FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK ~ “In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice. In the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:30The day before Billy Graham was scheduled to be interviewed on The Today Show, his director of public relations, Larry Ross, requested a private room for Graham to pray in before the interview. But when Mr. Graham arrived at the studio, his assistant informed Ross that Mr. Graham wouldn’t need the room after all. He said, “Mr. Graham started praying when he got up this morning, he prayed while eating breakfast, he prayed on the way over in the car, and he’ll probably be praying all the way through the interview.” Ross later said, “That was a great lesson for me to learn as a young man.”

Prayerfulness is not an event; it is a way of being in relationship with God. This kind of intimate relationship is developed when God’s people view prayerfulness as a way of life. The Psalms encourage us to begin each day by lifting our voice to the Lord (Psalm 5:3); fill our day with conversations with God (Psalm 55:17); and to face accusations and slander by giving ourselves totally to prayer (Psalm 109:4). We develop prayer as a way of life because we desire to be with God (Psalm 42:1-4; 84:1-2; and 130:5-6). Prayer is our way of connecting with God in all life’s circumstances. God is always listening! (from a devotional by Marvin Williams)

Let’s remember that talking with the Father should be as easy as discussing what’s for dinner with our spouse. God is listening and waiting because He wants to have an intimate personal relationship with us all. ~ God’s blessings, protection, and favor to all.

Benny Nolen
Director
Joseph's Storehouse