Persistence Pays Off
Dear Church,
I want to thank you for an amazing
summer. I am truly amazed to see how God is working in your lives and our
church. Vacation Bible School was a tremendous success for
I made the remark to a few people
that I was seeing the answer to a seven-year-long prayer request come to
fruition. Yes, seven years! Jesus often reminds us that He does not put time
limits or expiration dates on our prayers, we do. As we continue to serve Jesus
together, I encourage you to persist in your prayers, for you, your family,
your friends and our church.
To persist in prayer and not give
up does not mean praying louder or longer, it means keeping your requests in
Jesus’ hands by not taking them back. Live for Him every day, believing He will
answer. When we live by faith, we are not to give up. If God is delaying His
answer, He has a reason for it. Persistence in prayer will grow our character,
faith, hope and church.
One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should
always pray and never give up.
(Luke 18:1 NLT)
In Him,
Pastor
James