“Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.{Lose Heart}“- {Luke 18:1}

TEMPTED TO QUIT BECAUSE OF…

He tells them to persevere in prayer so they will not lose heart. One reason we are TEMPTED { Know we do not have to submit to the temptation} to lose heart, is through…

  1. –  GOD’ DELAYS in answering our prayers.His DELAYS are not necessarily His denials. George Muller prayed forty years for the salvation of two men, neither converted in his life time. The day of his funeral the LORD saved the father, and within two weeks the son was saved. His DELAYS are not His Denials. Sometimes we keep on praying and we benefit as it is one means God can use to DRAW us closer to Himself! His Delays can tempt us to lose heart, when we lose sight of His care for us. The disciples in the storm afraid said, “LORD, DONT YOU CARE…” The attack on His character because they were facing troubles too great for them, the fear not faith in Him was what came out of their mouth because it filled their hearts. His delay for them and when Lazarus died was not unkindness but to unleash His Majesty to them and place Himself on display!
  2. – DEMONIC THOUGHTS, that lead to despair as they deviate you away from His character- HE CARES and away from His way of faith in HIM. So the “thought” comes… and then we often embrace it, think and dwell on it and before we know it DOUBTS arise about God and we get DIVERTED from His character and TRUTH {John 17:17}… and with our armor thrown down we embrace the lie as truth and discard the truth of God for a lie! DEMONIC THOUGHTS; Faith in Him is OPPOSED by an evil foe, to seek to have you in a place of despair through “losing heart,” by tempting you with thoughts such as, “what’s the point in praying,… God doesn’t care for you… How could He answer your prayers, look at you…. why has He not answered you… there is no hope for you…” all such thoughts lead away from the CARE of Christ for you and into the DESPAIR of the evil one who seeks to turn you away from Him and inward and downward and leave you prayerless, despairingly in darkness and unbelief!!!

Persevere in prayer, because He calls you to, it express’s love to Him as you do. It is a Safeguard, it keeps you from despair. Know He cares for you and is an expression of faith in Him who is faithful and puts such a high value on faith in Him…. Persevere, keep on praying to Him… and Don’t lose heart. In the natural realm as the law of gravity pulls down, so in the spiritual realm failing to persevere in prayer will cause you and me to “….lose Heart,”  Thank God He is not like the unrighteous judge, read Luke 18:1-9 and note He cares for you. He shows it by telling the disciples if they fail to persevere they will lose heart, that is His showing them He cares about them emotionally and spiritually. He gives the comparison between the unrighteous, self-centered judge who is indifferent and insensitive to God and people, and Himself and His care, His sacrifice as HE IS ON THE WAY TO THE CROSS for them! He Cares enough to show them that He values faith in Him.

Thank You Lord, You Care….

“… in my desperation I prayed and the LORD LISTENED…”-{Ps 34:6}….KEEP PERSEVERING  and…

PRAY ON TO HIM WHO HEARS AND CARES…FOR YOU!

Be encouraged…

 Pray on, Don’t succumb to the temptation to Quit! He Cares, He Commands…it is HIS DIVINE WILL revealed…