The things i've found I value most from prayer:
Telling God exactly how annoyed/scared/upset I am at the current situation. Completely ignoring pleasantries and formalities as I pour my heart out about all the things in my life I feel too ashamed to share with anyone else. Then walking around the next day knowing there is someone who knows all this stuff about me and loves me anyway. Score.
Keeping him up to date on whether or not I feel like i'm talking to myself.
Seeing his point of view. Reminding myself that what i'm asking for isn't for me, but for him, and us. This is a toughie, especially when I sometimes feel like there's nothing there to talk to in the first place. Either way, the change of perspective is wonderful. I stop feeling self-absorbed, and appreciate life a bit more.
Making sure I am ready to ask for whatever it is I think I need. Feeling secure that what i'm asking for is something i'm ready to commit to with all my heart. Making it a point not to ask for something that deep down I know i'm not ready to change just yet:
"God, I pray that you work all your will through me and use me as a way to reach out to othe... actually, i've got to be honest, right now I love my sunday lie-in's and getting up at 9.30am to go to a church isn't very appealing. Let's work on that first."
Keeping company with God. I expect I have little idea what this means, but I read it in a book and it seems to describe how I feel perfectly.
Telling God exactly how annoyed/scared/upset I am at the current situation. Completely ignoring pleasantries and formalities as I pour my heart out about all the things in my life I feel too ashamed to share with anyone else. Then walking around the next day knowing there is someone who knows all this stuff about me and loves me anyway. Score.
Keeping him up to date on whether or not I feel like i'm talking to myself.
Seeing his point of view. Reminding myself that what i'm asking for isn't for me, but for him, and us. This is a toughie, especially when I sometimes feel like there's nothing there to talk to in the first place. Either way, the change of perspective is wonderful. I stop feeling self-absorbed, and appreciate life a bit more.
Making sure I am ready to ask for whatever it is I think I need. Feeling secure that what i'm asking for is something i'm ready to commit to with all my heart. Making it a point not to ask for something that deep down I know i'm not ready to change just yet:
"God, I pray that you work all your will through me and use me as a way to reach out to othe... actually, i've got to be honest, right now I love my sunday lie-in's and getting up at 9.30am to go to a church isn't very appealing. Let's work on that first."
Keeping company with God. I expect I have little idea what this means, but I read it in a book and it seems to describe how I feel perfectly.
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