God desires our prayers.. He wants us to be persistent with our prayers and not give up. This is characterized by a life in continuous prayer. How many times have i recited a canned parrot prayers. I lose site that I am talking to the Almighty God, the Creator, My Savior, My Redeemer. How disrespectful to say a bunch of memorized words without deeply understanding who I am talking to. Many times I feel obligated to pray for meals instead of praying out of thanksgiving for the food God has provided me and the funds God has given me when we go out to eat. Screwtape loves this types of prayers that don’t get pass the ceiling. Instead, Screwtape is concerned when we prayer to God in a spirit and attitude of humility.
I have genuine prayers when I am in the valleys. I remember holding my wife hand when she was recently diagnosed with cancer. My prayers were heart felt and I claimed promise after promise in the Bible. I claimed Ps 23 that God would be with us as we walk through the valley. I claimed that God would never forsake us. I claimed my God is the great physician and there is nothing my God cannot cure. I prayed the hardest prayer of my life when I told God that I surrender my wife completely to you and your will. I pray for your will not my will; even though I ask you to heal her if it is your will!!
God healed Cindy and shrunk the tumor enabling her to not go through the hell of chemotherapy. God is good. I know each of us will go through valleys and will reach out to God to pray in humility. However, when we are on the mountains, we need to pray with the same respect and humility and power!!
