Hard Work + Prayer = Success?

Question

I guess I just need a boost in faith. Lift me up, friends.

I won't bog you down in details. Let's just be strong together, right?

Wow, thanks for the most boring and self-righteous answers EVER.

Answer 1

Depends how you define success, and what your motivation for prayer is. Work + prayer is the same as the old latin Ora (pray) et labora (work)

Both praying and working are found in the Bible. Prayer is first for a reason. Go to God first, pray in thanksgiving (you have a lot to be thankful for!) pray in supplication, (ask God to help you with all things, including strenghtening your faith.) Pray in Jesus name (he died for you, and is the source of your salvation.)

Then work out of the motivation of thankfulness for all that He has done for you. Consider success to be:
1 you are faithful in all things small AND large
2 you have the peace of Christ that surpasses all understanding keeping your heart in Christ Jesus
3 you have your heart and mind set on heaven where Christ is seated at God's right hand.
4 you can do all things in Christ who strengthens you.

Give your troubles totally over to Christ, and then receive strength from Him and all your brothers and sisters, those who are faithful to Him

Answer 2

We're seldom going to get to see the results of our lives and If we can't recognize success, then it isn't a word we should use.

God uses His faithful to accomplish His goals, not our goals, and His goals can span centuries.

Prayer is part of our process to seek God and to experience God. We also experience God in trying to obey His command to love our neighbor for where love is, there God is also.

Prayer plus obedience equals worship