Prayer should be about listening to God!!!
Prayer is communion - that is to communion or have back and forth communication - with Jesus Christ the Lord our God. Yet consider - is it better to tell Him things or to listen for things He has to tell you?
Ecc 5:1 Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.
We so often approach God to give Him our opinions, thoughts, desires, and our piece of mind, as if we are smarter than Him. I know I do that. It just seems like I need to tell Him what I think. Yet it turns out that He knows what I think before I think it. So as I got to know Him better and better, I found it important that I should seek Him for what He thinks, what He advises, and get of His mind I could.
It's not that I don't still ask for things. Sadly, I still do. I just can't help thinking I know better than Him at times. Yet more and more I get a little wiser and remember that He always knows better than me. When I do get to thinking a bit better, I do wind up going in front of Him to find out what He wants, and what He thinks.
I was talking to Him about this topic this morning. He thinks it is indeed wiser that people should come before Him to listen than to speak, but still they should speak up and listen. He wanted me to post this.
Prayer is communion - that is to communion or have back and forth communication - with Jesus Christ the Lord our God. Yet consider - is it better to tell Him things or to listen for things He has to tell you?
Ecc 5:1 Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.
We so often approach God to give Him our opinions, thoughts, desires, and our piece of mind, as if we are smarter than Him. I know I do that. It just seems like I need to tell Him what I think. Yet it turns out that He knows what I think before I think it. So as I got to know Him better and better, I found it important that I should seek Him for what He thinks, what He advises, and get of His mind I could.
It's not that I don't still ask for things. Sadly, I still do. I just can't help thinking I know better than Him at times. Yet more and more I get a little wiser and remember that He always knows better than me. When I do get to thinking a bit better, I do wind up going in front of Him to find out what He wants, and what He thinks.
I was talking to Him about this topic this morning. He thinks it is indeed wiser that people should come before Him to listen than to speak, but still they should speak up and listen. He wanted me to post this.