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Praying Intentionally

In I Timothy 2:1, Paul writes to his beloved son in the gospel, Timothy, giving him clear direction as a minister and as a Christian. “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men.” In an era where persecution was taking place and with different moral issues arising in and around the church, Paul was giving Timothy simple instruction, if we intend to keep our eyes on Jesus, then before anything else, PRAYER must be our focus.

We are bombarded with LIFE each and every day. From personal issues, to family and even church issues. As Christians we have been commissioned by Jesus Christ to be ambassadors of the gospel. It is simply impossible to overcome issues and to be the ambassador if we have never built a strong and stable prayer foundation in our lives.

Jesus wrote in Luke 18:1, “...that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”

Prayer is the way in which we connect to Jesus. If we fail to connect daily in our lives to Jesus, we are failing to connect to the source that powers our lives. Just as the living room lamp must be plugged into a power source to be useful and to fulfill its purpose, if we are to be a light to the world, there must be the daily connect that we purposely connect to Jesus. My daily “God connect” changes everything.

It is the only way by which we align ourselves to His purpose and His plan for our lives and for the church. It is impossible to be Apostolic if daily we have not connected to the source of life. Paul writes in Romans 8:6 “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”

Our daily “God connect” is the only way by which the carnal man stays on the altar, and the spiritual man can live. If there has been a daily “God connect” in our lives, we won’t have to worry about family issues. If there has been a daily “God connect” in our lives, we wont have to worry about church splits. If there has been a daily “God connect” there will be unity.

If there has been a daily “God connect” we won’t compare ourselves to each other. If there has been daily “God connect” we won’t become envious about the successes that our neighbor is having. If there has been a daily “God connect,” the opportunity for sin to enter our lives will not be possible. Everything in life revolves around our daily “God connect,” because as long as our eyes are on Him, and our ears are attentive to His voice, our focus will be clear and what we do will become intentional. Rev Nathan Hulsman