Intense Prayer Life

"Jesus said to the disciples, 'Pray that you will not fall into temptation.'

Then He went off from them about the distance of a stone's throw and knelt down and prayed.

'Father,' He said, 'if you will, take this cup of suffering away from me. Not my will, however, but your will be done.'

An angel from Heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.

In great anguish He prayed even more fervently; His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Rising from His prayer, He went back to the disciples and found them asleep, worn out by their grief.

He said to them. 'Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation.' "

(Luke 22:40-45)

This time, this paragraph attracted my attention because for myself, it always has been proved true that "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Matthew 26:41) Maybe I need to quiet down my requests for my own desires and ask God to do unto me whatever He wants. I just let God have His own desires activated in me. It is the best choice because God is always faithful and good. "In great anguish He prayed even more fervently; His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground." (Luke 22:44) seemed to be like an intense prayer to me. I think it is good idea to achieve the intense prayer daily as long as it is in proper order and good for the spirituality. I even thought that Jesus encouraged it as He said, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation." (Luke 22:45) That is my own conclusion. But it is quite a challenge because the flesh is weak. For example, there are times I feel fatigued and sleepy whenever I need to pray. Maybe I can try to take one step at one time like fitness training. So if you are reading this post, why not start praying straight away? I think it is the best to ask God to use us whatever He wanted and willed to do. Not forgetting to ask for strength, courage and perseverance. Ok, it is decided that the intense prayer life is going to be my lifetime goal.