When was the last time we prayed "earnestly" for someone? When was the last time we prayed earnestly for the church? Praying earnestly was the pattern of the early church.
It is easy to make christians feel guilty about how little they pray. It is also easy to make us feel guilty about what we pray for. And why is that? We feel guilty because we likely should! Our prayer habits, or lack thereof, say a lot about our dependence on God. Our prayer habits say a lot about what we really value.
We need to learn to pray. The disciples asked Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray." Jesus asked His disciples to fast and pray. Jesus asked us to "pray to the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers". Paul encouraged us to "pray without ceasing".
We need more earnest prayer in our lives. Pray earnestly about something today. Something selfless. Something you know God would want!
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