all i can do...

it seems lately...that a lot of my friends and family are going through a lot of stuff...my first reaction of course...is to try and help in any way i can...unfortunately...most times...when loved ones are going through things...there is really not much we can do...except pray...

i have heard myself say this a lot..."all we can do is pray" and this phrase has really been on my mind lately...as i have thought about this...i've thought about every conversation and wondered how many times i have idly commented that praying was “all i could do...” what i meant was that my prayers were a last resort...something to do when there was nothing else i could do...no meals i could bring...no band-aids i could apply to the hurt...no actions i could take...and yet...i was missing the best possible response i could have...

what i know...is that people will say that all they can do is pray...but really...that’s the best we can do...we can pray for those in our lives that are hurting...that are going through horrible situations...we can storm the gates of heaven on their behalf...they need our prayers right now so we just need to keep praying...

praying is not a last resort...it’s a first response...it’s not the action of a powerless...hopeless person whose hands are tied in every other way...it’s the powerful...heaven-summoning activity of a warrior who doesn’t want to fight alone...praying...isn’t all i can do...it’s the best i can do...


are you facing a situation right now that you can’t do anything about? maybe you are watching someone go through something that you can’t help with...do you wonder what good it will do to pray? do you despair of anything changing...or of your prayers helping? have you...like me...shrugged your shoulders and commented that all you have left is prayer...when really your prayers are exactly what is needed?

let’s focus today on doing what’s best...let’s get on our knees for ourselves...our family members...spouses...children...our neighbors...our friends and our nation....let’s focus on the power in our prayers...our intercession...and nothing more...might be exactly what God desires...let’s not forget that we can offer the most help when we are on our knees...