Taking it to the Lord in prayer

I have found that there are three types of people in the kingdom of God when it comes to prayer.

There are those who bring nothing to God in prayer.

They have a Messianic complex that "if it is to be - it is up to me."

Nothing could be further from the truth.  To believe this means that person believes that they can handle everything without God.  They can do everything themselves; they are independent.

They just go on with their life trying to make their own breaks.

Then there are those who bring some things to God in prayer.

I would say 90 percent of us fall into this category as followers of Christ.  We bring some things to God in prayer.  We certainly don't bother with everything.  Just the issues that seem to put stress on us.

Again, even as Christians we can think that we can handle stuff on our own.  And then if it becomes too heavy - we take it to God in prayer.  We dont' turn it over to God until it becomes too heavy.

Finally, there are those who take everything to God in prayer.

Here's a great axiom to follow on this:

If it is worth panicking about - it is worth praying about.

God is concerned about every area of our lives. 

Just a thought for a Tuesday.