Luke 18:1-8; Ephesians 6:18-20

This cartoon of the frog and the stork with its caption, Never give up, reminds me of a soldier who was once forced to take shelter from his enemies in a ruined building. Knowing he was going to be there for some time, and wanting to divert his mind from his hopeless situation, he fixed his eyes on an ant that was carrying a grain of corn larger than itself up a high wall. He counted the number of times it attempted this feat. The grain fell to the ground sixty-nine times; but the insect persevered, and on its seventieth attempt, it reached the top. Recalling this incident to his friends later in life, he said, This sight gave me new courage at that moment, and I never forgot the lesson. He learned, as Proverbs says, Go to the ant consider its ways and be wise!

Who of us have ever found prayer easy? Certainly there have been times when our prayers were answered even before we had time to put them into words. But thats the exception rather than the rule. Most of the time prayer is far from easy, and reminds us of the fact that living the Christian life is a spiritual battle, a battle we cannot hope to win without prayer.
Luke 18:1-8

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

"For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!' " And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

Jessus says to his disciples, and to us today, Think about what that crooked judge said. Wont God protect his chosen ones who pray to him day and night? Wont he be concerned for them? He will surely hurry and help them. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find in this earth anyone with faith?

God Bless your post ZephThree17! We must pray with the constant persistent like that your Parable of the Widow. Some people think that when you Pray once thats enough. But God wants to hear from our hearts. So we must Pray "Without Ceasing" for God to move. In my opinion God tries our Faith and wants to see what we are made of. Are we going to stand or fall. God Bless you for this Post. ODIE

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2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Yes, ODIE, I agree with all you have said. Amen! God Bless you and your loved ones dear ODIE!