Prayer Needs to Interrupt You

BRANDON HANKS / March Newsletter

SCRIPTURE 

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. (James 5:13-16 ESV)

VIDEO CLIP

In this short video clip, Francis Chan speaks about the reality of one church, as well as the temptations and struggles we face walking it out. This month let's take another step of faith toward embodying the reality of one Church in our communities and our regions.

REFLECTION

Oswald Chambers once wrote: “Prayer is an interruption of personal ambition, and no person who is busy has time to pray.” I never thought of prayer as an interruption of anything. But, when I considered  the seasons of low prayer in my life, personal ambition and busyness were very high. I was convicted then and continue to be. Prayer truly is an interruption.
 
What in your life right now needs interrupted with prayer? How will you make this interruption a habit moving forward?
 
For more information and/or encouragement in this area, I recommend reading If You Will Ask by Oswald Chambers. The above quote is taken from this collection of his teachings on prayer.