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'You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.' Jeremiah 29:13
Adam Clarke wrote, 'Prayer requires more of the heart than the tongue'. Do you find prayer hard work? Maybe taking the pressure off your tongue and letting your heart do some of the work might be just want you need. First, don't think of it as a long monologue or a big shopping list of what you want from God - after all, He is the Almighty, not Asda.
Think of a trusted friend who you love to spill the secrets of your heart to. Share your exciting news with Him, tell Him what's troubling you. Admit the stuff you're craving for that you know is not right; ask Him to clean out the junk you've clogged yourself with.
Call for help when you're tempted to trample on somebody else to make yourself look good. Ask for a fire in your heart where the frost has set in. Find out what makes Him tick, what sets His pulse pumping and then match your own pulse to His rhythm.
Show Him the pains in your heart and expect Him to heal them. Tell Him who hurt you and then wish for good things for that person. Ask Him to lift your eyes from your own feet and to look to the needs of others.
Don't role-play, just be as honest as you can manage. Say what you think and you'll find the focus shifts from your tongue to your heart. You'll find a focus on God, your trusted friend.
written by Bob Gass
'You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.' Jeremiah 29:13
Adam Clarke wrote, 'Prayer requires more of the heart than the tongue'. Do you find prayer hard work? Maybe taking the pressure off your tongue and letting your heart do some of the work might be just want you need. First, don't think of it as a long monologue or a big shopping list of what you want from God - after all, He is the Almighty, not Asda.
Think of a trusted friend who you love to spill the secrets of your heart to. Share your exciting news with Him, tell Him what's troubling you. Admit the stuff you're craving for that you know is not right; ask Him to clean out the junk you've clogged yourself with.
Call for help when you're tempted to trample on somebody else to make yourself look good. Ask for a fire in your heart where the frost has set in. Find out what makes Him tick, what sets His pulse pumping and then match your own pulse to His rhythm.
Show Him the pains in your heart and expect Him to heal them. Tell Him who hurt you and then wish for good things for that person. Ask Him to lift your eyes from your own feet and to look to the needs of others.
Don't role-play, just be as honest as you can manage. Say what you think and you'll find the focus shifts from your tongue to your heart. You'll find a focus on God, your trusted friend.
written by Bob Gass
