When you share a prayer concern with another person or prayer group, is more time spent describing the issue than actually praying for it? If so, we might do well to question our motives and search our heart. Talking too much about prayer concerns is a slippery slope to gossip. Do we need to describe prayer concerns in a prayer group anyway? Might we not do just as well to start praying and invite others to pray supportively along with us? God knows every detail of our lives and doesn’t require a running narrative of our perspective of the situation.
Let us not think that God will be swayed by lengthy and wordy prayers or discussions about the need. Instead let our prayers be simple of heart and let our words be few. And while we are praying, let’s leave room for GOD’S will to be done in the situation and not simply a list of what WE think needs to be done.
Prayer is one of the most important things we do. May your prayer be powerful and effective in its simplest, faith-filled way.
“And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” Matthew 6:7-8
