Prayer is supposed to be a conversation between me and God. But too many times it's one sided. I give God my requests and tell Him what I want and that's it.
My Rooted group will be going through their Prayer Experience in less than seven days. I have the humbling honor in leading them in this. But my prayer life is not the ideal that should be modeled for them.
Today has been a time of reflection to evaluate where I am with my prayer life. I speak, but I rarely listen. God has things to say to me but I'm just not open to hearing His voice. There's too much "noise" in my life with work, bills, broken relationships, and concerns about the future. I've let these things take priority over my relationship with God and I just don't have time for Him. It's time to make changes. It's time to refocus.
While others try to "find" the time, I need to "make" the time to step back from all that is going on in my life and spend quality quiet time with YHWH. I need to step back from all the noise and pray in private with Elohim. This needs to be on a regular basis at a specific time of day, either as the day begins or at day's end. My prayers have to be frank, honest and genuine. I have to have faith that what I ask for I can expect to receive, or receive something even better.
But then I need to listen for His still, small voice. The noise has to be kept out as I listen for His answer. Once I hear it, I must obey. This is dangerous for me because I don't always obey which leads me to the edge of catastrophe. I have to be more intentional in doing what I hear Him tell me.
So now the adventure begins...
