The Agony of Prayer – from Experiencing God

(Editor’s Note:  I post this as a reminder to me, not to preach to others.)

The Agony of Prayer

And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Lk 22:44

Prayer is not difficult to understand. It is difficult to do…

…Most Christians operate on the shallowest levels of prayer, but God wants to take us into the deep levels of intercessory prayer that only a few ever experience…

… How do we become mature in our prayer life? By praying. When we do not feel like praying is precisely the time we ought to pray. There are no shortcuts to prayer. There are no books to read, seminars to attend, or inspirational mottoes to memorize that will transform us into intercessors. This comes only by committing ourselves to pray and then doing so…