...“I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.” All of us know that we should pray and that we should pray every day...without ceasing. We all know we should pray fervently and that we should be constantly making intercession to the Lord for a multitude of reasons...prodigals, sickness, our nation, etc. We read books on prayer, hear sermons about prayer, go to seminars about prayer, and we even commit ourselves to pray more (New Year’s). Why is it so hard for us to pray consistently and to worship God continually?
Let’s look at some reasons why it is so hard to pray and to worship.
1. We have trouble praying because prayer and worship seem to be unnatural acts for us. Stay with me...we were originally created to desire communion with God...Adam and Eve walked with God daily in the garden. Something separated them from this close communion...what was it? Sin. Sin also puts a wall between God and ourselves.
2. We have trouble praying because prayer and worship seem to be admissions of weakness. Get this...the act of prayer and worship by their nature are admissions of weakness. We are crying out for God’s help! As we pray, our inner man acknowledges our utter dependence upon the One we are praying to. Paul says when we are weak then we are strong.
3. We have trouble praying and worshiping because we do not see the actual results of prayer the way we expect. Don’t misunderstand me, I believe God absolutely answers prayer. Most of us have lived long enough to realize that God’s answers do not always come in the way or on the time frame that we would have chosen...was He listening?
Key: We must begin to see prayer and worship are for the business of aligning ourselves with God’s purposes instead of asking Him and expecting Him to align with ours. Amen!
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