"Show me a man's prayer life, and I'll tell you what he thinks about His God."
i feel like the Holy Spirit has been convicting me recently about prayer, and this quote sums it up squarely. at any given moment, there is so much in my life to sow prayer into. the present calls for me to intercede for the current state of my family, my brothers and sisters, my church, and present concerns. the future also calls for me to intercede on behalf of my future spouse, kids, family, medical school, career, etc.
reading about diligence in prayer from the saints that came before me is so stirring. i was reading about King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles... of how when he heard his tribe was under attack, he was so moved in prayer that he called his entire kingdom to pray and seek the Lord. I absolutely love the last part of 2 Chronicles 20:12. Jehoshaphat prays "We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You". dude i don't even have to explain that any further... that's just raw dependence on the Lord in prayer.
why should i risk these matters unprayed for? i want to be a man that never stops praying. one, five, ten, fifty years from now... oh that i may be a son/brother/friend/man/husband/father that STILL prays and contends!! i believe in that kind of diligence in prayer! and i claim it for myself in Jesus' name!
oh to be called a Man of Prayer. not by my peers, not by my family, but to be called that by the Lord Himself. oh Lord, i love You.
