Pray first and then see if it’s worth talking about

Often times I find myself worrying about the outcomes of many situations. Every time I have a problem or something is heavy on my heart  I call Micah and ask him what he thinks I should do and what he thinks would be the best way to handle the situation. Before entertaining my rant about whatever it may be at the moment he says:

“Did you pray about it?”

I found an underlying problem with this question. Not because it’s a bad thing, but because too often my answer has been no. There has been too many times that I’ve found situations to weigh less as much as I think they do, simply because I haven’t prayed about it.

Because we are called to serve Christ in this deranged world,  we have to be mindful that prayer is a big part of that. People are just as carnal and doubleminded like you are, so if you find yourself putting your faith in them and not in God… don’t.

Prayer is used as a form of communication with God. When we don’t communicate with Him, we can’t discern God’s voice (not physical) from the rest. We spend hours and hours worrying about whatever we’re going through instead of spending time crying out to the One who’s going to make you stronger because of it.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Philippians 4:6

The only way we are able to gain more knowledge and understanding is to ask God. I’m not saying that it’s wrong to call on your friends for guidance. It begins to be a problem when they’re the only ones you fall back on.

All this to say, take full advantage of what God has to offer.

Pray first and then see if it’s worth talking about