Shalom dear friends. We greet you from a cold and windy Uruguay. There is currently a tropical cyclone moving through, so we are thankful for shutters and heaters. Thankfully, this time around our power is on, and hot water flowing!
This week Romans 12:12 has been speaking to me a lot.
Romans 12:12 Constantly rejoicing in hope [because of our confidence in Christ], steadfast and patient in distress, devoted to prayer [continually seeking wisdom, guidance, and strength].
Although this is such a beautiful Scripture, it surely isn’t easy fruit to have in one’s trials. Thankfully, we don’t have to accomplish this in our own might or effort, but we can abide in Him who carries us. Only then will this fruit of hope, joy and faithfulness be a reality.
BEING FAITHFUL IN PRAYER is something that I feel we can so easily underestimate. We pray, but we easily become weary and discouraged when things don’t seem to shift. Instead of faithfully persevering in prayer, we start murmuring within. We become negative. At least, I do…
This week, Holy Spirit and I are working a bit on my prayer muscles. They need strengthening. Have negativity, passivity, fear, or discouragement weakened your prayer life? Today, I want to encourage you not to stop praying about the things you face, even if it has been years without change. DON’T STOP! Pray Abba’s word into your struggles. I promise you that you will meet the high and holy One, and you will come to know the favour of the One who dwells in the burning bush. We struggle the most to have hope, joy, and faith in the times that we are deeply weak, vulnerable and our soul feels cast down and discouraged. This is the most important time that we need to be faithful in prayer, even when we don’t feel like it. Even when our faith feels weak and our emotions downcast. Even if you fall in the way you think, the lies you entertain, or the emotions you embrace, don’t stay down there, get back up and press on. Fight your fight of faith with everything you’ve got.
Recently, I have found myself in a valley in the spirit, and I heard the voice of Yeshua clearly telling Me, “You will go through this valley praying.”
I bless your prayer muscles, may they be strong enough that you pray through your valleys, and through your deserts. When we pray, we fix our gaze on Yeshua. When we pray in the spirit, we turn our focus off of ourselves and the battles we face, unto the One who carries us through it all.
May you stay seated at His table of love, talking with your King about every detail of your life. My letter for this week is Meditating | At His Table | Part III. Love, Sarah and family.