Have you ever felt discouraged in your prayer life? Like nothing happens when you pray, but you thought that God does incredible things only when the Christian super stars pray?
Jesus' brother, James, has good news for you: "The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Elijah was a human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years." James 5:16b,17.
Did you notice that Elijah was a human just like us - not a super star? Elijah experienced depression, suicidal thoughts, fear, anxiety, discouragement, exhaustion, and the discomfort of great hunger, just to name a few similarities to what we experience. He prayed and God heard and answered.
James' point is that God will do the same for you as He answers with "great power and produces wonderful results."
Satan might have whispered in your ear that there is some sin in your life that hinders your prayers - if that is true, confess it to Jesus and start praying with expectation.
Use your "boldness of access" to the very presence of the Creator of the Universe; it is time to stop believing the lies that you are not spiritual enough or important enough for God to listen and act, and start believing that God is waiting to hear His children speak to Him (and listen to Him.)
I challenge you today to be an Elijah in your prayer life; then sit back and watch God do something powerful and wonderful.
Encouraging you on ~ Bob
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