God is not a WINDMILL

Windmills are operated by the pressure of wind against them.  Whether considering Jesus’ instructions not to keep repeating ourselves in prayer like the heathen (Matthew 6:7-8), or Solomon’s exhortation to let our words be few in speaking to God (Ecclesiastes 5:2), or James’ reminder (5:17-18) that God affected the rain or drought on a whole country for 3 ½  years by the two simple prayers of one man, it is evident that God is not more or less inclined to act because a number of people are begging Him, using certain buzz words, or appealing to His emotions based on their own.  

While there are times when groups of people need to humble themselves before God and ask Him to change them, that is different than supposing that God’s will in a situation will be determined by how many people “pray hard” (whatever that means) for something they want or think should be done.  Remember: God is BIG, WISE, LOVING, FAITHFUL, and INVESTED in us as individuals and in the world as a whole.  We need to trust and rest in Him, and be thankful that He is in control from today thru eternity!