Cucumbers belong to the same plant family as squash, pumpkin, and watermelon (the Cucurbitaceae family). Like watermelon, cucumbers are made up of mostly (95 percent) water, which means eating them on a hot summer day can help you stay hydrated. However, there's reason to eat cucumbers all year long.
The same word is used again to indicate persistence or perseverance in prayer. God desires this kind of prayer, because it indicates that we have come to a sense of our own lack and are unable to meet the need ourselves.ith persistence and perseverance, we are to be devoted to prayer and petition for all the saints. It is the work of the Spirit of God in our lives that makes this effective and possible. But we are responsible to apply ourselves with diligence and urgency. Praying will take persistence and diligence.
1 Prayer is especially important in times of need. 2  Many people have a misconception that prayer is a vehicle for wish fulfillment. 3  Actually, prayer is not asking God to solve all your problems for you; it is asking him to help you deal with your problems. The belief you have formed through faith, and in a Higher Power than you, does not just happen. 2  You do not wake up one morning, brush your teeth, and say, today I am going to believe in God. 3  Today I am going to have faith. 4  Something has to happen for you to need and to seek out that faith.