continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 THES. 5:16–18
Max Lucado once said, “Prayers aren’t graded according to style.”
That is so true.
In fact, our prayers aren’t graded at all!
God hears all our prayers, spoken and unspoken.
I saw the PUSH acrostic in a tweet, and I love it.
P = prayer
U= until
S= something
H= happens
It reminds me to “pray continually” as the Bible tells us.
I’ve noticed that we sometimes ask God for something, feeling at the moment like it’s a very important request.
But then we quickly forget about it and move on to something else.
We don’t follow through.
In order to have a successful prayer life, we need to stay focused on sharing our needs with God. Why? Does God forget? Certainly not, but we do.
Sometimes we act like children, running through the store begging for everything we see.
We must learn to bring our requests to God after careful consideration, fully prepared to wait for his answers.
And he will answer. It may not be in the way we want him to, but he never leaves us hanging.
His answers come in one of three ways: yes, no, or not yet.
Let us determine today to pray with purpose in mind and follow through until we receive what we have asked of him.
PRAYER
Lord God, forgive me when I am foolish and demanding. Thank you for showing me that you take all my requests seriously, and I must do the same. Thank you for hearing and always answering. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
