Prayer

Weekly Memory Verse: "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." --Mark 11:24

The above scripture arrived in my email this morning, on day eight of my year-long devotional. I've seen this verse before, but never really pondered it's power. I pray to God throughout the day, every day. But, do I sincerely believe I have received what I'm requesting, or do I think of my prayers simply as a dutiful daily list of needs lifted up to Christ. This verse tells me that I need to BELIEVE I have received. I must trust the amazing power of God and know that He is capable, should my will be His. No matter what season of life we find ourselves in at this moment, we must continue to pray and trust, as Billy Graham explains:

We are to pray in times of adversity, lest we become faithless and unbelieving. We are to pray in times of prosperity, lest we become boastful and proud. We are to pray in times of danger, lest we become fearful and doubting. We need to pray in times of security, lest we become self-sufficient. Sinners, pray to a merciful God for forgiveness. Christians, pray for an outpouring of God's Spirit upon a willful, evil, unrepentant world. Parents, pray that God may crown your home with grace and mercy. Children, pray for the salvation of your parents. Christians, saints of God, pray that the dew of heaven may fall on earth's dry, thirsty ground, and that righteousness may cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.

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