Just Pray

A  husband’s lack of desire to move forward spiritually brought his wife to a point of despair.  “He keeps telling me he’ll change, and then he goes right back to where he was before,” was her heart-broken response. 

A woman discipling a young Christian can be frustrated at the young believer’s lack of desire to walk away from her old life and trust Christ and His Word in every situation. 

Mothers who love God and pour their lives into their children so they will love Him too, often throw their hands up in dismay after their child, yet again, responds in rebellion to the Word of God instead of surrender.

What are we to do when those around us, those that we love and are pouring our lives into, refuse to change?

 It’s not a last resort; it must be our first action.  It’s not the final clincher on a relationship; it must be the constant glue.  It’s not the “if all else fails” business; it must be first on our priority list.

God does the changing; we cannot. He alone has the power to move in on a circumstance.  He made the sun to stand still when Joshua prayed. He gave a child to Hannah when she prayed.  He provided a wife for Isaac when Abraham’s servant prayed. He sent manna from heaven when Moses prayed. If we want to see change, we, too, must pray. 

It is the Holy Spirit who will work in the heart to convict and to give understanding.  Philippians 2:13 – For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 

We cannot change a person; only God can do that.  If you have a burden for someone who isn’t walking closely to God, or is disobeying Him in some respect, be faithful to do your part. You can be sure God will be faithful to do His.

The words to this song remind us of the need to pray:

Have you seen God answering your prayers for someone for whom you’re burdened?  Encourage someone with your testimony! 

With love,