Prayer...or is it really?

Currently, our church is doing the Experiencing God study, and it's been a real eye-opener for all of us. Lately I find myself questioning my motives when I pray, trying to figure out, "am I just making a daily ritual or routine out of bringing a repetitive 'laundry list' of requests before God, or am I really striving to cultivate that love relationship that He pursues with me?". It even sometimes comes to the point of spending a little less time in Scripture and more time seeking that "quiet time" with God that I haven't really given the time to before. Now don't get me wrong, we should drink from His Word as much as possible because it shows us the way in this life (see Ps 119:105), and God wants us to come before Him and ask Him about the things that burden our hearts (see Phil 4:6) - but Psalm 46:10 also says, "Be still and know that I am God", and I think that for the first time in my life I might finally understand what that really means. God seems to be leading my heart towards getting right with Him above all things.

If you find yourself in the same boat, I encourage you to cry out to Him in prayer, and ask Him to, "create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me" (Ps 51:10).

In Jesus,
Chris

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