Nehemiah 2:4-5Then the king said to me, “What are you requesting?” So I prayed to the God of heaven. And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' graves, that I may rebuild it.”
Nehemiah after 4 months of tarrying at the Lord’s feet, got noticed by the king. The king asked what can he do for Nehemiah but before answering the king, Nehemiah prayed a quick and silent prayer. It occurred between the time that the king asked a question and Nehemiah delivered his answer. You don’t want to keep the king waiting!
Some people call this an “arrow” prayer. You only have enough time to shoot up one arrow. Arrow prayers are quick short sentence prayers asking for God’s help while we’re in the middle of a crisis, problem or daily activity.
I personally have always felt how powerful these arrow prayers are, how these arrow prayers put things into perspective.
Anxiety begins with a single anxious thought in our heart. We wait for this anxious thought to take root, to grow, to get us anxious and then we pray to overcome anxiety. Instead, if we shot up an arrow prayer, when we sense a small disturbance in our heart, it would have brought a deliverance to the soul and saved us a good amount of time and energy.
If we shoot up an arrow prayer, as our foot is slipping, Lord’s steadfast love will hold us up.
If we shoot up an arrow prayer, as the cares of our heart are growing, His consolation will cheer our soul.
Psalms 94:18-19When I thought, “My foot slips,”your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.When the cares of my heart are many,your consolations cheer my soul.
May we make all our thoughts into prayers - troubling thoughts into arrow prayers and all our joyful thoughts into arrow praises, this will not only help us to remain connected with the Lord but also bring a great deliverance to the soul.
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