Tuesday, March 21, 2017

The Daily Grace - Texting God




An article in The Washington Post told about a 15-year-old girl who sent and received 6,473 cell phone text messages in a single month. She says about her constant communication with friends, "I would die without it". And she is not alone. Researchers say that US teens with cell phones average more than 2,200 text messages a month.

This ongoing digital conversation offers a remarkable illustration of what prayer could and should be like for every follower of Christ. Paul seemed to be constantly in an attitude of prayer for others: "[We] do not cease to pray for you" (Col. 1:9). "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit" (Eph. 6:18). "Pray without ceasing" (1 Thess. 5:17). But how can we possibly do that?

Missionary Frank Laubach described his habit of "shooting" prayers at people as he encountered them during the course of each day. In a sense, he was "texting" God on their behalf, staying in constant communication with the Father. Laubach believed that prayer is the mightiest force in the world, and said: "My part is to live in this hour in continuous inner conversation with God and in perfect responsiveness to His will". Pray without ceasing. Prayer should become as natural as breathing. Perhaps what Paul urged us to do can be done.

15 comments:

  1. Thank you very much! This piece could not but sink!

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  2. It is very true, Prayer is the only way we can communicate with God, glory to God in the highest in Jesus name amen

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  3. May the Lord teach us how to pray

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  4. This is great. Nothing can be more true than this.

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  5. Indeed prayer is the master key and I pray that God will always help us to pray without ceasing in Jesus name Amen.

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  6. As God gave us the breath of life, may we all pray as we take each breath, so prayer will become as natural as breathing.

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  7. Prayer brings us peace.praying for others gives us joy,may the Holy spirit continue to quicken us to speak to God

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