Today, we have blogger Grace M. joining us! In her guest post, she shares about the importance of prayer and why prayer should always be our first resort. Would love for you to drop a comment and let her know your thoughts! Poof In an instant, she was gone. One of the sweetest girls I’d met at college had suddenly vanished. I had no idea what happened to her. She didn’t respond to my texts. She didn’t let me know that she’d gotten my package in the mail. She didn’t even tell me that she wasn’t coming back to college for the spring semester. Something didn’t feel right about the situation. As far as I knew, she had intended to return to college after break. It seemed like she had dropped off the face of the earth. I couldn’t stop thinking about her and wondering where she was. What if something awful had happened to her? What if someone in her family had died? What if she been in a car accident or gotten sick? What if she had moved away? Where was she, and why didn’t she tell me where she was? I felt helpless, unsure about what I could do. I wondered if my friend was okay, but I had no way to find her or help her. In these kinds of circumstances, we usually feel completely powerless. There is nothing we can do to fix the situation or even attempt to make it better. All we can do is pray. But that’s a lot. Unfortunately, we often treat prayer like it’s a last resort. If we can’t do anything to fix the problems in our lives, we give up and start praying. But we should treat prayer like it’s the most important thing we can do—because it is! It should always be our first resort. I’ll admit that I usually push prayer off until after I’ve spent plenty of time worrying. When an issue arises, I ruminate on it and hope that God will fix it. But I forget to ask Him to resolve the issue—or to work in me through the issue. Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. (Ephesians 6:18 NKJV) Think about all the people you’re concerned about. Maybe you worry about your brother, who has turned to alcohol. Maybe you’re scared that your mom has a serious illness. Maybe you think that your classmate is battling depression. Maybe you’re worried about your best friend because her parents are getting divorced. Sometimes, we must intervene in the difficult situations in our lives. Other times, we simply need to be “praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,” as Ephesians 6:18 commands. The key thing to remember is this: When we feel helpless, the Lord is our Helper. When we feel lost, God is our Guide. When we feel worried, Christ is unmoved. He knows where my friend is, and He knows how to help her better than I do. He also knows how to help your struggling brother, your ill mother, your depressed classmate, or your heartbroken best friend. It’s easy to forget that God is in control of situations that seem out-of-control. We tend to bottle up our fears, our worries, and our questions deep inside. But our Helper, our Guide, and our immovable Savior knows every tiny detail about us and the people we love. We can (and should!) direct our worries to Him because He knows the ones we love better than we ever could. Grace M. is a lover of sunsets, mint green, and sour gummy worms. She enjoys spending time with her family, chatting with friends, and baking sweet treats. She blogs about the Christian life at Tizzie's Tidbits.
Bella Morganthal
2/18/2018 03:19:11 pm
Of course! It was wonderful having you :)
Grace F.
2/12/2018 01:18:10 pm
So much truth, Grace! Prayer should always be our first priority; not our last resort! Thank you for sharing this today! 2/16/2018 05:08:48 pm
I loved this, it was so encouraging and true! Prayer is so powerful, I'm all about prayer and love to talk about it! I hope your friend is safe! I know God is with her! 2/18/2018 03:11:14 pm
This is so true, Grace! Thank you for the wonderful reminder to pray before turning to anything else! Comments are closed.
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