For two reasons, I'd like to reproduce Dr. David Jeremiah's daily devotional here for you today. The first reason is that he references my life verse - Jeremiah 33:3. And the second reason is that the subject is prayer, and therefore relevant to the day, as we will be having our midweek prayer meeting tonight at 6:30, and we will be talking about the word "prayer."
So listen to Dr. Jeremiah:
"If you don't try it, you'll never know whether or not you like it." I'm sure you would agree that most of us heard that from someone at some point during our childhood. And some of us have probably said it to our own kids or grandkids!
It is human nature to fear the unknown; but if humans never tried anything new, we would not have the invention of the airplane, the thrill of scuba diving, or the experience of trying foods from all over the world. When we try things that are foreign to us, we expand our comfort zone, thereby making it easier to try more new things.
For various reasons, some people fear the realm of prayer. Like the skydiving enthusiast who is afraid of heights, they have heard about it, read about it, and talked about it, but they have never stepped out of the plane and into the excitement of an active prayer life.
Friends, there is not an extreme experience in all the world as thrilling as seeing God work in your life after you begin to pray. So take your parents' advice and just try it; see if God doesn't surprise you with His blessing and goodness.
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