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God Really Loves Us ~ Crowder, Dante Bowe
And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” ~ Luke 5:4-5 ESV
As I was reading this morning, I realized how much these verses are like prayer: we pray and pray and pray, oftentimes without evidence that it's helping. Then the Lord says, "Keep on praying and believing." At that point we come to a crossroads: Do we explain that we HAVE done it all and nothing has changed? Or do we consider the source and say, "Lord, I have, and I am tired! But because You say so, I will."
When I am weary and don’t feel I have strength enough…
When I am tired and see no change…
When I am tempted to quit, throw in the towel, and raise the flag of defeat…
You tell me to get up and try again, to pray again, to believe again…
Tears streaming.
Heart crying.
Though I don’t know how…or why…I sigh, “Because You say so…I will.”
Often, our ability to try again is not about our effort—or exhaustion—but about the One asking.
Dear friend, I know you are weary. I know you have prayed… and prayed some more. But until the Father says to stop, trust in the One who called you to pray, and then pray, again.
Praying with you.
~Heather
That is so very true!
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