Let Us Pray

I find myself referring to the Church in a post-World Vision Conference way. God has moved our Church to a whole new plane of existence. Many of our members have discovered that living a life without faith is living a life without God. This is hard to swallow for some Christians, and I would say it took us about 8 years to swallow that pill. But, once you swallow it it is like taking the red pill in “The Matrix,” there’s no going back. Once you have been exposed to a life of faith the world is “blaaa” without it. There is nothing like living in the power of the almighty God.

Now that we know that we need to live by faith the ultimate test and question arises. “How do I live by faith?” What does it mean? What does it look like? When will I know it is happening to me? Does it mean to read my Bible more or pray more? Do I need to start tithing a full 10%? Am I required then to go through some discipleship process? Although all of these things are good practices, none of them will determine a life of faith in the Lord. Many of you have been doing these very things and have not lived a life of faith. So, what then is the missing element? What is the key that unlocks a life of faith? I believe the answer is simple. It is so simple and so plain that we stumble over it as though we were walking in the dark. The answer is relationship prayer. Prayer that causes you to interact with the Almighty. Prayer that comes from the heart of God and proceeds out of your mouth. Prayer that is honest and sincere before your Maker. We spend time on our knees with our heads bowed and eyes closed, but are we really saying anything? Do we know what to say? Doesn’t God know better than I do anyway? And so we resolve to pray for his will, and get up. That is not what God wants from you. He wants an interaction. We wants you to join him in what He is doing. I think he is listening for your good ideas. What are you thinking? What do you want to do? How do you want God to interact with you today. Let us Pray!