Priority 1- Prayer

This excerpt was a powerful reminder to me that God doesn’t have a Christmas break, a rushed holiday schedule, or a job to return to. He is God. He's faithful and always the same! He waits and wants to spend quality time with each of His children everyday.

Missing Me by Lifeway Journey

“Lately it seems like my prayers are going nowhere. There are prayers that have been hanging out there so long, seemingly unanswered, that I’ve gotten tired of asking. So I’ve settled, somewhat miserably, on what I think God is saying through His silence.

There have been other times I’ve poured out my heart in desperation. But there have been more times when I’ve hurriedly told Him what I need—right before I drift off to sleep. I’ve prayed for sick people who didn’t get better. And I’ve wondered, Does prayer really change things?

But I’ve realized that what’s missing in my prayer life isn’t God, it isn’t His lack of answers, it’s me. I’ve treated God like a drive-thru waiter. God, I’ll have a super-sized order of Your blessing, please, with one order of things going my way, one large cup of Your protection with no problems, along with a packet of guidance, and a very small order of spiritual growth on the side. Oh, and sprinkle in some forgiveness for that thing I did yesterday. Thanks, God! I’ll check back with you later.

But the God of the universe wants a relationship with me. He wants to spend time with me. He wants to make me look like His Son. Impart wisdom to me, and to show me how needy I am. When we get together, He wants all of me, not just the sleepy me who gives Him a list of things I want Him to do for me.

Prayer is two-way communication with our Creator. It’s not leaving a list with God. Instead, it’s the intersection of the Holy with the daughter/son He’s training in holiness. He talks, we listen.”

Psalm 27:8

You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”