I am currently working my daily reading through Mark Batterson’s Draw the Circle. Today’s reading reminds me again as to WHY I must pray.

Often I think of prayer as what I bring to God and want to see right away, or at least in my lifetime! Otherwise, why pray? I mean, if God isn’t going to answer my prayer… what’s the point? Right?

Well… not always.

Prayers can be given and heaven hears, but it may be beyond my lifetime when something comes of it. I know I reap the benefits of prayers that have gone up before me. There are people who saw a vision of God moving in some way that I can reap the benefit, so I also need to understand the prayers I pray sow seed into the future. 

Do I pray for myself, or do I pray for the Kingdom? I am truly willing to pray, “YOUR Kingdom come?”