We’re exhorted in scripture to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17), but have we stopped to think what it means when we persist in prayer? Brief thoughts from Hunter.
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Persistence [in prayer] is an act of humility as well as an expression of faith. This attitude is diametrically opposite the popular notion that if we are importunate over a long enough period, God will eventually see the strength of our desire and respond.
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That is manipulation. It says, “Look at me; Look at Me; LOOK AT ME!” while humility says, “I’m looking to you; I’m looking to You; I’m looking to YOU.” The point? Great faith in God always expresses itself in humble acknowledgment of dependency.
— W. Bingham Hunter, The God Who Hears
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I am looking to you… it would help me with my prayers. I am so impetuous and blunt when I am praying, hehe. Thank you always.
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I like that! My pastor always says “take one look at yourself and a thousand looks at Christ”. That helps when I start to become me focused.
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