Start With Prayer!
"In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks.
I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my
mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole
weeks were fulfilled"
Daniel 10: 2-3
When it comes to assembling new purchases we think,
“When all else fails, read the directions!” The
Christian
version of this approach says, “When all else fails,
pray!”
Sadly, when we are faced with a need or a crisis,
we try everything to solve it on our own. When
our efforts fail, we finally succumb to
prayer.
This wasn’t Daniel’s approach. When he had a vision of a
great conflict that was to take place (Daniel 10:1), he was
greatly burdened by what he saw. So what did he do? He
immediately set himself apart to seek the Lord.
For three weeks he fasted and prayed for greater understanding
of the vision he had seen. A heavenly messenger came to him to
answer his prayer at the end of the three weeks and granted him
the understanding he sought.
Let us follow Daniel’s example by beginning everything
with prayer: meals, our day, meetings, problems. Let us
pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
"Any concern too small to be turned into a
prayer is too small to be made into a burden."
Corrie ten Boom
