Our Secret Prayers!
"Night and day
praying exceedingly."
1 Thessalonians 3: 10
The Kneeling Christian, said, “It is not too much
to say that all real growth in the spiritual life—all
victory over temptation, all confidence and peace
in the presence of difficulties and dangers, all
repose of spirit in times of great disappointment
or loss, all habitual communion with God—
depend upon the practice of secret prayer.”
When we think God doesn’t hear our prayers,
it is not because He’s far away. He is nearer
than we can imagine. Perhaps He knows our
request isn’t really for our good.
Or maybe the timing isn’t
right. Sometimes
we must “wait on the Lord” (Psalm 27:14).
A sinful habit might hinder our prayers.
God is always very near and working on
our
behalf. When we see immediate answers to
our prayers, we must rejoice. When He does
not answer immediately, we must trust.
The time we spend in prayer is precious
because we're
entering in and recognizing
the presence of a God for whom nothing is
impossible. Give Him time to work!
"A child of God ought to expect answers
to prayer. God means every prayer to
have an answer; and not a single
real
prayer can fail of its effect in Heaven."
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