Persistent Prayer

Yesterday I was feeling very emotional and bothered. I felt like I got some decisions to make. Gosh some decisions are so hard. And I'm just plain tired. I'm tired of the way things are in my life. I don't want to deal with it anymore. I've had enough. I was so discouraged and emotional. I just began to cry. I don't know what to do. I'm tired of praying about a certain situation. So anyways, I was talking to God in all sincerity...telling him how I'm tired of praying and I don't know what to do and so on. And as I was praying, I just opened my bible and the first thing I saw was "Devote yourselves to prayer" (Col. 4:2). Wow! It hit me. Earlier in the week, I was reading in Col. 3, so that is where I had my bookmark. But when I opened my bible "Devote yourselves to prayer" was the 1st thing I saw. It's Colossians 4:2 "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." That was just what I needed to encourage me. Even in the side notes it stated, and I quote "Have you ever grown tired of praying for something or someone? (I was like YEAH). Paul says we should "devote" ourselves to prayer and be "watchful" in prayer. Our persistance is an expression of our faith that God answers our prayers. Faith shouldn't die if the answers come slowly, for the delay may be God's way of working his will in our lives. When you feel tired of praying, know that God is present, always answering--maybe not in ways you had hoped, but in ways that he knows are best." This was just what I needed. Immediately after I read that, I began to pray about my situation again and began to thank God for everything in my life. Please pray that my faith be strengthen because there are times when I am weak and the devil just uses that opportunity to attack.

Thanks,
Gaynel