Prayer sheds light on our path.
(Picture by Lisa R.)
I have been feeling a bit uncertain about my future. Okay maybe uncertain is the wrong word. More like I had many options, but was uncertain as to which was the right choice. How did I decide? My answer may be very unpopular with some, but for me it has become the constant guide for my life: Prayer. I have been praying fervently for the past few months for direction, the RIGHT direction. Life gives us many roads. Our choices if right can reap amazing results, leading to abundance and growth (not just for us, but for those around us as well). However, if chosen incorrectly can have devastating and dire effects. this for me is why prayer is so important. If I have to make a choice and my desire is to make the right one, shouldn’t I then take my options to the one who knows my beginning from my end? After much prayer the answer came so naturally, it almost felt like I had not been struggling with this decision for months. Here’s the thing, not everyone believes what I believe. but I can only speak from what I have experienced. For me prayer is the most amazing tool given by God, it allows us to communicate with Him. Today if you are struggling for an answer my advise would be to,..PRAY. It’s a win-win.
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7, NIV).
So what am I thankful for today? Answered prayers and a clear direction.
Oh. My. I struggle with prayer. I had a prayer accountability partner but they turned out to be of no help! *Sigh* prayer is not so simple!
I agree it is definitely not simply or easy, but no good thing every is. If you need a new prayer partner let me know, I am willing to help.
Ok. I need a new prayer partner 🙂
:)… my email is lsgrlr@gmail.com, email or instant message anytime, comes directly to my phone. I just started a new book on prayer today called “Handle with Prayer”. I literally just got it in the mail today, no joke.
Craziness! My email is campburke2005@uahoo.com
craziness is sooo right!
I have lost interest in prayer for quite some time. It has not been easy. Does anyone listen? Does it actually help in any way? What is the difference between prayer and meditation?
I actually really understand this. A few year back I genuinely thought that when I prayed it went up, hit the ceiling and fell back down. I really needed guidance and direction at the time, and prayer wasn’t doing what “I” thought it should do. Then I learned this: Prayer isn’t about getting my needs met. Prayer is about communicating with God. Letting Him change me from the inside out. Letting Him teach me peace and stillness in the midst of the storm. I use to think prayer meant God would STOP the storm. But it actually means that He will GO through the storm with me. Sometimes His answer is yes. Sometimes it is no. And sometimes His answer is pray without ceasing. (Wow long winded, sorry…it’s just I really understand your perspective). I will be praying for you.
Thank you…. I actually agree with you. Prayer is not a token to get what I want like from a vending machine.