YOUR KNEES, AND YOUR NEEDS!

"To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing." - Martin Luther

I believe, and it's true that God, our Creator, stored within us - our minds - and personalities, great potentials and abilities that, only prayer can help us tap into and develop. Here's a story, that clearly demonstrates how God answers prayer; the power of prayer.

In his book, Partners in Prayer, John Maxwell attempts to buttress the efficacy, importance and place of prayer in our lives;

In the summer of 1876, grasshoppers nearly destroyed the crops in Minnesota. So in the spring of 1877, farmers were worried. They believed that the dreadful plague would once again visit them and again destroy the rich wheat crop, bringing ruin to thousands of people. The situation was so serious that Governor John S. Pillsbury proclaimed April 26 as a day of prayer and fasting He urged every man, woman and child to ask God to prevent the terrible scourge.
On that April day all schools, shops, stores and offices were closed. There was a reverent, quiet hush over all the state. The next day dawned bright and clear. Temperature soared to what they ordinary were in midsummer, which was very unusual for April. Minnesotans were devastated as they discovered billions of grasshopper larvae wiggling to life. For 3 days the unusual heat persisted, and the larvae hatched. It appeared that it wouldn't be long before they started feeding and destroying the wheat crop. On the fourth day, however the temperature suddenly dropped, and that night frost, covered the entire state. The result? It killed every one of those creeping, crawling pests as surely as if poison or fire had been used, it went down in the history of Minnesota as the day God answered the prayers of the people.

Wow! "What an awesome story that is", you'd say. Do not get engrossed in the story in itself; but in the "bottom-line" of the story. God still answers all sorts of genuine prayer. That's why He says, "call upon me...and I will deliver you" Unfortunately, most of us aren't praying enough today; if we're even praying at all.

You've cried, worried, complained and stared at that problem long enough, it's time to hit floor with your knees, to birth your needs. Stop whining and complaining. Can't you see that those people you've complained to can't help you? That's why the problem is still there. Why not go to, The ONE who has your answer, and receive them. Your needs are just a knee to the floor away. Prayer, is still the MASTER key!