There is so much power in prayer, so much so, that it has the ability to clarify things that were once blurred. So, today I took a moment at work to really be still in the presence of God and found it to be so refreshing. During my praying moment I asked the Holy Spirit to take the lead on my prayer, to break my heart into pieces and restore it the way it needed to be. During that moment of stillness God reminded me although I have been seeking His face and praying faithfully I was forgetting to include a lot of people in prayer. In that moment it made me realize how selfish I had become in my prayer life, always praying about my needs and not the needs of others. So, I asked the Holy Spirit to guide me in prayer and He did just that.
What I learned during my time with God in that moment is that prayer requires commitment. Praying isn't simply about babbling your complaints, wants and needs, but it's about having authentic and meaningful conversations with God. Developing a prayer life is much like how you develop a relationship with your husband or wife. You take the time out to speak and listen and really digest all that the other person is saying to you. Communicating with God through prayer is very much the same. Which is why it is so important to seek God's face early in the morning the moment you wake up so that He might direct your day in perfect order. It's not to say things won't happen to try and make you slip off track, but the power of prayer has the ability to keep you grounded. I have found that the morning hours are the most ideal time to talk to God before the rest of the world wakes up... and when I say world I'm referring to your cell phone, television, traffic, arguing children etc ... that have the ability to distract you from those precious moments with God.
One of the problems I was exhibiting in my prayer life was that I was subconsciously trying to calculate the amount of time I would spend in prayer (i.e. 30, 45, 60 minutes at a time). Because my focus was so much on the time aspect it was taking away from those authentic moments with God. I wanted to learn how to pray without ceasing ( 1 Thessalonians 5:17) because much like when you're in the midst of good company with smiles and laughs you don't want those moments to end ... is pretty much what I wanted my prayer life to reflect. Which meant even after I was done praying I would leave and walk with God still praying in spirit.
The best thing about prayer is that it isn't a monologue. When you're done praying and God has listened it is so important to be still in the moment and allow Him to speak back to you. Some people struggle with hearing the voice of God and often time are quick to write off what they hear as their own voice. Just know when God speaks there will be peace in your soul. So, whatever you need the answers to they will come with a sense of peace when your inner ear speaks it to your spirit. Just be still and listen. I am determined to make my prayer life the best conversations ever!
Keep me humble in your presence.
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