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Ready Or Not? Here I Pray!
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Just as I was falling into a deep "Rumpelstiltskin sleep", I was startled awake. Do you know how it feels to hear the phone ring at six o'clock in the morning when you've been up til three o'clock the night before? I felt scatter brained, sabog-sabog! I was still half asleep and struggling to keep my eyes open, still trying to figure out where I was and who I was, when I heard a hoarse, croaky, "Yeah, hello," and then realized it was my own raspy voice answering the phone. The cheerful, wide awake voice on the other end said, "Good morning, I am calling for 702DZAS. Are you ready to pray?"
Was this a practical joke? Who would ask me to pray at this impossible time in the morning? Then it hit me�”I had committed to pray via phone patch for the youth of the nation on air�”on national radio�”and I had totally forgotten. At first I thought it would be just a short minute or two prayer, but as it turned out, I was asked to pray for five to seven minutes! Plus, I was to pray mainly in Tagalog! Perfect! It's not that I can't pray that long, but I was just caught off guard. Besides Tagalog is really tough for me!
When the time came to pray, I just somehow forgot about the frog in my throat and poured out my heart. I forgot about my lack of sleep. I forgot it was early in the morning. I just prayed. I guess it's a good thing that the Holy Spirit doesn't sleep.
I was kind of expecting that not many heard my national radio prayer. At least no one I knew would be listening at 6 o'clock in the morning. All my friends would certainly be sound asleep. But go figure, some people started confirming to me they had heard my prayer. They even said it went okay. DZAS recorded the prayer and told me they would play it whenever there was prayer time for the youth.
You know, we gotta be ready to pray at any moment when it's called for! And since prayer is called for at any time, any where�”we always gotta be praying. No getting caught off guard or having trouble knowing how to pray. If we are conditioned prayer soldiers, we'll be ready to render a prayer at any moment. The question is, "Are you alert and ready to pray? What about right now?"
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"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak" (Matt. 26:41 NIV).
"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints" (Eph. 6:18 NIV).
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Now in case you hear a frog praying on AM radio, remember it might be just me trying to "pray continually" (1 Thess. 5:17 NIV).
this post was filed under Inspirations on Mar 14, 2007
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Jordan, nice blog. Amen! Pray without ceasing!
posted by Doug on 03/14/07, 00:07 -
I've been praying alot more often. Even when I'm doing homework or watching TV I feel the urge to pray and to pray in the Holy Spirit. It really shows too. When I speak to the small group in the youth at my Church the youth respond better. I now feel like God is my friend. Even a better friend than my earthly best friends.
posted by Burton Earl on 03/14/07, 00:25 -
I really love to pray... anywhere, evrywhere and anytime... and even if I'm tired.. I tried to pray on my mind... PRAYER helps me to draw peace from the Lord and confidence with Jesus Christ...
"And the God of peace which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:7
posted by Ricky on 03/14/07, 00:35 -
Prayer is like your Spiritual muscles. Unless you work it out it will be weak and tired. With exercise its ready to go anytime!
posted by Daniel Pape on 03/14/07, 02:33 -
Know what Jordz, before you, i was asked by DZAS to pray also via phone patch, live, 6am too. But unlike you, i knew about it. And I'd say, it was a great experience and a privilege as well to be praying for millions of Filipino youth who really need GOD today.
posted by emz on 03/15/07, 20:55 -
it's always nice to know that somebody is praying for you,(especially hearing it ON AIR!) and it feels so right to do the same thing and pray for other people as well, kinda like a contagious virus or something...a cycle..an infinity..
posted by pinky on 03/15/07, 21:34 -
My aunt is a breast cancer patient. Prayer has been her refuge in times of deep pain. Were still praying for you tita IVY.Truly Amazing, God's awesome power in prayer.
posted by lenmark on 03/15/07, 23:43 -
"I've got a secret weapon...I'll pray for you!"
-Petra | Unseen Power
posted by tikboy on 03/15/07, 23:56 -
one thing that i will miss most with my old shift at wmc is their morning prayer, the nine o'clock habit. there's something about praying as a team that kicks me - kasing tindi ba ng bfast coffee. buti na lang, kami ni Lord - magkasama pa rin sa aming morning habit - for life! kailangan nga lang imemorize yan ahihi - pray na
posted by arlene on 03/19/07, 19:08 -
pray hard...
posted by bamboo on 03/20/07, 09:55 -
and I'll say pray without seizing..
posted by Ricky on 03/22/07, 00:08
