sparrows and arrows

I am so utterly amazed and grateful for the power of prayer. Sadly it is one of the things I often take for granted, or to be completely honest, neglect to do. I often forget to take a step back and admire how much we as Christians need prayer, and how much God grows us when we humbly come to Him and have a conversation with Him. Whether you come to Him in praise, repentance, need, or just to thank Him, the important part of it all is that you come to Him. My hubs and I have been so convicted about this recently. You see we are praying about some major decisions for our family's future. We have been so neglectful about praying for these decisions, using some pretty lame excuses, but now we feel the pull in our hearts to buckle down, join hands and bow heads together in moments of prayerful petition for guidance from the Lord. My husband and I have said since we have been saved that we want our children not to grow up in a world of comfortable Christianity, but in a world where they see Christians living radically and giving up certain comforts for the sake of spreading the gospel. We want our kids to  witness a radical movement of the church body and to be a part of it. To think eternally, not temporary. To be kingdom minded and to stand apart from this world. To shoot out our little arrows sharpened and ready for battle. None of this however can be possible without the power of the Holy Spirit, and we as a couple, as parents, cannot expect to know what is going on unless we humbly seek and ask the Lord for guidance. Jesus sets for us perfect examples of prayer, so let us all take into heart His words "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." Matthew 7:7