Prayer

1 Thessalonians 5:17
" Pray without ceasing"
What is Paul talking about? Is he serious at all? How can a human being keep a constant prayer life. With all the pressures of life, the traffic to beat, the early morning waking up, the bills to pay, the budget to "budget", the targets to meet, the stress to overcome, a love one's sickness to be healed, a friends habits that gets on your nerves, the annoying drivers we drive alongside, the impolite bus conductors and drivers we contend with, the wayward children, the problem husbands and wives, the list goes on. Where at all on earth can we find time to pray without ceasing. Paul must be joking you may chide!
I am very sure , we wish there is a place we can all offload our burdens. There is and I am convinced this piece is just a reminder. Sometimes in our hearts we know where to run to with our troubles, but we barely do it, or? We find it difficult to believe. Prayer works and it cannot be said in any better ways than the words of this song:

What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge, take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield you; you will find a solace there.

How is your prayer life? Start investing some time in prayer now and you will see the dividends. Dividends of prayer. That will be a good subject, if you want to name this post. Stay blessed.