P.E. teachers at St. Joseph School Bangna_ Thailand Bangkok

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Comment by nnabugwu on September 8, 2009 at 2:05pm

There is a mystery in prayer and it is the mystery of being able to connect with a higher source of power to overcome the circumstances of life. Prayer is our link to the invisible force of Heaven, to the Almighty God, who is stronger than the situations confronting us. The Bible says, "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:16).

Prayer is meant for those who need help. It is calling on God for help based on the provisions He has made for us in His Word. Prayer is therefore an escape route from turbulence. If there were no need for help, God would not have created the avenue of prayer. David was a man who enjoyed God's help in all his battles and trials. You know how he got such help? He said, "I cried unto the Lord and he heard me out of His holy hill ... He delivered me out of the hands of my enemies that were too strong for me" (Psalm 3:4, 18:7).

When we feel miserable and helpless, when we have tried all we can and there still seems to be no way out, we can get connect to a higher source of help through the power of prayer. It is in prayer that we exchange our weaknesses for God's strength. Somebody said, "Our difficulties drive us into prayer and ultimately prayer drives our difficulties from us." Our difficulties move us to God and then God through our prayer drives the difficulties away from us.

When we run into God's presence for help we exchanged our pressures for the pleasures that abound in God's presence. That is the secret of living a stress free life even in the midst of turbulence, till people begin to wonder if you ever have problems.
The Holy Spirit is our Helper and it is in prayer that we receive His help. "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." (Romans 8:26). The word 'infirmities' means weaknesses, so He helps our weaknesses. He also helps us in prayer.

Prayer is like a relay race where the best and fastest runners take the last leg. In the same way, when we start the journey and begin to get weary and tired along the way, we pass the baton to the Holy Spirit to finish off the race for us. Or in a wrestling match, when your opponent is almost winning, you hand over to your partner; a stronger and better fighter who takes over from you and overcomes the opponent for you. So, when we pray, we compel heaven to open, to bear with us in our weaknesses, in order to be able to overcome the challenges of life. I see you receiving God's help today!

Meditate on these: 2 Corinthian 3:5, Psalm 127:1