Like Jesus, prayer is always available to us. 

When I think no one is around, what is the answer?  Prayer.

Having spent a great deal of time by myself, I rarely feel as if I am alone.  As I walk through my day, I am purposeful about bringing Jesus with me.  When I forget to include him, it is obvious.  Mainly because I find myself lacking compassion or understanding, and realize I am not being prayerful.  If I am prayerful, I am not lonely, and when I am feeling lonely, I have neglected to include Jesus.

When you’re injured, what is the answer?  Prayer. 

The moment I am physically or mentally hurt, I move to prayer and thank Jesus for healing me so that I can fulfill my purpose.  I continue to be prayerful and thankful regarding the issue until I am functioning.  Then, I return to praying my way through my day. 

When people betray you, what is the answer?  Prayer.

As I carry Jesus with me throughout my day, I am equipped to move through betrayal.  I live with inner peace and can respond with compassion and understanding.  Despite being hurt by the change in behavior, I can navigate the issue, walk away from the toxic environment, and sometimes completely remove myself.  Praying my way through, and adding the essential step of forgiveness.     

When you want to know what you are doing wrong, what is the answer?  Prayer.

Regularly, I pray to better understand the things I need to improve.  Possibly something I said, how I said it, or what I did to create an issue.  Often, the answer comes from the things I see in others.  If in my mind I am questioning someone’s actions, am I acting the same?  Other times, my answers come through a replay of something that has occurred.  A second chance to see how poorly I handled the situation and an opportunity to learn from my actions.    

How do we know that our prayers go to Jesus and not to warfare?

Jesus hears our prayers.  Even when we think he doesn’t, he listens. Jesus knows all the pieces to the puzzle.  He knows the past, the present, and the future for all of us.  We only know our part of the puzzle. Even if we’re present in a situation, we truly do not know the whole story.  Only the person experiencing the story knows their part, and that information is often flawed or filled with biased information.  Jesus understands everything and puts them together in a beautifully orchestrated path.

Our “will” can mess up that path, but good intentions and living with love help us regain direction.  Jesus will provide an opportunity for us to be redirected to our intended path, even if that means altering our original path in some way. 

If our path involves others, we must always remember that prayer will help us find our way, but we also need to pray for those involved, no matter how difficult.  As we pray for them, we also must forgive them.

As a friend of mine says, pray your way through the day!

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