We have all had enough. The government has absolutely no constitutional right to bar me from praying when and where I want to. I am tired of “moments of silence”. It is nothing more than a political correct word. Those who don’t believe in prayer are still not praying and those of us who do are. Those who don’t feel comfortable praying don’t have to. That is the freedom we cherish in the U.S. But I have the freedom to pray and our senior citizens certainly should too.

This is absolutely ludicrous.

This is nothing new, though. Since the beginning, those who followed God have been persecuted and ridiculed. We have been asked to bow down to other gods. We have been made to be slaves for pagan countries. Many have given up their lives, proudly, because of the name of Christ.

All these issues we are facing today in the U.S. and around the world, I believe, all come back to God. That is the lack of fear for our Creator and the lack of belief that He even exists. Socialism, communism, evolution, humanism, relativism, Marxism, Nazism, etc. all find their roots in atheism. The Foundation that sustains is not there. No hope. No peace. No faith. Nothing. With no purpose for life, then there becomes no regard for anyone else’s life in all areas of life. It’s a vicious cycle that only Jesus can stop and heal.

So you see, it is people who have no concept of true Freedom in Jesus, that want to limit our constitutional freedoms and shut us up. It’s really an attack on God. I do believe God prepared us for this in the Words of the Bible.

What does this have to do with prayer? Well, everything. In the good and in the bad, we are to be praying to God. Pray without ceasing. This is where I am at. I have always prayed, but have I really. Do I believe when I pray? I never doubt that God can do things, but I doubt that He will. I have allowed my families circumstances to get the best of me and I have allowed fear to overtake me. Is this what it means to be broken? Maybe.

I was reading my devotional, Streams in the Desert, by L.B. Cowman, for the day and it was appropriately on prayer. God has a sense of humor! I want to quote parts of the devotional; because I couldn’t say it any better than she did.

“Prayer is the link that connects us with God. It is the bridge that spans every gulf and carries us safely over every chasm of danger or need”. (pg. 412, Steams in the Desert) No one can ever take this away from me. I am so grateful for that. Everything else may go, but my connection to God will never be stripped from me. Now if I could just remember that every single day.

“In your prayers, above everything else, beware of limiting God, not only through unbelief but also by thinking you know exactly what He can do. Learn to expect the unexpected, beyond all that you ask or think”. (pg. 413, Streams in the Desert) Wow, this quote hit me hard. I know that I limit God. I only see what is obvious or feasible in my own mind. Sure I see Him do wondrous things for others, but that surely can’t happen in my own life or the life of my family. Like I said above, I believe God is capable, but I truly doubt that He will do anything in my life. I have limited God and this isn’t okay.

This has been a struggle for some time in my life and until God is through with me, I assume it will always be something I have to be guarded against. I must always remember that I serve an amazing God and that nothing is impossible for Him.

Wrestling prayer can wonders do,
Bring relief in dire straits;
Prayer can force a passage through
Iron bars and heavy gates.
Frederick William Farrar
(pg. 413 Steams in the Desert)