Will You Answer the Call?

In Matthew 6:6, Jesus gives specific instructions on how to pray. He said,

“When you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray.”

Jesus said we are to have a designated, quiet place to go and spend time alone with the Father. Jesus knew that each day has enough trouble of its own to deplete us if we are not seeking first His kingdom and His righteousness.

Recently, my daughter, who has both mental and physical disabilities, started having trouble sleeping. A few days later, she began talking fast and saying things she believed to be true but made absolutely no sense. She became quickly agitated. My daughter was suffering from mental confusion because of high anxiety and stress levels that were exaggerated by her mental disability. She had to be hospitalized and have constant supervision. I stayed close by her side and was quickly drained, both physically and spiritually. However, I was not defeated. Through my family’s support and the prayers of faithful prayer warriors, I was sustained! In the midst of the darkest hours of the nights, God enabled me to sing of His faithfulness and remember His precious promises.

My heart was clinging to Hebrews 11:6:

“And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”

God enabled me to accept by faith that He was working all these things for good. He had a sovereign purpose, and He would accomplish all that He had predestined to do. What comfort and joy come when meditating on His great faithfulness, mercy, and compassion! In the days following her release from the hospital, I heard my daughter humming the tune, ‘Amazing Grace.’ Oh, how sweet was the sound!

The experience of not having a quiet place opened my eyes to the reality of the depletion that might be taking place in the hearts and lives of those who serve with BOM on the mission field. They, too, don’t have the luxury of entering into their own inner rooms, closing a door to eliminate distractions, and then spending quality time praying to their Father who is in secret. How are they to stand firm and faithfully continue to abide in Christ so that they bear much fruit?

They need prayer support! Will you become a prayer support partner? Please pray that the Father will produce a generation of faithful prayer warriors who will persevere and faithfully intercede for all the brethren so that all may stand firm, lacking in nothing. May we never cease to pray for the brethren so that they will be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding and walk in a manner worthy of the Lord.