I remember the first time computers were installed in my office. Shortly afterwards when I was working alone, I tried to print a document. I walked over to the laser printer, expecting to find the sheets cranking out, but nothing had happened. I made sure there was paper, checked the manual and tried again. I worked at it for hours, but never got it to print. Several days later, I found out that the cable from my computer went up into the ceiling and stopped. It wasn’t connected to the printer!

You know, there are prayers like that. Sometimes people pray and pray, but it’s as if their prayer goes up out of sight and never connects. Like my old computer, there’s no power because they’re not connected to God. It’s the connection to God’s power that makes prayer effective. Make sure you’re connected!