Psalm 139:23-24
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

There is one thing we do every day that consumes so much of our time. What is it that I am talking about? Thoughts.

How often do we think during a normal day and how much does our thinking increase if the day is not normal? While we are in the class; while we are riding; while we are at home; on the bed.

We think so much through the day. Our thoughts without us knowing can consume the best hours of our day.

What if you could turn your thoughts into small prayers through the day?

The more you get in the habit of praying, the more you will accomplish through prayer and the happier you'll be, because you will have learned the secret of staying in constant, close communication with your loving Father and friend.

One of the best ways to put our thoughts to good use is to turn them into prayers. Think of all the things you do throughout the day, all the things you think about, all the thoughts that run through your head. Now consider your thoughts. Take stock of your thoughts, analyze them, weigh them up, and ask yourself what your thoughts are accomplishing. Where are they going? Are you transforming your thoughts into power that will bring about some good in your life or lives of others?

Prayers through thoughts can be silent prayers or whispers or the way you want to pray.

• You get a thought about a friend who left faith - pray for him immediately
• You get a thought of your sins/ sinful days - pray to God to give you strength to say no to sin and also thank Him for protecting you.
• You remembered someone had asked you to pray. (I have been practicing this: When someone in the church or outside requests me to pray for their problem situation I pray with them at that minute. I might not remember it later on.)
• If you're at home doing something and your thoughts turn towards your family in native place, pray that they'll have a good day; for their security.
• Or if while at campus you start thinking about an upcoming difficult project, or a test, turn that thought into a prayer for the Lord's strength for the task and start preparing for it

Thoughts are real. They can help or they can hinder our prayers. Are your thoughts helping to sustain a soul in need? Or are they silently turning a blind eye to the one who cries for help? Where are your thoughts running? Are they reaching out to answer a call? Are you tapping into heavenly thought power? Are you directing your thoughts to where they can do some good and really make a positive difference?

God wants us to learn to convert our thoughts into powerful prayer. Thoughts turned into prayers will materialize into God's blessings, God's intervention, God's protection, power and strength, and God's healing balm rubbed on those for whom we care. On the other hand, thoughts left idle slip away into time and go nowhere. Sometimes our thoughts can lead us to depression, discouragement and our past sins.

Every time we think a thought, we can turn it into a mighty prayer - all the time, anywhere, even when we're all alone. When we're doing physical chores or routine duties, we can turn our thoughts into prayers throughout the day. We can capture our thoughts, take them up to God, and see and hear of miracles coming to pass because of them.

All day long, no matter what else we're doing, we're thinking thoughts, but it's how we filter and direct them that can make a difference. What we decide to do with our thoughts and where we direct them is what counts.

Thoughts can become burden or a blessing. Turn them into good by turning them into prayer.

Challenge

Pray through your thoughts today and try to practice it during this week. Practice it from time to time.