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One day Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.

“There was a judge in a certain city,” He said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy. The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests’ “.

Then the Lord said “Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end.  So don’t you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cray out to him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?”.

To persist in prayer and not give up, does not mean endless repetition  or painfully long prayer sessions.  Constant prayer means keeping our requests continually before God as we live for Him day by day, believing He will answer.  When we live by faith, we are not to give up.  God may delay answering, but His delays always have good reasons.  As we persist in prayer, we grow in character, faith, and hope.