08/10/2026
Our complicated lives can sometimes leave us wondering how to pray, or whether we should pray at all. It’s important to remember that our prayers are not going out into an empty void, but are landing in the heart of our God, who deeply loves and cares for us.
Prayer can be as simple as, “God, help me!” Or it can be a petition for healing, mercy, provision, or strength. Remember this: God will always help us in our weakness when we come to Him in expectation.
We pray because we understand the potential that comes when we pray. The word potential carries the idea of the ability to do work. For example, when an electrician asks, “What’s the potential?” he is asking, “How much electrical pressure is available at this point?” Our prayers can be seen as conduits, and the potential is limited only by our willingness to take the time to ask and by our faith in God’s willingness to hear and answer our petitions.
This week, I am choosing not to limit my potential by failing to pray and develop my relationship with God. There is, after all, so much more to do!
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8
This coming Wednesday we will continue our study on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Service time begins at 7:00 PM.
Blessings!
