Man of Prayer

A Man of Prayer – Mountains do not move but by the great efforts of many laborers. Yet the prayer of a righteous man with a mustard seed of faith can move the impossible and open the gates of heaven. If I cannot move a mountain alone with all my effort, how am I to raise a child? Much less the many I hope are granted to me. I cannot commit to exercise for more than a month, how do I expect 40+ years with my bride? Who am I without the graces of Heaven? A shadow of who God called me to be. Here is what I must do: My savior and king rose before the sun to pray – if he needed it, I need it more. I must become a man of prayer.

I want to be a man of prayer. Which means I do not want to be a man of self-sufficiency. Self-sufficiency sounds noble, it sounds strong. David Goggins has made a career out of telling men and others to “do it alone”. I have attemp…