Scriptural references: Phillipians 4:6, Matthew 15:37, 1 Timothy 4:4-5, Luke 18:17, 1 Thessalonians 15:17, 2 Timothy 1:3, Ecclesiastes 5:2, Matthew 6:7-8
Greetings to everyone! It's always a pleasure to be able to share my thoughts with regards to the Mass Indoctrination over here. It is another wonderful time as Brother Eli takes us on another spirit lifting teaching. Every day just keeps on unfolding us with blessings upon blessings. Every minute spent in this session is life changing.
One thing that is unavoidable as humans is facing disappointments. We face disappointments in different areas of life. Sometimes it can even come from people that we are very close to and also place our trust in. Coping with disappointments can be quite frustrating.
It is just in our human nature to disappoint. That's why it is risky making someone a promise especially if the person holds tight unto your words because something may happen along the line that you didn't plan for or see coming and then you may end up not being able to keep your word. The only being that we are guaranteed of never failing us is God. He's the only one that doesn't have a record of disappointing people.
When we go through Phillipians 4:6, we are encouraged to bring all problems to him. While other people hide from us when we are in problems God on the other hand is telling us to come to Him even with the problems we bear, with the assurance of relieving us of the burdens regardless of the nature. Prayers is one of the effective ways to relate our problems to God. On our own, there's only so little or nothing we can do.
Is there a particular time that we should pray only? Luke 18:1 gives us an answer to this question. It says:
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.
Prayer should be a lifestyle of the Believers. Prayer is just like a lifejacket; it shields us from a lot of danger being projected by the evil ones. The Bible likened the devil to a roaring Lion, which is always seeking for whom to devour. Only those who are strong can overcome and one of the ways we energize ourselves is by prayers.