“Pray to God even after He gives you what you were praying for.”

By  Misty Strieff Prine

How many times do we pray and pray for something and then, in God's time, we receive the answer that we've been praying for...but then something happens. We find ourselves not praying like we once did because we longed so much for that which He answered that we lost sight of the fact that prayer is something that we are supposed to do every day, not just when we need something or when our heart desires something. We must remember that prayer is a privilege not a crutch. When God answers our prayers, whether we have prayed for an answer for one hour or one year, we need to allow that answered prayer to draw us closer to God daily, not just on a convenience basis. God hears every single prayer that is lifted to Him. Not one single prayer is said in vain. Neither should the power of prayer and the consistency and urge to pray be thought of in vain either. We need to pray daily.

We also need to pray to God to simply tell Him thank you for our blessings even when they are sometimes hard to see at the time. We need to pray harder when it is the hardest to pray as well. In those moments, when we humble ourselves and pray from a place of deep pain and trouble, is when we will experience God on a level never before experienced. God's word tells us in 1 Peter 5:6-7, "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because He cares for you." May we never ever EVER take the privilege of prayer for granted. That is our 24/7 support line to the One who thought we were worth dying for. He's a friend that will never leave us and will meet us right where we are, no questions asked. Prayer works. Pray often. It's life's best medicine.

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