"What if I said, "Stop praying"? What if I told you to stop talking at God for a while, but instead to take a long, hard look at Him before you speak another word? Solomon warned us not to rush into God's presence with words. That's what fools do. And often, that's what we do."
I've asked people about their prayer time and they sometimes say something like; I pray in the shower, or on the way to work. They recite an inventory of prayers for their families and friends or something that they need help getting through. I know how it is, I've done this too.
Here's the thing about these kinds of prayers, although they are heartfelt, when we do this we are talking at God not with him. If we pray while we are driving our attention is on the road, and not on God.
What would happen today if we all went into our rooms, closed the door, and got down on our knees and prayed? What would happen today if we gave the Lord our undivided attention for a few minutes? What would happen today if we humbled ourselves before the Lord, and listened for His voice, instead of rattling off our laundry list of requests?
What would happen today...?
I don't do this nearly enough. You would think that as many times as I have been blessed by these 'alone' times it would be second nature. "Be still and know that I am God." What an amazing concept. Thanks for the challenge, my brother.
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