POWERFUL PRAYER

Prayer like so many other things in my life seems to get pushed down the priority list until it sits on the bottom of my priorities like the chocolate on the bottom of my Starbucks cup from my cafe mocha. Thick, powerful and un-utilized there is this resource available in my life that would make life richer, faith stronger and dreams bigger if only I would shake up my priorities and allow prayer to mix into all I do. Don't get me wrong, I start my day with prayer. But focused times of seeking divine intervention seem far and few between. I am thankful for prayer partners and the power God displays when they pray for me. I am grateful for advocates who lift me up. I am willing to lift others up when they ask. I am also hesitant to ask others for prayer. Jesus is clear that we have a spiritual adversary who seeks to steal, kill and destroy; yet I often find myself fighting him on earthly terms. If I work harder, read more scripture, serve more people I recon God will take care of me because I am so important in the Kingdom. The truth is I must fight on my knees, serve through the guidance of the Holy Spirit and take this fight to the heavenly realms where it belongs. Lord, this week I am praying for the prayer to be the priority!