I Only Pray Consistently When I Do This One Thing
You’re Not Tired…You’re Just Praying Too Small
by Nikki Walton for Curlynikki.com
When I was pregnant I would actually drink water. Like the amount of water a human being is supposed to consume for sustaining life. I also didn’t miss my daily 3-mile walk through the neighborhood. I did this daily, up until the last few weeks of pregnancy… until I physically couldn’t any longer. There has never been any other time in my life where I’ve exercised this body that consistently… or drank water that much without being told or reminded as when I was doing it for someone else’s body lol.
I approach prayer the same way. When I hold an intention to pray daily, it ONLY WORKS IF I’M PRAYING FOR THE WORLD. My prayers have to reach beyond lil ‘ole me to my neighbor, to my family and friends, to my ‘enemies’, to my colleagues, to ‘strangers’… the human population, the war torn, the hungry, those experiencing homelessness for me to be any kind of consistent. Intercessory prayers are POWER. And they help you to build power in the Spirit. They help to sustain your prayer life until another Power comes in and takes over.
As you know, my days are now spent fanning the Flame, staying in Him, in Love, in His Joy, praying in Spirit and in Truth, ceaselessly. This isn’t just poetic, this is the command, the invitation, the practice. The Holy Scriptures say it all day-
“Never be lacking in zeal (enthusiasm), but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” – Romans 12:11-12
“This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you… For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” –2 Timothy 1:6-7
“But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God…” – Jude 1:20-21
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” – Philippians 4:4 (NKJV)
“Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before Him, He endured the cross…”- Hebrews 12:1-2
This week, starting today, I’m tying this Joy, the Rejoicing to something beyond me. I won’t share yet what world crisis the Holy Spirit has me tying it too, but I can already feel the motivation shifting. The kinda motivation where if you’re not plugged in, charged up, feeling Joy for those without food, they might not eat. Like it’s on you. And your Joy. The same Joy that raised Lazarus. That resurrected Jesus. You’re familiarizing yourself with it. Eventually the motivation rests in just Love of the Lord, for the Lord, Love for the Love.
I find myself on that mountain peak from time to time, but I often still need motivation, especially when the flesh would rather go unconscious and binge conscious shows on Amazon Prime or YouTube (alllllll the spiritual docs and Jesus and Saint shows) or just… sleep. In the Bible it says that in God, we will pray and not faint. The only way not to be fainting is to be praying lol. To be Loving, rejoicing. So whenever you think of me, know I’m somewhere not fainting, praying… REAPING.
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galatians 6:9.
Let’s go!
I love you!
nik
p.s. If you’ve been praying and fainting…
This is your due season.
Plug back in.
Let Joy move you.
Somebody’s miracle might be tied to your flame.
COME SIT WITH US DAILY ON SILENT RETREAT TO MAKE STUFF HAPPEN!
