A Prayer for Energy to the Weary

Paul tells us in Col 4:2 to devote ourselves to prayer, “keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving.“ There are five dangers to which we should be alert: failure to confess (Isa 59:2), failure to study (Joh 15:7), failure to obey (1Jo 3:22; 1Pe 3:7), failure to ask according to God’s will (1Jo 5:14–15), and infiltration of personal lusts (Jam 4:2–3).

If we are alert to those dangers and can say “yes” to those two questions, we can pray in faith-rest, knowing that what we ask will be done in God’s perfect time. Jesus Himself said in Joh 15:7, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you.”