Following the rules and really following Jesus are two totally different things.
Remember, chasing anything other than God is emptiness and does not profit or deliver. Empty is a heavy load to bear.
A heart full of God's love is way more rewarding than anything this world has to offer.
Prayer is an acknowledgement of our need for God.
I'm glad God doesn't require perfect speech from us when we address Him. In fact, with God, there is no such thing as perfect speech. What God cares about is our heart. We can use the most flowery language ever heard and still fail to reach God's heart if our heart isn't right toward Him. Or we can use language as simple as a two-year-old's and connect immediately and passionately with God's heart.
My point is that we don't have to address God in a certain manner for Him to hear us. We would actually be pretty arrogant to think we can cause God to hear us by praying in a certain way.
In Luke 18:9-14, Jesus clearly stated that what impresses God is not someone's manner of praying, but the person's heart.
And when we don't know what to pray, God Himself prays for us! How amazing is that? When my Dad was close to the end of his life he tried praying the Lord's Prayer, but couldn't remember all of the words for lack of oxygen to the brain. He got upset because he couldn't remember. I reminded him that he didn't have to worry because the Holy Spirit would pray for him.
"We do not know how to pray as we should. But the Holy Spirit himself speaks to God for us." -Romans 8:26
God knows your heart. So let's stop worrying about what we're going to say when we go to God in prayer. Let's put our greater efforts into making sure our heart is right before Him.
When we pray, things change. Sometimes prayer brings about a change in our circumstances, but prayer always brings about a change in our hearts.
In His love,
Dalinda
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