Praying Roots

Today I had a conversation with Mr. Bill and something came to me: prayer is like roots. Mr. Bill and I talked about forming a prayer group for the church. You know the type of group that gets together once a week and prays for various things in the lives of the people we know.

Mr. Bill mentioned that he dropped something off at another office in Marysville and the people were praying for matters pertaining to their church. Mr. Bill thought this was pretty cool and wanted to get something like this going at our church, Living Truth. That's when it hit me, prayer is like roots...

A tree is only as strong as the roots that support it. If a tree is supported by shallow roots and a strong wind comes - that tree doesn't stand much of a chance. But if a tree is deeply rooted it will be able to withstand pretty strong winds.

The same can be said for the prayer life of Christians and of Christian churches. If a person claims to be a Christian but doesn't have a deep prayer-life. The storms that constantly bombard us will uproot them and cause them to lose sight of God. But if a person is deeply rooted in prayer, even the strongest torrents will not uproot them. The storms will beat us up and possibly even harm us but they will never cause us to lose sight of the real reason that we are here.

Perhaps today you are going through a storm. Perhaps today you are facing some nasty winds...well, maybe the strongest and safest place for you to be in on your knees and in the hands of the only ONE who will love you UNCONDITIONALLY. That means that nothing you will ever do, will make God love you less. God is ready and waiting for you. Join Him today by praying that your roots may grab a hold of Him, and just hang on to Him as He hangs onto you.