The worst moment of any day is getting out of bed.

It’s safe to say I am not a morning person, so dragging myself out of the warm comfort of my duvet takes some serious willpower. My brain takes a good 2 hours to recover! The best moments of my day involve eating good food, especially dessert, and hanging out with my friends and housemates. But my favourite moment of any day at work is always praying with church leaders and student workers- thanking God for what he’s doing, asking Him to grow and deepen the work of the church, and encouraging the leaders of this movement.

Prayer is powerful. Through prayer we get to partner with students, student workers and church leaders across not just the UK but the world. If you don’t believe me, here’s what Paul has to say…

“The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. 17 Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! 18 Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.” James 5: 16-18 NIV

Sometimes it’s easy to see prayer as a bit pointless. It’s easy to think we should be doing something more practical. Or we can think that what we’re praying for is too small and insignificant. But when we pray we are handing over our own plans and joining in with God’s. When we pray, we get to see that we are a part of something so much bigger than us. When we pray we’re inviting the whole of heaven to get behind what God’s doing through us and through the people we are praying for.  

Whether you’re a student, a church leader, or a member of the church cheering on what God’s doing among students, I challenge you to get serious about prayer.

What’s your Elijah prayer, your thing that seems impossible, that seems too big or even just insignificant? I dare you to take that prayer to the God who controls the rain!