about great intercessors can be helpful, you've got to start talking to God yourself
c) there's no 'right' way to pray: one lady remembers her grandparent's prayers being filled with 'Thee's' and 'Thou's,' that made her feel unfit to pray. Then one day as she wrestled with a stubborn lawnmower she simply said, 'Lord, I really need your help.' Suddenly the responding roar of the engine gave her a fresh awareness of God's presence
d) pray like you'd talk to a friend: Jesus said, '"...Be direct. Ask for what you need..."' (Luke 11:10 TM). Sandra says, 'My grandma talked to God so naturally that I'd wander into the kitchen expecting to see her chatting with a neighbour.' That's how to get results when you pray.
written by Bob Gass
''...WHEN A BELIEVING PERSON PRAYS, GREAT THINGS HAPPEN.'' JAMES 5:16
Sandra Aldrich, a Christian author says, 'Early in my widowhood as I prayed...about a possible move, I ended with, "Thank you God that you'll show us what to do." My 12-year-old said, "Mom you didn't say Amen." I nodded, "That's because God and I are going to talk about this all day." And we did. Eventually my family made a cross-country move that opened a new career for me. But more importantly, I began a new adventure with God.
Here's what she learned:
a) you don't pray into thin air: where Sandra lives, Pike's Peak rises above the city...but when clouds obscure it we nobody says, 'The Peak's gone!' It's there even when it can't be seen... and God's working even when you don't see Him
b) just jump in: James says, 'When a believing person prays, great things happen,' so while reading about prayer and learning about great intercessors can be helpful, you've got to start talking to God yourself
c) there's no 'right' way to pray: one lady remembers her grandparent's prayers being filled with 'Thee's' and 'Thou's,' that made her feel unfit to pray. Then one day as she wrestled with a stubborn lawnmower she simply said, 'Lord, I really need your help.' Suddenly the responding roar of the engine gave her a fresh awareness of God's presence
d) pray like you'd talk to a friend: Jesus said, '"...Be direct. Ask for what you need..."' (Luke 11:10 TM). Sandra says, 'My grandma talked to God so naturally that I'd wander into the kitchen expecting to see her chatting with a neighbour.' That's how to get results when you pray.
written by Bob Gass
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