Ever Let Us Pray...

My Michael is a psalmist. He loves Jesus and because of his deep love, his prayers are like love songs. For me, it hasn't come so easily. There have been times in the past where I found prayer to be boring, and even strenuous and scary. Real prayer is serious business.
When I pray, I do not often pray out of worry because I honestly trust in the Lord and His plan for my life. I also know that He knows what I need before I can even ask for it. Please don't misunderstand me, I do pray and I do it fervently, I just don't often bring to Him my "greeds". And during those times when I can't find the words, I know that my heart is heard just as loud as my words could be. Prayer is very evident in our lives and the lives of those around us on a daily basis. When we meet people that are not involved in church, or even when we spend time with our own families, we often find ourselves praying them through certain situations in their lives. This has helped me a great deal in learning just how powerful prayer can be in the lives of believers and non-believers alike, and in doing so, I continue to rediscover it's importance.
Mike has been involved with ministry nearly all of his life, in one way or another. It comes very naturally and easy for him to pray publicly amidst a large assembly of people, where I am usually the introverted one that prays silently. I have often admired those who are called to be intercessors because they can pray for hours and hours on end and have no knowledge of time passed, watchmen pounding on the doors of heaven for answers on behalf of God's children. The truth is, we often think of prayer as preparation for battle, but Christ showed us that it is the battle itself. Prayer is the heart of His work.