Thursday, September 4, 2008

Why On Earth Do We Have To Pray?

Have you ever asked yourself why do we need to pray? Is it a must? Will something bad happen to us if we don't pray?

Prayer is not made so that God will know what we need and give it to us because the bible says in Matthew 6:8 "Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him".

The Lord also will not plan for bad things to happen when we don't pray because He is a good God.

1) Prayer was made so that we can develop our dependence on the Lord and grow in our faith in Him.
Prayer expresses our trust in Him as the Almighty God and increases our trust in Him when we see the result of answered prayers.

2) Prayer also helps us develop our relationship with God. Through times of speaking to God and seeking His will through prayer, it cultivates a lifestyle of communication with God. Prayer brings us deeper in fellowship with the Lord and God delights in that.

3) Prayer is also made so that we can be a part of God's people praying for the advancement of God's Kingdom values in this world. When we pray, we align ourselves with God's plan in bringing His light and salvation to this world where darkness and deception exists due to the absence of the light and truth of God.

So Prayer isn't really about trying to appease a God that may become angry anytime if we don't please Him, turning the Lord into something like a volcano waiting to erupt, so we better keep Him happy.

Rather, Prayer is all about drawing near and working with a loving Father who love to have us around Him and who love to speak with us everyday and to shower us with His love, guidance, blessings and protection for our lives.

So let us draw near to him in Prayer today, delighting in this wonderful priviledge of being an audience of the Creator of the Universe today.

God Bless!

The Lord Loves Your Work

The Lord delights when we work, espescially when we give it our best shot and best attitude.

I was working late today trying to finish up a work that was given to me by my other boss. It requires a lot of detailed attention and time to analyse and get the information ready, nevertheless, i decided to give it my best shot, producing more information than required.

After finishing it, i felt a sense of happiness and fulfilment. I sat back on my chair and pray to the Lord. At once, i felt His love and pleasure on me. He impressed upon my heart that He was pleased in my work and was also happy that I gave my 120% to it.

My Friends, as you go about doing your daily chore, whether is it work or studies, do know that the Lord takes delight in you doing what you are being tasked to do and He certainly takes pleasure when You and I give our 120 percent to it.

God Bless!!