Don’t grow weary, keep praying

Many of us are in that season of prayer -or we are always in-, we are praying for some many things and many people. We are on our knees for our country, our leaders, our families, friends, the salvation and healing of the people, jobs and many other things. We have formed many prayer groups on different days that we take time to pray and fast. We hardly even have time for ourselves because the little time we have is spent on our knees. We can’t remember the last time we met the four meals a day healthy diet requirements. All we do is just take something small to keep us on our feet and give us the energy to work.

However, I know that sometimes it can be so wearing out especially because of the many needs. With the many prayer needs, sometimes we wonder how we are going to pray over them all. Moreover, sometimes when we pray, it seems as if God is taking forever to hear and answer us. Sometimes we even get mad at Him or lose hope because we imagine that God doesn’t care. I know we have scenarios of when we have prayed for things that are yet to be met. Sometimes we even sit to analyze if we are praying right-I have done this many times. We even give up hoping and praying and assume the Psalms 139:16 verse in our situations but with a negative attitude. We console ourselves in the name of 'God know my tomorrow and has ordained it therefore I need not to pray or that He knows my needs and He will meet them and therefore we choose not to pray or ask'. Kind of getting hopeless….

However, I am reminded of the woman Anna in Luke 2:36-38. The bible says that she had dedicated her life to praying and fasting to the extent of leaving her family/home to remain in the temple to pray. Any woman would give up all things just to be with her family because it is the dream and prayer any of most women to be with the people they love and care about. However, this woman chose to give up all and especially that one thing that we all treasure most in the world to be in the temple praying.

However, God did not forget her. She had the privilege to see/hold the Messiah- isn’t that amazing? That is the reward of those who choose to carry others on their shoulders by choosing to go down on their knees everyday and even deny themselves for the sake of others. Sometimes it gets weary but all we need is to ask God for His grace and strength. We need to hold on because there will always be a reward for it. Although the rewards or answers may not come immediately,i promise you that He will surely hear us.

God bless you and keep growing in Him!