Daily Dose ♥ 1 Chronicles 16:11 (KJV)
Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually
Thank God for the beginning of another week. For God's guidance and protection and for guiding us through our victories & struggles.
This week I want to emphasize the importance of PRAYER.
Some of us have been tainted with the ideology that prayer is asking, asking & more asking and if God grants our request YEAH!!!! and if not we get disappointed, we don't persevere, some of us even use this as an opportunity to backslide.
Prayer is communicating with God our creator. Without researching about God, reading your Bible, understanding him it's kinda hard to build a relationship with him. It's like meeting someone new. You make an effort to get to know who they really are, what they like etc. People use the excuse that oh you know God is the almighty being who forgives so I can just say a 'lil' prayer and that's all it takes to have a relationship with him. Hey, I am not one to judge but if you really try taking the time to know God, understanding him, his works, the bible, then you build this relationship with God and prayer becomes less than a chore but more like talking to a friend, father, someone you are familiar with.
Prayer becomes less routine like, you find yourself communicating with him wherever you are. You may be in a waiting room, the subway etc and find yourself meditating on a bible verse, acknowledging him. The most important is taking time, creating that personal space to pray. For me, at night is the best time, phones off, I have had dinner, I have really comfy pillows and I just relax and work on building my relationship with God. Even on very bad days, I communicate my feelings to God and trust me I always find a solution that makes me feel much better and hopeful. To be honest I also had to change my place of worship to a more prayer focused church and it has helped me tremendously. I always say church is like a hospital you do not have to go to the same doctor forever, everyone has a specialty based on your needs.
If you have a family, a boo, kids, a full house, loud roommates whatever your living situation is trust me you can find that space and create time.
Remember as we start this week's journey on Prayer
Prayer is communicating with God our creator. Without researching about God, reading your Bible, understanding him it's kinda hard to build a relationship with him. It's like meeting someone new. You make an effort to get to know who they really are, what they like etc. People use the excuse that oh you know God is the almighty being who forgives so I can just say a 'lil' prayer and that's all it takes to have a relationship with him. Hey, I am not one to judge but if you really try taking the time to know God, understanding him, his works, the bible, then you build this relationship with God and prayer becomes less than a chore but more like talking to a friend, father, someone you are familiar with.
Prayer becomes less routine like, you find yourself communicating with him wherever you are. You may be in a waiting room, the subway etc and find yourself meditating on a bible verse, acknowledging him. The most important is taking time, creating that personal space to pray. For me, at night is the best time, phones off, I have had dinner, I have really comfy pillows and I just relax and work on building my relationship with God. Even on very bad days, I communicate my feelings to God and trust me I always find a solution that makes me feel much better and hopeful. To be honest I also had to change my place of worship to a more prayer focused church and it has helped me tremendously. I always say church is like a hospital you do not have to go to the same doctor forever, everyone has a specialty based on your needs.
If you have a family, a boo, kids, a full house, loud roommates whatever your living situation is trust me you can find that space and create time.
Remember as we start this week's journey on Prayer
- Download the Bible on your phone, iPad, so many apps these days
- Find a time thats convenient for you
- Create a space thats convenient hey even if you have to lock yourself in the bathroom, whatever works
- Start praying by giving thanks to God, search for scriptures on giving thanks, meditate on it, search for scriptures on whatever topic you may be interested in. TRUST me it gets to be fun:-)
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