Sometimes when we ask why pray we are not recognizing that the real battle is not between people but the unseen battle in the spiritual realm.Sometimes when we ask why pray we are not recognizing that the real battle is not between people but the unseen battle in the spiritual realm.

Sometimes we struggle in knowing why or how to pray, and we find that the struggle diminishes the more we are inside the Word of God.

God tells us that we should pray with open eyes, for open doors, intentionally investing in outsiders.

“Prayer is the only entryway into genuine self-knowledge. It is also the main way we experience deep change—the reordering of our loves. Prayer is how God gives us so many of the unimaginable things he has for us. Indeed, prayer makes it safe for God to give us many of the things we most desire. It is the way we know God, the way we finally treat God as God. Prayer is simply the key to everything we need to do and be in life.” – Tim Keller

In the midst of all the unhealth in our cultural moment, there is real health available in God’s design for the church.

How did we get here? THIS MOMENT. It is because the Disciples of Jesus had a Clear Mission to be a witness, and they:

1. started with keeping the main thing, the main thing

2. They remained Dependent upon the Holy Spirit

3. Knew Exactly who they were

4. Trusted in the promises of God

In order to live well as the church today, it is important to understand how we began.

It is good to periodically check our hearts on whether or not we are generous givers in the way that God expressed His generosity to us.

We often find ourselves in pain, difficulty, or crisis and are not sure where to turn, but we have ways to be a help whatever the situation might be.