Praying

Praying is a great place to begin anything.  The Lord began my Christian walk when I first knelt and prayed, asking Him into my heart.  I didn’t know what I was really doing at 14, but I knew I needed Him.  Jesus Christ came into my heart and I’ve not been the same since.

Life is filled with highs and lows.  The rain storms come on those that know Him and those that don’t.  I’ve seen my share of storms in my life, yet the foundation He laid when He came into my heart still remains.  I may not have understood the meaning of mercy and grace or had all of my soteriology aligned in my mind, but I was His and that’s all that mattered.  After all, most don’t know anything of the Spirit until after He moves in and changes your life.  That all comes as you continue to walk with Him.

And now I feel the Lord leading me … and so before anything else, I am on my knees again … praying!

The fields are white for harvest, but there are very few that will go in to reap.  It’s work.  Hard work.  I’m willing Lord, send me.

Be praying for the harvest fields around you.  Pray that God will raise up laborers to go into the field.  This is His kingdom, those are His fields, and it is His harvest.  I have no stake or claim to what is His.  I only want to be  servant to Him and for Him.

So I also ask you to pray for me.  Many things need to be worked out.  Pray that God’s will be done, that strongholds are pulled down, the crooked path is made straight, clear direction from the Lord will be shown, and complete obedience to Him for all those involved.  Amen and amen.

— Pastor Rick