PRAYER

"And whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive it." Matthew 21:22

Hello family and friends. Did you know that prayer is not repeating some nice phrases that someone else wrote? Rather, it is a conversation with God that comes from the heart and soul. We all depend on prayer. God can do what He wants, but He has proposed to work with us Christians through prayer, since great things can happen with it. Jesus said that if you have faith like a mustard seed you can move mountains (Matthew 17:20). What we ask God can be obtained according to the faith we have and what is essential is not a long prayer, but the degree of faith with which we pray. When truly believed, prayer is heard by God. On one occasion God said that very bad things were happening in Israel because there was no one who made an effort to invoke Him (Isaiah 64: 7). Sometimes the Lord lets everything depend on the way we ask Him through prayer, and if we half-invoke Him we half-receive the answer. He also said that if you will seek me and find me, it is because you seek me with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:13).

When we make up our minds to pray more and cry out more in the name of Jesus Christ, we immediately see the results, as the Holy Spirit is put into action and great things begin to happen. Be clear that He always responds when we strive to call on Him wholeheartedly. Your answer may be: "Yes", "No", "Wait." Jesus never fails and He cares about your life so pray and ask for strength for each day and if things do not go as we expect, do not worry because they are going as God wants. My husband said: "God always listens to humble prayer."

Prayer is not only talking or asking God, it is also listening to the Lord because otherwise it would be just a monologue. Prayer brings healing, relationship with God, peace, progress, and blessing. Prayer is a sign that we are children of God and that we have been born again.

Did you know that to pray or talk with God we don't need intermediaries such as angels, archangels, secretaries, assistants, saints, or any idol? Prayer is a private appointment with our Creator, and best of all, He himself is in charge of giving it to us any time we are willing to speak to Him with all our hearts.

As a song says, “Sweet prayer to God which give encouragement and joy to the soul in this land of affliction, consolation you will always be to us until the moment when we will see Christ in his mansion.” While we are on Earth, we should go to God in prayer and pour out our hearts to Him while we go to his mansion.

Don't forget that when you pray, God listens to you. When you listen, God speaks to you. When He speaks to you, you believe. And when you believe God works in your life. It is worth believing to obey. Our greatest need is not to obtain something better than what we have, but to become someone better than we are, so remember that the presence of God is a remedy for the soul. Look for God more often!

With love,

Maria Fanny Agudelo

4/7/2020