I agree that sometimes people give up on prayer because they get tired before they see any real results. In my experience however, the results are always proportional to the sacrifice you make. We often need to press into prayer and get beyond the initial stages. What if everyone of your conversations with your earthly father never got past “hello, how are you? I’m fine. That’s great! bye” Good conversations can often take all night.

I really like the way you write and enjoy your perspective I have linked your blog on my blog roll @ http://insidechurch.blogspot.com/

The Church needs to wake up to the call of prayer. We don’t see it as a call anymore and this is frustrating.

As a Pastor I know many Pastors who don’t believe in the power of prayer. Since they do not that thought system filtrates down into the congregations that they serve. Prayer is time with God. It is time of reflection, asking, interceding, and praise. I firmly believe that many problems that plague our churches and our lives can be traced back to our lack of prayer. We are trying to learn to pray corporately right now, but I know that it will be a while before we get to where we need to be. People need to realize that while prayer can be transforming it can sometimes be a slow process. I think that’s why people give up on it. They want instant satisfaction in this McWorld we are living in. Thanks again for sharing your heart with this issue