I read a devotional by Oswald Chambers the other day about prayer and he said, "Our thinking about prayer, whether right or wrong, is based on our own mental concept of it. The correct concept is to think of prayer as the breath in our lungs and the blood from our heart."
It's to be that constant flow, something that I don't even have to think about doing.
"Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life of a saint."
We have this privilege to talk to the maker of the universe and a lot of times we forfeit it. I am reminded of one of my favorite hymns that goes like this:
- What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
And how true is that! We hold on and bear the things that we should be giving to Him. Oh what peace there is in constant communion with my Father!
Now for the flip side... We know that Jesus lived a life of prayer here on earth- always talking to the Father and ONLY doing His will. But how many times do we see Him retreating and praying alone. It is important to have those times of dedicated prayer. And that is something that God put on my heart to do for my 6th grade class...
So I did it on Friday and I looked at all the "papelitos" (slips of paper) and saw all my student's names and even requests!
How cool is that?? I just finished praying for all of them by name and their requests... Man, these kids are amazing.
I just thought I would share a couple of them and YOU can join in praying for them:
Angelica Jazmin wants prayer for her family and her exams which were this past week.
Heidy Mishell wrote, "For me and my brother's exams, for my health and that there would be love in my family."
Ronald asked that I would pray for all the teachers at his school that they would be taken care of.
Jessica Cecilia wrote, "I love Jesus but I want you to enlighten me and I want to gain love."
These kids need to know that God loves them. They need Jesus.
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
-Romans 10:14&15
