Prayer is a challenge. Have you found this to be true in your life? I certainly have. Often times it seems that we can master many of the disciplines of the Christian life but prayer remains our last and greatest challenge. It is easier to study for a sermon or bible study and even teach it but prayer is easy to neglect. Devoting ourselves to prayer in private can seem like a boring and unhelpful because it seldom leads to immediate or tangible results. We like results so we tend to gravitate toward things that make us satisfied. However, if we pray in faith, pray like we mean it, the benefits are real and will become obvious if our eyes are opened. This week's passage of scripture Ephesians 1:15-19 we enter into Paul's prayer for the believers in Ephesus. This is a powerful prayer for our good and God's glory. It is also a model for how we can pray for ourselves, our children, our mates and the other members of our church family.
Read this passage and pray for the Lord to open the eyes of your heart as well as the eyes of the hearts of First Baptist North Mobile.
Looking forward to Sunday!
Pastor Ed
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