Prayer--Connection with God

From: Saturday, January 13, 2007

Prayer Thought...
I read a story today of a factory worker who was new on the job. She worked in clothing factory. Over her machine there was a card that read, "If your threads get tangled, send for the foreman."
Wasn't to many days and her threads got tangled. She thought she would try and fix it herself and… Finally she called the foreman and when he came he said, "You have been working on this haven't you?" She said, "Yes, I did my best."
He said, "No, you did not do your best. Your best is to call for me."

That illustrates how we need to turn our situations over to God in prayer! Here's some observations about prayer that will help us tonight as we do our best:
+ Prayer reaches up. (I John 5:14,15) The truth is, we reach heaven when we pray!

+ Prayer reaches in. (Isaiah 30:15) It draws the power of God into our lives. It is a spiritual magnifying glass. We catch God's rays, His power and focus it upon our hearts and our spirits can spontaneously burst into flames. Our hearts can be set on fire! It unleashes power in the life of the one who prays. 3.

+Prayer reaches out. (Acts 13:1-3 ) No limit to how far or how fast prayer reaches out. We know light travels 186,000 miles in one second! Wow! But prayer is faster! When we pray, the message goes immediately to God, and by faith, we know the answer is immediately on its way. How many times have you been unable to go to someone but you were so burdened for them. You prayed and knew immediately God was working!!!

+Prayer reaches through. (Acts 12:5-19 ) There are no barriers that can withstand the power of prayer. No obstacles can withstand the powerful thrust of prayer. It doesn't matter the difficulty—doesn't matter if there is a situation that seems to be hopeless—seems to be no resolution---remember PRAYER REACHES THROUGH!!!

CONCL: Praise God! The best we can do is pray. Not just talk about prayer. But really pray. The more we pray, the more power we will have. Little prayer, little power. Much prayer, much power.

Let's not try and untangle things ourselves. Let's call for the foreman. That is the best we can do! And that is a prayer thought