Always Pray And Never Give Up
This story serves to remind us that perseverance in prayer will pay off because it takes faith to persevere! God is not only attentive to the prayers of His people; He desires to give them the justice they crave. There is a lot of corrupt dealings in our world, and often God is the only refuge we can find as we suffer from injustice. However, when we allow the thinking of this world to invade our lives, it is easy to give up and stop believing in God.
We must remind ourselves that God rewards faith and that faith is often best revealed when the answer seems to be slow in coming.
As you read through the faith chapter of Hebrews 11, you see that many of the biblical heroes had to persevere through seasons of waiting for their prayers to be answered.
Prayers are answered when we persevere through seasons of patient waiting. The widow obtained her answer from an unrighteous judge this way, and we will receive our answers from the Righteous Judge in the same way. We must always pray, which takes faith, and we must never give up, which takes patience. God's promises are obtained through prayer and perseverance!
Action Steps:
- Have you given up on some of your prayer requests lately?
- Have you indeed persevered in your prayers lately, or did you quit way too soon?
- Remember always to pray (faith) and to never give up (patience/perseverance)!
Excerpted from The Daily Christian: Prayer by Iann Schonken: