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Along the wayside

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March 15, 2008 at 7:28pm

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Prayer - we need to do more of it. A lot more of it. It doesn't have to be thirty minutes in a corner where you fall asleep half way through. It can be done while you're driving to the store or the mall. It can be done while doing the dishes or sewing, or knitting or watching the baby sleep. Praying is not as hard as people make it out to be, because it is simply a conversation with God. Years ago I read a book that really changed my prayer life around ... that and being prophesied over and being told that I had 'camel knees' ... meaning I was gifted as a prayer warrior. The book was about sitting down opposite an empty chair and having a conversation with Jesus. Truly amazing when you think about it. Because He is, after all, always with us. So why not have a conversation with Him while you sip your morning coffee. You don't need elaborate books, seminars or videos to learn how to pray. It is the same as talking to your best friend. Give him your worries. He doesn't care if you shout at Him either. He will even hold you when you cry. But .. please don't forget to tell Him thank you for the joys He puts in your life.

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Kathy

March 15, 2008 at 7:31pm

Amen, Gretchen!

Joygum

March 16, 2008 at 3:29pm

I agree!

The words of an old song say it this way - whisper a prayer in the morning, whisper a prayer at noon, whisper a prayer in the evening to keep your heart in tune!

I find myself praying when I do little things like dishes, or driving - all just conversations with God!

Cheryl

March 17, 2008 at 4:31am

Amen!~

MT4God

March 17, 2008 at 12:36pm

Thanks, Gretchen. This is something that I never understood. I didn't grow up publically praying. My family didn't pray so I was never officially taught how to pray. But I talked with God often. So when I pray, I'm holding a conversation with God.

God doesn't only like to be thanked (and don't we all), he also likes to be praised. And as we talk to our best friend, do we yell at them and then ask them for a favor? That's something to think about when we ask God for something. Did we praise him or did we yell at him?

Jennifer

March 17, 2008 at 8:24pm

Very good point, Gretchen. I do have small conversations with God all day long. But somehow I don't feel like I have really talked to him until I literally kneel to Him. I guess it's like bedtime, when the kids give you a kiss good night. It isn't really good night until you have them all tucked in and you have gone in to kiss them. I guess making time for Him is what I am saying. I think it's okay to have those conversations with God. I do it myself. But if I don't make time for Him, I feel I am ignoring Him. Kind of like I feel with my kids if I get absorbed in something that takes me away from their time. I love you, sister. God bless.

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