The first thing that could come to your mind when you go through some disappointing situation is to stop praying. I know how terrible it is for someone to go through painful condition despite hours of prayers every day, but it does not change the fact that prayer is very important.
Jesus Christ encourages persistent prayers without rest: “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” (Luke 11:9)
Today’s message outlines some dangerous consequence for anyone who stop praying because of any reason.
20 Major Reasons You Must Not Stop Praying
1. You’ll start misbehaving.
2. Your sense of seriousness to important matter melts
3. You lose freshness and start decaying.
4. Good opportunities slip away from your hands.
5. You could make poor choices on important matters of life.
6. When you stop praying, you start losing your value.
7. You can get disconnected from the Holy Spirit.
8. There is high tendency to become carnal.
9. You would lose inspiration and excellence and start making errors.
10. When you stop praying, you start losing ground.
11. Your loss increases.
12. You start seeing everyone as an enemy and fake including your destiny helpers.
13. When you stop praying, you start hiding.
14. Your mind set starts unnecessary competition and strife.
15. When you stop praying, you stop seeing the value and beauty of life and start contemplating suicide.
16. You become more susceptible to witchcraft.
17. Your attitude towards reading the Bible and listening to godly messages becomes contemptuous.
18. When you stop praying, you are on your way to divorce.
19. Your light gradually goes dim to darkness
20. Anytime prayer stops, it is quickly replaced and overtaken by a wrong habit and spirit.
Please I appeal to you not to stop praying during and after difficult times. You would overcome! One of the major reasons your prayer is not answered is because God’s timing and ways are different from yours. But, don’t give up on GOD because He would give you the best at the right time.
Jesus says: “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so, you will be My disciples.” (John 15:7-8)
Father I pray for every one reading this message that You should strengthen their heart, help their unbelieve and have mercy upon their lives in Jesus name – Amen.
Faith, thank you for your response and I am glad you are blessed.
Thank you very much for this
It is eye opening