Prayer

Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will.

Prayer is not a task, it is a gift. If we had the opportunity to communicate one-on-one with a celebrity, we would tackle the chance with upmost enthusiasm.. Why can’t we be like that for our God? Why do we avoid prayer, or speed through it like an annoying trip to Wal-Mart; only snatching up the essentials while trying not to waste too much time. Pray without ceasing, and pray about everything, because with God, there are no secrets. He knows our hearts.

The devil does not parade about broadcasting himself to make it easy for us to avoid him. His most powerful tool is our inability to recognize our own carelessness. Satan simply presents us with time wasting obstacles. The busier we are, the more we tend to push God aside. Many of us associate prayer with stillness and quiet reflection in a place removed from the distraction and noise of everyday life. However, as long as we pray earnestly, God hears us, no matter what time of day or where we are.

He wants us to talk to him, and that is why he gave us the ability to pray. He gave us the ability to pray for supplication, adoration, praise, encouragement, contribution, or, if you are like me, you pray for anything and everything. I can specifically remember driving down the road the other day, and I spotted a gorgeous arrangement of wild roses on the median, and I thanked God for those roses.

So we should take prayer off our To Do list, and put it on our Want To Do list. We should look forward to our talks with God. We should actually pray for those people that we promise we will pray for, and then forget about later. Prayer doesn’t have to be fancy; it just has to be honest. God blessed us with open communication. He even threw in free nights and weekends.  ;)

Ahavah Rabbah – with great love..