HOPE ni Guiller Valencia 

PRAY! There’s a lot of thought about prayer. Today, we will just discuss a fraction of it. Again, malawak ang usapin ng prayer o panalangin.

Maraming kabiguan ang tao, ito’y resulta ng pagkukulang sa panalangin (failure to pray).

Sa pag-examine natin ng pagkakamali at kabiguan, masasabing dulot ito ng forsaken prayer. Kadalasan ding umaasa tayo sa sarili nating karunungan at lakas. Last resort natin ang prayer kapag may problema na.

Dapat unahin lagi na ipagdasal ang mga balak nating gawin bago pa man dumating ang mga problema. Sometimes it’s only when we reach the end of the roof that we turn to God in prayer.

I heard this, “Seven days without prayer makes one weak.” So, we need to pray. Don’t just pray; pray persistently.

St Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians, “Pray without ceasing,” (see I Thessalonians 5:17). “You do not have because you ask not God” (James 4:3). Matthew 7:7, our Lord Jesus tells us, “Keep on asking (praying), and it will be given to you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking and the door will be open to you.”

Remember also prophet Jeremiah said that almighty God promised, “When you seek Him with all your heart, you will find Him” (Jer. 29:13). More often, kapag hindi sinagot ang ating prayer instantly, we give up. Maraming pagkakataong sinabi sa scriptures “Wait on God.”

Bakit? Habang tayo ay naghihintay ng kasagutan, our loving Father is working! In such times, tayo ay itinutuwid sa ating mga desires and attitudes or directing us toward His will. Give it all to God as you pray. Don’t give up! Pray! Pray! Pray!

Alalahanin ang acronym na PUSH; Pray Until Something Happen! Don’t forget to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior in your life. (giv777@myyahoo.com)