Therefore humble yourselves…under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you. Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
1 Peter 5:6–7 Amp
The worries and cares of life are another thing that can put a kink in our spirits. They can choke out the Word of God in our hearts and undermine our faith. They can overwhelm our minds and leave us powerless in prayer.
The Bible says that worry is a sin. So when we find ourselves knotted up with anxiety about our finances, our children, or anything else, we must follow the instructions in 1 Peter 5:7. We must get in the presence of God and cast all our anxieties, worries, and concerns on Him so that the rivers of the Spirit can flow freely through us.
We simply don’t have time anymore for dry spells and distractions in prayer. The day is growing short and there are still multitudes of spiritually thirsty people who are dying to know Jesus. There are billions who haven’t even heard about Him. And He loves every one of them just as much as He loves us.
God has a reservoir full of prayers that need to be prayed for them in this hour—prayers that will thrust us out as laborers into the fields and equip us with the supernatural wisdom and power we need to bring in the harvest. But to pray those Spirit-led prayers, we must make sure we are Spirit-fed believers. We must watch over our hearts and keep the kinks out of our prayer lives.
We must drink deeply and often from the fountain of God so His rivers can flow full and free to the dry and thirsty world He loves so much.
Scripture Reading: Mark 4:1–20
Source: Devotions for the Praying Heart by Lynne Hammond.
Excerpt permission granted by Lynne Hammond Ministries
