Effective Prayer

In his book "The Road Less Traveled and Beyond", Dr. M. Scott Peck writes "Prayer is useless unless it is translated into meaningful action." That is so true, yet we often forget that we must DO SOMETHING!! After all, God works through men. Oh, He could do it all for us, but that wouldn't help us develop.

This is another way of saying what James wrote in Chapter 2 "15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 18 But someone will say, 'You have faith, and I have works.' Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works."

We cannot simply wish someone well when we fully have the capability to help. If we do nothing, we will be held accountable for our inaction.