Powerful Prayer!

I think if you asked a sample of people, many would say that they pray. I would venture to say that not all of those people really know who they are praying too, though many do. A lot of people pray. But then there are the people you meet who do not just pray, they PRAY. There is a difference. It is a moving thing to be in the company of someone who really PRAYS, when it goes beyond words that are said to a conversation that is being had. When there is expectation at the heart of the prayer! We serve a God who answers prayer, and not only that, but He is mighty to save! Is the arm of our God too short to save? Never! I have found myself in the company of such people many times through the last few years, like our Thursday prayer mornings. I have missed that time! This last week I was privileged to join a small but passionate group of believers in prayer, and my heart was excited to connect once again with people who PRAY! I feel a part of me come alive, emboldened to really pray. I leave refreshed, excited, looking forward to what God will do! And yet a part of me is bothered. Why, when I am in the company of others who really PRAY, do I find myself refreshed in spirit and joining in with a full heart, and yet when it is just me and God, I struggle? Where is the fervency when I am alone, in my room, on the bus, in my spitirual "closets"? I am entering the throne room of God! I want my heart to quicken at the anticipation! And yet I find that I lack the fervency, vitality, life, in prayer which I long for. James 5:16- "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." Not that we have any righteousness of our own, but we have been clothed with the righteousness of Christ! Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence! Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!