Mine could use some improvement. Okay, a lot of improvement. There I said it.
Getting down on my knees is the first thing I do every morning, however, usually it's for less than a minute. I don't know why I have this problem--it absolutely doesn't make any sense to me because I really enjoy worship and prayer. I have experienced some very real and specific results to prayer, especially when praying for the church service.
One time I thanked God that His miracle working power was present in the service. Towards the end of praise and worship, one of the elders stood up and said he felt the Lord say that His miracle working power was present in the service. He said it exactly as I had prayed it, word for word.
Another time I prayed referencing Isaiah 10:27.
It shall come to pass in that dayI thanked God that He was the God that didn't just break yokes, but destroyed them, and that that He would deliver people during that service, and destroy yokes of bondage in their lives. That same service a church member came to the front and prophesied that very verse, and then prayed with people when the service was over.
That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder,
And his yoke from your neck,
And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.
Please don't misunderstand me and think I am saying these things happened because of what I did. It wasn't me, but the Lord. I'm simply pointing out that even though I have seen the hand of God move as a result of prayer, I still struggle to make time to pray. This is not logical.
I've taken all kinds of measures to help myself increase in my prayer life. I've read books on prayer, made my own prayer binder, and even joined my pastor's prayer team. None of these things have helped that much. I suspect I need to grow in DISCIPLINE. Okay, I know I need to grow in discipline, but I am thinking that if I could just grow in discipline in this area, then the other areas might not be quite so difficult.
Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? Rebukes?
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