Why Do You Pray?
A couple of years ago, our pastor, JD, went through a phase where he randomly asked people “Why do you go to church on Sunday?”
Good question.
Here’s one like unto it: “Why do you pray?”
Would you take some time this summer asking yourself this simple question, “Why do I pray?”
Vicki: “Why do I pray?”
Vicki’s reply: “Because I must.”
Vicki: “I mean, really. What does that mean?”
Vicki’s reply: “I must pray because I can’t stand distance between me and my Father.”
Vicki: “That all?”
Vicki’s reply: “I must pray because people need to be prayed for. Let me tell you about what Dutch Sheets says about prayer…”
Vicki: “Dutch Sheets, what kind of name is that? Is his brother named Cotton?”
Vicki’s reply: “Never mind that. Listen to what he said…”
Dutch Sheets: “You can do more than pray AFTER you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray UNTIL you have prayed.”
Vicki’s reply again: “And listen to what Jim Cymbala had to say, ‘The devil is not terribly frightened of our human efforts and credentials. But he knows his kingdom will be damaged when we begin to lift our hearts to God.’”
Vicki’s reply once again: “And how about what the president of my old alma mater, Liberty University (Jerry Falwell) had to say, ‘Nothing of eternal significance is ever accomplished apart from prayer.”
The summer is for discovering your answer to “Why do you pray?”
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