Showing posts with label Psalm 55.17. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psalm 55.17. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Can One Pray Too Much?

Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the Lord hears my voice. [Psalm 55.17]

It just occurred to me today that many of us eat meals three times a day - morning, noon, and night. It makes me wonder if perhaps we do that as a self-serving substitute instead of praying.

I wonder if we genuinely approached prayer like we approach eating if we would see a difference in results! Two things register in my thoughts: we would likely not struggle so much with obesity and we would likely see more answered prayer!

Can one pray too much?

Father, I have posed a question here that I would like to explore further. I believe I know the answer already, but I cannot prove it by experience! Help me to answer my own question here by putting my question to the test...