How long do you keep praying when very little seems to change?
In Luke 18, Jesus shares with His disciples a parable about a widow who was persistent in her request to an unjust judge. She was seeking justice from her adversary. We are not told what her situation was, only that she desperately needed relief. Though the judge neither feared God nor respected man, he granted her justice because, as he said, “lest by her continual coming she weary me.” The justice he gave was not because his heart was moved with compassion, but because he was worn down.
Scripture tells us why Jesus shared this parable. It is summed up in His statement, “Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” Jesus is making a comparison. If an unjust judge who does not regard people will give justice simply because he does not want to be bothered anymore, how much more will a loving Heavenly Father, who looks upon His children with compassion, give justice to His children?
This parable is meant to build our faith. It challenges and encourages us to be found faithful as we pray and intercede for justice. Recently, God used this parable to encourage our Love Life team. Like many of you, we have been praying and believing God for years that abortion would come to an end and that abortion clinics would close their doors. In particular, we have been persistently praying in Charlotte, North Carolina, the birthplace of the Love Life movement, for the abortion center on Latrobe Drive to close its doors.
Some of you have joined us in this plea to heaven. Maybe you have attended prayer walks in Charlotte over the past ten years, or maybe you have been interceding for the unborn for several years, ever since you became aware of the tragic reality of abortion in your city. You have prayed, believed, and pleaded with the Lord year after year, and it can feel like very little has changed.
That was the situation in New York, where the Church prayed faithfully for seven years for the massive Planned Parenthood in lower Manhattan to close its doors. It seemed impossible in human strength, but their prayers pierced heaven and God shut that place down. A similar story unfolded in South Florida, where after years of prayer and action, abortion centers that had operated for decades closed their doors.
How and when God moves is His business, but it is our responsibility to be found faithful. As our prayer walk season begins again this Saturday, we want to invite you to join us in your city for the first prayer walk of 2026. If you have ever wondered whether your prayers or your presence make a difference, we want to encourage you to come and see what God can do.
As we step into 2026, we do so with expectation, believing that God is still moving and that He is not finished with our cities. Show up with faith and a heart to see God glorified. Visit lovelife.org/locations to find the details for your area. May we be found faithful, persistent in prayer, and ready to see God do what only He can do.