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Prayer is not a soliloquy but a two-way conversation if you are awake and alert. You will be quick to grasp the impressions that God makes in your mind. It gives us the ability to connect the dots and see the big picture. What else makes us distracted in prayer? Mental and spiritual lassitude. Laziness makes us sluggish and inept. It dulls the brain. A busy person is sharp because of the rush of blood in his vessels. When your body tells you to lie down when you are neither tired nor sleepy, then refuse to listen to the voice of your body. When you feel like collapsing in the sofa and switch on the TV, instead kneel down for a few minutes of prayer. In the beginning your brain will refuse to cooperate but as you pick up brisk habits, your brain will start ticking in prayer. Nehemiah had not a single lazy bone in his body as we know. His activeness made him pray and his prayer made him active. We are alert while cooking so the dish will not be burnt; while driving so we won't cause an accident; while studying, so we will score high in the exams; in business dealings, so we won't get cheated. But are we alert in our spiritual life, in prayer, so as not to face spiritual defeat? Being alert in prayer doesn't mean we are inert. Watch Nehemiah for the ways he balanced his spirituality with down-to-earth action. One example: He prayed to God and posted a guard (4:9). Let's revamp our prayer life and put the devil to shame. That's half the battle won. Where there's a will, there's a way. Be willing to pray and God will open the way. Let: Pray, pray, pray, become a steady drum beat inside you. It is an easy way to jump-start your day and keep you alert to pray the whole day. Watch and pray! Do not miss the revival messages in Tamil that we air in the Sathiyam TV every Wednesday 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM. CONTRIBUTIONS To the attention of BYM Partners and subscribers sending offerings All those who want to send their offerings to BYM (for missionary work, sponsorship, magazine subscription and other supporting funds) you may do so through any one of the following methods: Home & NRE donors Name : Blessing Youth Mission A/c No. 10545849472 Bank: State Bank of India Branch Name : Siruthozhil, Vellore 632 006 Branch Code: 007274 IFSC No: SBIN0007274 Gulf Donors A/c Name : T. Prince Stachys Ravindran A/c No: 35374362080 Bank Name : State Bank of India Branch Name : Siruthozhil Vellore 632 006 IFSC No : SBIN0007274 Online payment www.bymonline.org When you transfer your offering through net banking, please make sure that you fill your name, address and the details of fund to be used for in the remarks column and notify us by any of the following methods: -SMS to 9445275410 -Phone call to [phone] or 2248943 -Email to [email protected] Attention Partners & Donors Kindly make sure you receive Receipts for all your contribution to Blessing Youth Mission. Online contributions will be acknowledged by HQ. For any clarification, please call 9445275410, 0416 - 2242943, 2248943. www.bymonline.org | October 2019 | Page 5