You know, sometimes I pray, and I feel like there is not enough time in the world to pray, because, really, there isn't. But I start to get antsy and anxious about it, I actually start to tense up, like "Oh no, I just don't have enough time, I can't pray about everything." It's almost like I'm afraid if I don't pray about something God won't take care of it. This actually happens to me. Does it happen to you?
Now, I think I definitely don't spend enough time praying, that in fact I would get everything done, even if I took a little extra time to pray more, and that maybe I should pray a little more instead of watching 24, those things are true, prayer is wonderful and POWERFUL and effective. But, that aside, fact is, I will NEVER be able to pray for everything, I will never be able to "pray enough."
But here is what is beautiful, even when we haven't prayed enough, the Holy Spirit "helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words." (Romans 8:26) Also, Jesus himself is praying for us(v.34). So, we do need to pray. I do need to pray more. But at the same time, I can trust in God to do his will, and to take care of me, and of others, and of His church, and to do His work in me, because even when I don't pray enough, or pray poorly, God himself is praying for me, in His will, and perfectly. I no longer have to be anxious, but I can pray freely, and with joy, knowing that God is at work in me and in the world, and my prayers are simply Him at work in His own way. Praise Jesus for being the God who prays for us, and for taking care of us even when we don't pray well. Because of him we no longer have to be anxious, if we will rest in Him.
