When do you pray?

Does your prayer routine change as your life situation changes? I think most people would answer yes to this question. When things are going well, we tend to let down on our prayer ritual. When we find ourselves in crisis, that's when we really kick the prayer engine into gear. But in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 we read the word of God "...pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). So, if we read this the way God intended, it is clear that we should not just prayer during times of trouble, but we must pray continually.

We must constantly reject our thoughts that when things are good, we are in control. That can change so fast, as we saw with the financial collapse, the 9/11 attacks. Especially after 9/11 there was a tremendous increase in church attendance and I'm sure prayer frequency. But as time passes and we forget how vulnerable we are to both attack and sin, we stray away. We must be strong in our faith and thank God when things are good, for He is the reason we succeed. Through Him we can do anything. We must also remember that even when things seem bad, or we are down God still continues to bless us and we should continually thank Him for those blessings.

My devotion this morning was titled "Stop Running Scared". An interesting topic for an entrepreneur, for failure always threatens to rear it's ugly head. There is always rejection involved, whether from customers, colleagues, banks, but Proverbs 29:25 gives us strength to persevere "The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.".

Remember as you go through your daily routines, Thy will be done, not my will be done.

God Bless.