Pray Now | Jonah and the Whale | Pastor Steve Andres

<p>The only way to fail at prayer is to not pray! This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our JONAH AND THE WHALE series with a message about prayer.</p><p><br></p><p>Jonah 2:1-2</p><p>Then Jonah prayed to his God from the belly of the fish. He prayed:</p><p>“In trouble, deep trouble, I prayed to God.</p><p>  He answered me.</p><p>From the belly of the grave I cried, ‘Help!’</p><p>  You heard my cry.”</p><p><br></p><p>The Bible says that Jonah was swallowed by the fish, THEN he prayed. Why do we delay so long before we call to God?</p><p><br></p><p>1) PRAY NOW, because now is the best time to pray.</p><p><br></p><p>Prayerlessness is pride. Thankfully, God is not too proud to answer us, even when we have looked to everyone and everything else before asking Him.</p><p><br></p><p>2) PRAY NOW, even if you don’t know how to pray.</p><p><br></p><p>There are no spiritual black-belts, no professionals at prayer. Even when we think we are doing well, we could never know what we need to know to pray correctly.</p><p><br></p><p>Romans 8:26</p><p>We do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us.</p><p><br></p><p>God is actively helping you every time you go to him in prayer, translating your simple petitions into something powerful.</p><p><br></p><p>3) PRAY NOW, because the only way to fail at prayer is to not pray.</p><p><br></p><p>Our problem is not going to be asking or expecting too much from God. Our problem is going to be asking for and expecting too little.</p><p><br></p><p>“Heaven is full of answers to prayers for which no one ever bothered to ask.” </p><p>Billy Graham</p><p><br></p><p>What are praying for today?</p>