Skip to main content

PRAYER: THE ALTAR OF OUR HEARTS


 

Pastoral Messages by Matriarch Elnette Edwards

Dear ones,

I'd like to discuss prayer with you, not as a religious duty, but as the lifeline that sustains us through every season. My mother used to say, "Baby, when you don't know what to do, get on your knees. When you do know what to do, get on your knees anyway." That wisdom has carried me through valleys I never thought I'd survive.

Prayer isn't about fancy words or long speeches that impress others. I've heard prayers that moved heaven with just three words: "Lord, help me." I've witnessed breakthrough come through silent tears when words wouldn't form. God doesn't need our eloquence—He desires our honesty.

I remember a season when everything seemed to crumble at once. My health was failing, finances were tight, relationships were strained, and I felt so alone. In those early morning hours, before the sun came up and before anyone needed me, I would sit in my prayer chair and pour out my heart. Some days I worshipped. Some days I wept. Some days I sat in silence, too weary for words, trusting that the Holy Spirit interceded for me.

And you know what I learned? Prayer changes things, yes, but more importantly, prayer changes us. It aligns our hearts with God's heart. It shifts our perspective from our limited view to His eternal purposes. It reminds us that we're not in control, and that's actually the most comforting truth of all.

I've also learned that prayer isn't just about asking—it's about listening. We come rushing in with our lists and requests, and that's okay. He welcomes it all. But we must also quiet ourselves enough to hear His voice. Sometimes He speaks through Scripture that suddenly comes alive. Sometimes, through a wise word from a sister or brother. Sometimes, through that gentle whisper in our spirit that says, "This is the way, walk in it."

Beloved, if you've let your prayer life grow cold, if you feel like your prayers aren't reaching past the ceiling, don't give up. Keep showing up. Keep bringing your honest heart to Him. Prayer is the altar where we lay down our burdens and pick up His peace. It's where we trade our weakness for His strength. It's where intimacy with God is cultivated, one conversation at a time.

Start today. Start now. He's waiting to hear from you.

In His presence,

Matriarch Elnette Edwards

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

GEORGIA GUIDESTONES

  Visiting the Georgia Guidestones: A Mysterious Roadside Attraction By  Paul Entin   /  3.9.20 Standing alone in a field in the middle of rural Elbert County, Georgia, the Georgia Guidestones monument features six granite slabs with ten commandments. But not  the  Ten Commandments. So what is written on the Georgia Guidestones and what do they say about our global future? Read on. People wonder if the Georgia Guidestones really exist because the message inscribed on the granite monolith seems too horrific to believe. Conspiracy theorists point to its writings and its mysterious origin story as proof of a globalist plot to reduce the world population, eliminate national sovereignty, and replace individual rights with a communist dictatorship, among other plans. The Guidestones consist of four, tall, stone slabs. These slabs surround a central slab and a final slab sits on top of them all as a capstone. Slits in the center slab and capstone direct the sunlig...
Post a Comment
Read more

THE ETERNAL WALK

  HH, Patriarch Godfrey Gregg The journey of faith is not limited to the span of our earthly years—it is a walk that stretches into eternity. For those who belong to the Lord, life is more than a fleeting moment; it is the beginning of an everlasting union with God. Our walk with Him is both present and eternal. From the beginning, God has desired fellowship with man.  “Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away”  (Genesis 5:24). Enoch’s life reminds us that walking with God is not bound by earthly limitations but leads to eternal fellowship with Him. Jesus confirms this promise of eternal companionship, declaring:  “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die”  (John 11:25–26). Our walk continues beyond death, for in Christ we have eternal life. Paul describes this journey beautifully:  “For we walk by faith, not by ...
Post a Comment
Read more

US GREAT MYSTERIES

      One of the US' greatest mysteries     Atop a desolate hill in a small US town are the Georgia Guidestones: an eerie 19ft tall granite monument with a post-apocalyptic message for the world.   By Shannon Dell 3 September 2015 The drone of the man’s oak didgeridoo reverberated off the granite. “Not that I know when Doomsday is,” he said, parting his lips from the mouthpiece and pointing toward the 19ft tall thick, grey stones a few yards from us. “But whenever it hits, this is right where I’d want to be.” I met Anthony, a hitchhiker from North Carolina, at the site of the  Georgia Guidestones , a mysterious six-piece granite monument atop a desolate hill in the small town of Elberton, Georgia. He had stopped at the site on his way to see the  Coral Castle  – another mysterious stone structure – in Homestead, Florida. I had stopped because I’m a sucker for roadside oddities. “It's no wonder this was chosen as the site for the guidestones. ...
Post a Comment
Read more