Non-Stop Prayer

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Published on May 01, 2008 by Danny Strange

As I look back at my eleven years of following Christ, I can point out several seasons of time where my faith jumped to a new level. I remember my freshman year of college, when my decision to have a daily quiet time quickly led to realizing God’s call on my life towards pastoral ministry. I think of the tremendous Spiritual growth that resulted a few years later from an accountability relationship with a close friend. I praise God for the Spiritual enrichment that resulted for my wife and I during my time in Seminary. These times are benchmarks in my walk with Christ; they are times that I remember very fondly. 

The latest benchmark of spiritual growth in my life revolves around our “Year of Prayer.” After preaching on prayer, launching various prayer groups in Omega, and enjoying Continuum, our department-wide night of prayer, I find that my life is beginning to revolve more and more around this crucial discipline. As we approach the halfway mark of this theme, I am excited to see how this priority has changed my life.  

Every day as I put on my Year of Prayer bracelet, I make a decision as to what that colored bead will represent. Some days the bead stands for my family, and I hold up my wife and son in prayer every time I see the band on my wrist. Some days the bead represents a student in Omega who is struggling with illness or sin, and I pray for that student every time I feel the plastic bead against my wrist. Other days the bead reminds me to pray for a specific country in the world, or for a people group who is hurting, or for the fruitfulness of ministry. The only facet that remains the same each day is that the bead reminds me to pray. 

Year of Prayer has changed my life. It has helped me to realize for the first time in my decade of Christian living what it truly means to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:12). I would encourage anyone who reads this testimony to commit to walking down this path with me. Grab a bracelet and let the constant prayers begin! 

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