Take it to the Lord in Prayer

It's 9/29....National Coffee Day!  Grab a cup and enjoy it with me today.  I'm going to talk about one of my favorite things - prayer.  I touched on this same passage a few days ago, but it deserves being repeated.  Today's verse is Mark 9:29, "Jesus replied, “This kind can be cast out only by prayer."  NLT

Prayer is essential if we want to have a relationship with God.  Through prayer, we thank Him.  Through prayer, we praise Him.  Through prayer, we worship Him.  Through prayer, we acknowledge Him.  Through prayer, we petition Him.  Through prayer, we experience Him.  Through prayer, we hear Him.  Through prayer, He draws our hearts to Him.  Through prayer, He intercedes for us with the Father. 

Prayer...what a marvelous and magnificent gift.  It's ours to utilize, if we choose to do so.  Suffice it to say, I am thankful that God allows us to pray.  I am even more thankful that He hears us when we pray.  He answers according to His good and perfect will and His perfect timing.  I have to trust that He's still God and will always be God.  No one fills that position better than Him.  Do you have anything to be thankful for today?  Take it to the Lord in Prayer.  Do you have any concerns today?  Take it to the Lord in prayer.  Do you need His comfort today?  Take it to the Lord in prayer.  Is your heart heavy today?  Take it to the Lord in prayer.  Are you happy or sad?  Take it to the Lord in prayer.  Is life good or bad?  Again....Take it to the Lord in prayer! 

The Maker of Miracles is waiting patiently to meet us in a sweet time of prayer.  He can handle the "this kinds" in our lives.  He's just waiting for us to turn them over to Him.  Today is a great day to take it to the Lord in prayer!