The Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
This one is KEY for me. I can't even remember the last time I persistently prayed for something or someone. I mean really persistently prayed. I have issues/people that will pop into my mind from time to time, and I am always thinking and praying about my family. But, to really pray for a specific thing over a long period of time.....all the while, having faith that God is listening and will react........I don't think I really do that.
Something to put on my list for the new year!
have a good one!
very timely post, exactly how I feel. As we drove home last night from Gina's parents I told her I've been having an uneasy feeling about life, she said maybe God is nudging you to go deeper with Him. I think you just hit on part of that, just last night I was just thinking i would start a prayer log and try to be more intentional about prayer. I don't think it is a coincidence you made your post on this topic today. I think God is speaking to me and probably you as well.
ReplyDeleteI think our daily reading was step one, but daily serious prayer is another step. My prayers are like you described, probably not that good if I'm honest with myself. Pretty inconsistent. I'm going to start small but try and just keep a list of people/concerns I am praying about and also work on listening for Him to speak to me, something Gina does well that I always have admired. I have a feeling he's screaming at me and I'm acting just like my kids, completely oblivious! so maybe a list is a simple tool to heighten my senses.
Happy New Year!
i completely agree. i will try to do the same. i was doing well for a while when we were in a small group that was doing a prayer journal, and taking notes as to what everyone's prayer requests were. But, now....I'm the small group leader, and I haven't been good about keeping our group on track with the prayer journal. Its bad enough that I'm not good at it myself, but to lead others down the my path of laziness.........that's a bowl of not good.
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