Prayer

As we begin our morning and week, we need to bring our focus to one place....prayer. 

As we commute to church, work or walk the hallways at our schools, we need help. As we wait in the grocery line, His people need help. 

Prayer is really a conversation with God throughout our day. It is our internal voice that directs the external action. 

As we cultivate our inside voice, may it move and shake mountains on the outside! 

Pray

Don’t settle for anybody just to have someone. Set your standards. What kind of love do you want to attract? List the qualities you really want in the relationship. Develop those qualities in yourself and you will attract a person who has them - Louise Hay

Being desperate will lead you to a deadly relationship. It's important that you reflect on your intentions to "date"; because if it's just to have a bf/gf because supposedly everyone else has one....then you are in trouble.

Listen, please pray hard, think carefully, get counsel and listen to what you have to say about you; before such a serious decision.

You will be glad you did! ;)

More than words

God intends for prayer to be an easy, natural way of staying in touch with Him - like having a conversation with a close friend.  But I don't think we see prayer as being that simple. As a matter of fact, I think a lot of us (Christians) have difficulty maintaining a strong, consistent prayer life because we're stuck believing what the enemy has told us. Things like: "God is mad at us. He's not answering our prayers right now", or "we don't pray long enough anyway, so our prayers won't really make a difference".

The truth is, everytime we pray in faith, God answers.  He wants our prayer life to be fulfilling, exciting and full of hopeful expectation. You can have great freedom and creativity in your prayer life - but you need to stay focused on God and His promises, not the enemy's lies.

Prayer Builders:

• How often do you pray?
• Do you feel a connection with heaven, in prayer?

Obedience is better

1 Samuel 15:22 - Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord?  To obey is better than sacrifice and to heed is better than the fat of rams.

I have been more or less consistent with my early-morning ritual of prayer.  Usually, I pray through a list of concerns, needs, confessions, praises etc. Sometimes, its hard not to feel mechanical about the whole thing, as if I'm quickly discharging a morning duty: wake up, pray, brush my teeth, get ready etc.  You know the drill....

But "duty" is not a bad word.  If it helps stay focused, then great!  Our prayer time gives us a refreshing stride in our morning rush.  Prayer is all about obedience!

Prayer Builders:

• What items would you like to pray about daily?
• How can you create a prayer time regularly?