Prayer Corner
North New Zealand Conference - http://www.nnzc.org.nz/news_entries
The goal of prayer is the ear of God, a goal that can only be reached by patient and continued and continuous waiting upon Him, pouring out our heart to Him and permitting Him to speak to us. Only by so doing can we expect to know Him, and as we come to know Him better we shall spend more time in His presence and find that presence a constant and ever-increasing delight.
Prayer honours God, acknowledges His being, exalts His power, adores His providence, secures His aid.
Matural ability and educational advantages do not figure as factors in this matter of prayer; but a capacity for faith, the power of a thorough consecration, the ability of self-littleness, an absolute losing of one's self in God's glory and an ever present and insatiable yearning and seeking after all the fullness of God. - E.M Bounds -
Prayer is a complex phenomenon and there are times in life when God seems not to answer our prayers involving very important issues such as a death or an accident of a loved one, a struggle, or a painful situation. Some people regularly receive answers to prayers, while others do not, though these persons may be equally as faithful to God. In some prayers, the answers are instantaneous, but as we know, some answers to prayer may come slowly and quietly after many years. Why will God answer a prayer for a lost item, but seem quiet in the face of tragedy? Such is the mystery of God.
God has many things He wants to teach us and has His reasons for doing what He does. There are countless times that God does answer our prayers, yet we are blind to recognize them. And though it may seem that God is against us or has abandoned us, we may never understand what it all means until it is revealed to us in the future.
So though we wish God would answer all of our prayers, all of the time, we have come to understand that though we don't get what we want most of the time, we trust in God's infinite wisdom and thank Him for His faithfulness to us and hope to one day understand the whys for our existence here on earth when we do see Him.
We would like to encourage you to pray for the Constituency Session that will soon be upon us. We are planning to have a Prayer Room set up, where people will continually pray for God's will to be the outcome of ALL matters discussed and decided upon during the meeting. This will ensure that decisions made for the church are not just a 'Good Idea' but 'God's Idea.' Isaiah 31:1 has some very good counsel for us:
"You are in for trouble if you go to Egypt for help, or if you depend on an army of chariots or a powerful cavalry. Instead you should depend on and trust the holy LORD God of Israel."
If you have Prayer Warriors in your church that would be willing to be a part of that prayer team, which will be lead by my wife Peniana Brown, please contact us. 'Much prayer, much power!'
Pr Allan Brown, Prayer Ministry Leader, NNZC
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