Meditation Day 2
Lenten Devotion
Learning to love to pray starts with God
During these 40 days of lent our church is studying how to learn to love to pray. In the Ash Wednesday service our pastor said :“
"God is getting ready to do a new thing because we are willing to have a deeper prayer life. As we hunger for a deeper prayer life, he will bless us and we will bless others in our community” http://bit.ly/gaPADV
I find it easy when I’m talking to God to start off by saying “Lord I need” because standing before a mighty awesome powerful God, I realize that I need so much. Scripture, however tells us that it is God himself who gives us the strength and knowledge to know what to say :
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. Romans 8:26-27 (The Message)
1.Praise the Lord as the prayer-initiating prayer- hearing God
2.Ask God to make prayer a joy in your life
3.Thank God for the privilege of knowing his thoughts and praying them back to him
4. Intercede for loved ones who may be weak in prayer.
It is my prayer today that we be strengthened in our walk with Christ as we make more room for him in our daily lives. Writing this blog post is a blessing because its helping me focus on the love Christ has for us.
I want to encourage you to create more space for God this Lenten season. If you can’t attend a group study or you prefer to study alone, just know that praying starts with God himself. Its not about you, its about what God can do through you.
Grace and Peace
Grace and Peace
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