“Praying always for all saints” (Eph. vi. 18).
One good counsel will suffice just now. Stop praying so much for yourself;
begin to ask unselfish things, and see if God won’t give you faith. See
how much easier it will be to believe for another than for your own petty
self. Try the effect of praying for the world, for definite things, for
difficult things, for glorious things, for things that will honor Christ
and save mankind, and after you have received a few wonderful answers to
prayer in this direction, see if you won’t feel stronger to touch your own
little burden with a Divine faith, and then go back again to the high
place of unselfish prayer for others.
Have you ever learned the beautiful art of letting God take care of you,
and giving all your thought and strength to pray for others and for the
kingdom of God? It will relieve you of a thousand cares. It will lift you
up into a noble and lofty sphere, and teach you to live and love like God.
Lord save us from our selfish prayers and give us the faith that worketh
by love, and the heart of Christ for a perishing world.