AFRAID TO PRAY

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                             AFRAID TO PRAY
        In  our years of ministry we contacted many people wanted God's  Will
for their life.  But they also had some definite desires and plans of their
 own.  
        I've been down that road myself, and can testify that it does,
indeed, lead to a "swamp" of frustration.  
        A few times, until I got tired of the emotional upheaval, I would
 find myself  "afraid  to pray", for fear of what the answer might  be.   I
still wanted things "my way."
        Slowly,  oh so slowly, the Lord in His Patience and Forbearance,  got
"through  to  me" the reality of my condition.  
        When I wanted to do things my own way, I was actually in a state  of
REBELLION to Him and His Way.  That was something I DID NOT WANT.
        Submission doesn't come easily-- especially to leaders, but its
 dividends are definitely higher than the dividends of Rebellion.
        An  old saint once said to me, "God always gives the BEST  to  those
who leave the CHOICE to Him."  I believe it is true.