James 5:13-20
The Prayer of Faith
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgive. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
My brothers, if one of you should ever wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
I'm still working on my prayer skills. I grew up praying constantly, especially with my mother. She still calls me her "prayer partner," and calls me when there something or someone we need to pray for. A lot of those prayers weren't so full of faith on my end, though. They became redundant and almost meaningless. I've gotten better at it, though. I don't pray as often now, but I know my prayers are full of faith and that I'm talking to God.
There are other ways I communicate with him too - through my music especially. I see that as a form of prayer as well. I hear his voice and see his glory. There are so many ways I connect my music to my faith, and I will have to make another post about that later.
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