Last night, I was able to have an amazing experience with God and a close friend of mine. For the first time, I spent a couple of hours in prayer with a friend. It wasn't anything planned, and it was completely brought by God! It was incredible to pray together with a friend for other people. It was so beautiful to be able to praise and thank God alongside a close friend! It was such a wonderful experience, and I began to wonder why I had never done it before.
Prayer has only recently begun to become an important part of my life. Before, it was something I would do if I remembered, and I never tried very hard to remember to pray. My prayers would always be empty, and effortless. I would mumble a quick prayer before I ate my food, and I would mumble a quick prayer before I fell asleep at night. When my grandmother came over, she would wake up every morning at 6, and she would pray for an hour or two. I didn't understand why she took such a long time to pray; I didn't see what she could be praying for. When I prayed, they always used to be for selfish things. They were prayers with my own goals in mind, not the goals of my Father. Therefore, I would pray selfishly and emptily.
As I grow, and learn more, I have begun to realize how beautiful and precious prayer is. Through prayer, we are able to achieve so much!
Matthew 21:22
"And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith."
Prayer is important because it allows us to become closer with God, and he reveals things to us as we pray because with prayer, we are able to ask Him every and any request we have in our hearts. With prayer, we are able to repent to God. We are able to ask Him for forgiveness, and we are able to spill our struggles and trials to Him. It is beautiful to know that we are able to have such a close relationship with Him, and knowing that, why do choose to not spend time with Him? We could get to know Him so much better if we spent more time with Him, but why are we letting other things distract us so easily?
Also, God revealed to me how it is possible for my grandmother to pray for hours. He revealed to me that if we have His goals in our mind, we could pray about these goals forever. To pray for those who are not yet saved, to pray for the things he wants, to pray for the things we wish for him to change about us, to pray for our sisters and brothers. We could pray day after day after day. Doing God's will isn't just a temporary thing. There are endless things to pray about, and we must continue to pray until we are finally with Him!!
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