“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.” — Ephesians 6:18

Prayer must be whole and stubborn—body, mind, and soul gathered before God, refusing to leave empty-handed. —D.

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When you come to pray, bring your whole self. Don’t leave part of you behind in the noise and clatter of the day. Too often we show up with our lips, while our thoughts chase business, grudges, and the next thing on the list. But the Lord is not found through half-measures. If you stand here, then be here. Let your body, your mind, your spirit be joined. Gather yourself from the corners of your worry, pull your heart out of the din of the world, and turn it toward Him. Do not ask for what flickers and fades, but for what lasts. Prayer is not heard through scattered minds. It rises like a well-fed flame only when lit by the whole soul.

And when you do pray—stay. Don’t be quick to leave. We are so restless, so quick to give up when silence greets us. But the Healer hears. Knock harder. Bring your grief, your shame, your hunger. Lay it at His feet. Be stubborn. Be like the widow who would not stop asking. Her insistence won her justice, not because of the judge’s kindness, but because she would not let him rest. So too, your Lord asks you to be bold in prayer, not timid. If the answer delays, do not walk away in sorrow—stay. That kind of prayer wears down walls. It breaks through the stone.

The ones who limp to the door and wait in the rain, the ones who pound the gate when all else seems lost, these are the ones who are heard. Don’t let shame keep you out. Don’t let pride hold you back. The Lord is not offended by persistence; He honors it. Keep knocking. Keep asking. Stay until you receive. The one who asks with a whole heart, a patient will, and a fierce trust will never be turned away.