Day 2 - Prayer Journal: Push!

Scripture
"Pray without ceasing." -1 Thessalonians 5:17

Have you ever wanted something so badly that you refused to give up or let go? There are some things that pull so strongly on our hearts that we just can't let go. Remember the woman with the issue of blood. (Matthew 9:20) This woman had suffered with the same issue or disease for twelve years. I am sure that this had to be a strain, uncomfortable, and discouraging. Yet, she did not see herself or her situation as hopeless. How do we know? The scripture says that she pushed her way through from the back of the crowd to where Jesus was until she was able to touch the hem of his clothing. Immediately, she was healed. After twelve long years, God answered her prayer in an instant.

Talk about perserverance. Nothing was going to stop her from getting her breakthrough. Twelve years is a long time to believe that God can and will fix your issues. But still she believed, and she acted on her faith. The Bible does not tell us, but I am sure that this woman had been asking God to heal her, to fix her problem, or to move it altogether. Who just lives happily with their issues? I know I don't. Sometimes I am guilty of murmuring and complaining. But instead of throwing up our hands, we must continue in prayer.

Focus :

• What issues have you been struggling with for a while?
• What prayers have you given up on because it seems like God would never answer?
• What things do you keep asking God to move on and refuse to give up?
• Submit them to God in prayer. Write down things that you need God to increase your faith in order to keep believing Him at His word. Find a scripture that speaks to something you have prayed about for a long time to bring the word of God to His remembrance (as He commands us to do).

Remember:

Include any other things that come to mind while you write in your prayer journal. Reflect on yesterday's prayer, if God revealed anything about those prayers to you today, write about that revelation (it could be a conversation, a Bible verse, something on t.v.,) Look for the impossible and the unexpected!

Be Blessed!