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     What makes us discouraged in our prayers?       I can think of a few things for me personally:  sometimes G-D's timeline does not line up with outside expectations that I allow to attach themselves to me  uncertainty if its G-D's will or not I usually have to wait and at times what I pray for seems like an "impossibility" (what is impossible with men is possible with G-D)        Yet, in the midst of the tireless currents that seek to keep us away from the shore of faith we are called to fight discouragement in our prayer life (Luke 18:1).  In Luke 18, Yeshua tells us about a widow who consistently goes to a judge to get justice. He then goes on to ask, "will the Son of Man find that faith on the earth?"  There is so much here in this portion of Scripture.  As I seek to understand and study this by the grace of G-D, I am immediately confronted with two point blank questions: "Do I have the courageous faith to pray persistently, constantly

     Recently, I had decided to read through the gospels again.  How blessed are we to be able to read the Words of our Messiah Yeshua! The other morning I was struck with an encouragement and exhortation that I cannot ignore.  Currently I am in the book of Luke.       The beginning of Luke 18 starts out like this: "He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged..."  Wow! I could have just camped right there! So often our Heavenly Father gifts us with a "load" to carry that at times feels too heavy.  Daily we confront situations that grant us the humble realization that we are just human and the battles we must fight are beyond the scope of our aptitude. So what do we do?-We pray.  Too often prayer is a last resort when it should always be our first.       Right here in the Scripture that the L-RD graciously preserved for us so that we could be "equipped for every good work" informs us that Yeshua told a parabl