We’re studying Prayer Does it make any Difference on Sunday mornings (check out www.lifechange4us.org). One of Philip Yancey’s quotes from the book reads, “In prayer we should lay before God what is in us, not what out to be in us.” In other words when we pray we shouldn’t pretend to be righteous and that all is well in our world. When you read the Psalms you find people that are ticket off, stressed out, scared to death, lonely, tired, searching, and broken. From these people you never hear shallow prayers. Jesus informed us that God knows what we need before we even ask (Matthew 6:8). Therefore, ” Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Heb 4:16 (NIV) God wants the real us, not someone we’re pretending to be.
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Hey Trenidy,
Good to talk to you today. It’s been too long! Thanks for the blog info. I will check on it to see what’s going on in your world. I don’t have a blog but if I get one, I’ll let you know.
You have a beautiful family, by the way.
See you around,
Scotty