Luke 22:41-44
New King James Version (NKJV)
41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” 43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.[a
Have you ever been there? In this agonizing place where we see Jesus in this passage of scripture. Facing a situation in life that has brought him to such an emotional place that he has to separate himself from his friends to pray. Have you ever had to leave your friends behind and get alone with God all by yourself because what you are facing is too deep to explain? Too hard to bear? Too scary to talk about? I am talking about the kind of thing that corporate prayer will not do? The kind of thing that literally drives you to your knees? Have you ever been there?
And once you got there...on your knees...and began to pray, have you ever prayed for what you wanted because you did not have the strength, the courage, or the desire to pray for what you knew was the will of God? And then when you stayed there...on your knees...did you feel supernatural help come from on high? The kind of help that gave you the kind of strength that you needed to pray through. And when you got up off your knees you knew that this kind of prayer did not change or remove the situation that you were facing. No, this kind of prayer changed you.
I don't know about you, but I have been in this place many times in my 40+ years of walking with God. I have been in this place with my children, my finances, my ministry, my marriage and myself. And each time it was a time when my flesh had to go to the cross so that God could take me to a new level in life. It would be a time of separation for elevation.
If you are in this place right now may I encourage you to separate yourself from your friends and get alone with God. If you know where God wants to take you but your flesh is resisting, please get alone with God in prayer and receive the supernatural strength that he will provide to help you make the right choice. Remember this, sometimes prayer changes things and other times prayer will change you.
Pastor Karen
Have you ever been there? In this agonizing place where we see Jesus in this passage of scripture. Facing a situation in life that has brought him to such an emotional place that he has to separate himself from his friends to pray. Have you ever had to leave your friends behind and get alone with God all by yourself because what you are facing is too deep to explain? Too hard to bear? Too scary to talk about? I am talking about the kind of thing that corporate prayer will not do? The kind of thing that literally drives you to your knees? Have you ever been there?
And once you got there...on your knees...and began to pray, have you ever prayed for what you wanted because you did not have the strength, the courage, or the desire to pray for what you knew was the will of God? And then when you stayed there...on your knees...did you feel supernatural help come from on high? The kind of help that gave you the kind of strength that you needed to pray through. And when you got up off your knees you knew that this kind of prayer did not change or remove the situation that you were facing. No, this kind of prayer changed you.
I don't know about you, but I have been in this place many times in my 40+ years of walking with God. I have been in this place with my children, my finances, my ministry, my marriage and myself. And each time it was a time when my flesh had to go to the cross so that God could take me to a new level in life. It would be a time of separation for elevation.
If you are in this place right now may I encourage you to separate yourself from your friends and get alone with God. If you know where God wants to take you but your flesh is resisting, please get alone with God in prayer and receive the supernatural strength that he will provide to help you make the right choice. Remember this, sometimes prayer changes things and other times prayer will change you.
Pastor Karen
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