Pestering God

Luke 11:1-13

I believe that many people are afraid to pray.

They are afraid that:
they will say the wrong things...
they might make God angry...
they won't get answered anyway...
they are simply pestering God!

Regardless the reasons we don't pray (or are afraid to) the reality is that God is waiting on us to pray. Yes...waiting, with anticipation, to hear from us, from you!

And there is no pestering God.

If there is something on our mind, then we are supposed to pray about it. And if it is there every day, then pray about it everyday...every moment, even. God just wants us to call.

When Peggy and I were dating, we'd spend what seemed like hours on the phone together. I'd sit in our living room at the phone desk (this is way before cordless phones which begins to date me!) and talk quietly so no one else could overhear our conversation. But as I remember it, there wasn't much to listen to because we'd spend much of the time in silence, no one saying anything. Fortunately it wasn't long distance either.

Prayer is simply having God's attention and giving God ours. And if our time together is just sitting quietly together, then that's okay too. It doesn't bother Him a bit..in fact, it's what he wants.

Ask and you’ll get;
Seek and you’ll find;
Knock and the door will open. (Luke 11:9, MSG)

So don't think you will pester God, just ask for what you need...


...and you'll get.

Peace ><>
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