Prayer Is Never Not Worth The Try

This last summer when I arrived at city challenge with my youth group we didn't know anything we would experience, except that we would be pushed out of our comfort zone. One of the biggest comfort zones for me that was pushed was praying out loud in front of people. I tried to be pretty cool with it, but it is always hard to instantly change your comfort zone.

Later the first night I had built a determination and readiness to try to go do what they wanted us to do as best as I could. I went down to the lounge where the other guys from my youth group were still finishing up their breakdown of the days events. I stood by and listened to what they were saying and knew they were going to end with prayer. I wasn't sure if I wanted to pray because I'm not much of one to readily go out of my comfort zone. However, as I was contemplating my next move this though popped into my brain.

Prayer is never not worth the try

This thought was so true, I mean the gift of salvation is a free gift of God. Because of that salvation we have a relationship with God and therefore can talk to Him. Prayer isn't something to be thrown around, but it is pretty much a power. Now prayer doesn't have the power, but God himself. Based upon of that fact, if the power of the prayer is not dependent of our words, why are we afraid to say the wrong thing when we pray in public? Is what the people around us think about our prayer more important than what God thinks about our prayer?

Back to city challenge; Why would I sit there when I could "pitch in"? Why wouldn't I use the power of prayer when its so easy to do and so powerful?

Prayer is never not worth the try. Why not use the power of prayer when you have the chance and its pretty much free? We live in a dark world, God is there to help us, and He always knows how to answer the best way with his profound power. Why not get all the help we can get?