Draw Close to the Savior

If your prayers were hands
What would they hold?
If your prayers had feet
Where would they go?
If your prayers could speak
What would be told?
Would they whisper
Or shout to the Savior?

Do you believe when you pray,
Or do you hope
And then dismay?
Are you tossed to and fro'
Back and forth each day,
Or do you set your face
Toward heaven?

Do you stand upon the
Word of God?
And know that your feet,
With God's peace, are shod,
Is your armor intact
Upon your bod
Or are you naked,
Afraid and unsure?

Does the weight of the battle
Try and hold you down?
Do you succumb
To fears and feel as though
You'll drown?
Cast off your restraint,
And make sure you are found
Resting in the care of our Father.

They are but shadows
That taunt and tease,
They seek to destroy
Your faith and peace,
But if you'll look close,
Then you will see,
Jesus, the Light
Of the world.

If you draw close
To His light,
You'll see the shadows
Have taken flight.
They can only thrive
In the cloak of night,
So draw close,
Draw close to your Savior.

When your faith seems weak
And your prayers unheard,
Go back, go back
To God's holy word.

When you've done all
You can, then stand,
And stand some more,
Trust that your answer
Is at your door.

Keep your face toward heaven,
And crucify
Your passion, your strength,
And also your pride.
He has never left you,
He stays by your side.
His grace,
It carries you through.

When the naysayers come,
And come they will,
Lock your door,
Keep them out,
But love them still.
They cannot understand,
And some never will,
So hold fast,
Hold fast to your Savior.

If you don't give up
And you don't give in,
Rest in the father,
Draw your strength from Him,

It is then that you'll see
Your prayers take form,
As they grow
Hands and feet,
And suddenly
Begin to speak.

Your prayers will have power
To transform and renew,
But often, before they do,
Your prayers must first
Do a work in you,
So draw close,
Draw close to your Savior.


Why do we pray? We pray out of desperation. We pray out of hopelessness. We pray as a last resort. Often our minds cannot will our eyes to look up at the Savior. The shadows of our needs bear heavy upon us and sometimes it seems our strength has failed. Our prayers can sometimes make us feel as though the answer will come out of our strength, our perseverance and our sacrifice. We can tell that is happening when we begin to feel that weight pressing us down. When we begin to see ourselves as failures and begin to fear the outcome based on our prayers, it is then we may want to stop and evaluate what's happening.

The enemy is cunning and if he can shift the responsibility of answered prayer to us, rather than our Savior, then maybe he can wear us down. Maybe we give up because we feel inadequate and unprepared. We're supposed to take our needs to the Lord in prayer. We are to cast those needs upon Him with faith, believing that He will meet those needs according His will, His word and, sometimes, His revelation to us. Jesus exchanges His peace for our cares and worries. When we rest in Him we can come boldly to the throne of grace and obtain mercy.

Our prayers become powerful when we realize that it is not we who have the power. We are but willing conduits of God's Holy Spirit. We should pray in obedience to His word and by the leading of the Holy Spirit. Our prayers become filled with power when we become yielded to Him and filled with His Spirit.

Dear Lord,

May we be ever mindful of the importance of prayer. May we become less mindful of our own importance. I pray that we may each be led by Your Holy Spirit. I pray that signs and wonders would follow us simply because we willingly follow You. Fill us with Your knowledge, power, peace and presence. Instruct us in Your ways. Keep us in Your love. In Jesus's Name.
                                                                                                            ~Amen