Posted by By Patrick Enilama [pastorpatrick@sunnewsonline.com] on
"The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him sincerely. Psm 145:18. The Lord hates the sacrifices of the wicked, but he delight in the prayers of the upright. The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayers of the righteous Prov. 15, 8, 29.
Prayers get God's will done for you here on earth. Prayer is very vital to your success in destiny.
The less you pray, the harder it get; the more you pray the better it goes.
When you kneel regularly in prayers to God Almighty your maker, you can stand up to anything.
Prayer is really exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling the spirit of God. Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world. When you load you self with the word of God sufficiently you'll be able to conquer the lions of this world. Power for victory in spiritual warfare is found in prayer. So pray always. When you are sad pray; when you are happy, pray and sing hymns.
You should remember that the quickest way to get back on your feet is to get down on your knees. Yes it works. Get down on your kneels in prayers and you sure will be victorious.
Prayer is the greatest power in the world. You are better or worse as you pray more or less. Some would say I don't know how to pray. You do not learn how to pray in the classroom but in the closet. Let prayer be a life attitude. It should not be an occasional thing, which is done when one feels like.
Time spent on your kneel in prayer will do more to remedy heart strain and worry than anything else.
So the way out is: pray when you don't feel like it; pray when you feel like it, pray until you feel like it. And then prayer will become part of your life.
PREPARATION
Life is not a Ludo game. Life is not funfare either. It is warfare. No one goes to the battlefield without first making adequate preparation. He who does not know where he is going should not start his journey.
One painful moment that certainly crops up once in a while is then you admit that you did not do your homework that you are not prepared for the task at hand.
You must learn how to prepare to prevent instead of repair and repent. Those who have prepared and paid the price of years of preparation are always successful.
For those who did not prepare they are like those who are thirsty and suddenly they began to dig the well to fetch water.
The price of mastery in any field is thorough preparation. Therefore make preparation in advance. You will never find trouble if you are well prepared for the task at hand. For "a prudent person foresees the danger ahead and makes precautions, the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences" Prov. 22:3.
PRIDE
And pride goes before fall. Pride leads to disgrace but with humility comes wisdom.
Pride is littleness and the man who pats himself on the back may dislocate his shoulder. Have you not seen the proud who are semi hunched backed?
If only the proud can see how small a vacancy his death would leave, he would think less of the place he occupies in his lifetime.
Don't allow your pride becomes inflated - you may have to swallow it some day. For many a bee has been drown in his own honey. I hope you won't be the next proud man/ lady.