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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When I was learning to write in school, my teachers made me put the little triangular grip on the end of my penciled to train me to hold it correctly. It never really worked. I have always held a pencil or pen awkwardly and my penmanship reflects it. But God knew that the digital age was coming and I wouldn’t have to be encumbered with old fashion hand writing. While I don’t write nearly as much as I type, I do highlight most of what I read in printed form. Because of my grip on the highlighter it’s usually difficult for me to draw a straight line over a sentence, but not anymore! These extra large Bic highlighters have made my life a little easier. I guess its simply because they are easier to hold, but I can pick one of these babies up and draw one straight and smooth line. Being able to draw straight lines with this highlighter has kept me from going insane due to my perfectionistic tendencies.
If you haven’t check out the blog Cool Tools you need to. The author has dedicated this site to reviewing a wide variety of products, similar to what I’ve done here. He picks out things that he’s discovered that make his life a little easier.
