Prayer changes things read this story from a pastor in Uganda. He us in the front lines. Can we do any less. Hear are a couple of excerpts from his talk.

"Reflection on Prayer 

At Best We are Still in Kindergarten in God's School of Prayer
From the human perspective, years of experience count in any endeavor, but the more you develop intimacy with God, the more you realize that there is still so much you have to learn from Him, about His ways and the way to relate with Him. Your past experience may not count when new challenges arise. What counts is the Holy Spirit's leading. This makes one to absolutely depend on him. We are constantly learning new things about prayer in God's school. God is so deep that we cannot fathom everything about Him and about His ways. Like the Apostle Paul wrote: "How great are God's riches! How deep are his wisdom and knowledge! Who can explain his decisions? Who can understand his ways?" (Rom.11:33). 

The More I Pray, the More I Realize I need God's Help
I am constantly mindful of my weaknesses in prayer and of God's omnipotence. Prayer reminds me that I need Him daily and depend on Him for strength to survive. Prayer teaches me that it is not all about me, my plans, and desires, but all about Him, His purpose and His glory and kingdom. It is not about my ability or about my experience and wisdom, it all about His strength working in me, and through my weaknesses and inability.

The Sovereignty of God in Prayer
I have grown to know that God is sovereign in prayer. The burning desire of every intercessor or Christian is to see instant results and immediate answers and changes through prayer. But God has taught me to know that He exercises his discretion in all things, in the way He answers our prayer and when He answers them. He is in perfect control of all things, and "makes all things beautiful in His time." Our responsibility is to pray and trust Him to grant the answers at His own time.

The Necessity of Humility
Humility and patience in God's presence is needful to obtain results to our petitions. God's ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. Patience is necessary to walk with God. One common question many who walked with God frequently asked in the Bible was, "Lord, how long." The psalmist asked God, "How long." Habakkuk asked the Lord the same question, so did Jeremiah, and many others. In some cases, God did not answer them. At other times He answered them immediately. I find God's ways of doing things very humbling. Daily, my triumphalist zeal is being chipped away. In its place, I have come to learn to walk with Him."

Austen C. Ukachi, an IPC Leadership

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