Blessed With Prayer

   There is a simple and effective way to deal with the stress, disappointments and trials of everyday life.  Stop and take a short break for prayer.  It’s amazing how the most difficult situation can become less stressful when we put the issue aside for a moment and offer a silent prayer.  A simple turning to God for a few seconds can restore the calm in our life.  A moment of silent communion with Him can provide a new perspective and help find the needed solution.

   By nature we are fixers.  We want to fix everything but we don’t have the proper tools.  God can provide those tools through prayer and contemplation of His will and plans for us.  There are some things that can’t be fixed except by the power of God.  When we recognize that and give it to God we can find our peace.  It isn’t even necessary to explain the problem.  God knows what is troubling us and will give us His help.

   At times we feel that we must be the only one who has experienced the problems that we face.  That is not only untrue, it is somewhat arrogant.  All are tempted, all are troubled and all need God’s help in their lives.  Turn to Him, let Him take your burden and lessen your troubles.  Jesus told His disciples to be at peace and offered them His peace.  The peace He offers is what we can have if we follow the simple exercise of prayer.  Go to Him when something is troubling you regardless of what it is.  He will help.  He wants to help.

   Jesus came to save our souls not to let them wander the wastelands of worry, sorrow and stress.  Those are the tools of Satan; let our Lord protect you from them.  Take a break and make use of one of God’s greatest gifts.  The blessing of prayer.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give it to you.  Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” (John 14: 27)